[ad_1] December 07, 2021 | By Katrina Arabe Tags: Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Logistics A never-ending game of whack-a-mole. —Brian Higgins Principal, Supply Chain & Operations Leader KPMG CHAOS: Challenging Hectic Absurd Obscure Somber —Jeff Pepperworth President & CEO iGPS Logistics Scale matters for everything shortages. Home Depot, […]
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Today’s Competitive Supply Chain: Digital, Smaller, More Resilient
[ad_1] March 27, 2017 | By Sean Riley Tags: 3PL, Ocean, Trucking, Cloud Computing, Transportation, Logistics, Technology , Third-Party Logistics, Supply Chain Sean Riley is Global Industry Director, Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Transportation, Software AG, 630-434-0720 Historically, the supply chain and manufacturing industry has been relatively slow to embrace […]
Alaska: Conquering The Last Frontier
[ad_1] April 19, 2017 Tags: Air Cargo, Ocean, Trucking, Economic Development, Site Selection, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Alaska has much to offer. It encompasses nearly 600,000 square miles, is home to one of the largest oil fields in North America, and boasts breathtaking scenery. It also presents logistics challenges and […]
Do you think self-driving trucks will affect the supply chain in the next two years? How so?
[ad_1] June 20, 2017 Tags: Trucking, Logistics, Technology , Supply Chain No. I do not believe this is a viable option in the United States. Current research is specific for the European theater on confined and controlled highway systems. The United States will require significant highway infrastructure investment to facilitate […]
Old Processes Impede New Inventory Strategies
[ad_1] December 07, 2021 | By Jaclyn Ix Tags: Inventory Management, Warehousing, Fulfillment Few businesses use new technologies to tackle supply chain issues caused by the pandemic due to tighter costs and dependence on legacy work processes, says a recent survey from intelligence platform Verusen. This results in lost revenue […]
Crawlers Conquer the Last Mile Before Takeoff
[ad_1] December 2021 | News | Infographic December 07, 2021 Tags: Last Mile Delivery, Transportation, Logistics [ad_2]
Shippers Seek 3PL Efficiencies Amidst Capacity Constraints – DLS Worldwide
[ad_1] October 19, 2017 | By Thomas Griffin Tags: 3PL, Trucking, Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Q: What efficiencies that you offer as a 3PL are in the highest demand this year where we’ve seen tremendous capacity constraints? A: From a high level perspective, we always take a collaborative approach on […]
Vertical Focus: Pet Supplies – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] December 07, 2021 | By Jaclyn Ix Tags: Retail, E-commerce Pets Get Their Paws On Table Food With 89% of dog and cat owners saying it’s important for their pets to eat the highest-quality ingredients, a Chewy.com survey reports, dog and cat food manufacturers shift their products from pet […]
The Red Wings Beneath My Feet
[ad_1] The Red Wing Shoe Company gets customers to share how their boots are serving them—and the supply chain—well. [ad_2]
Things Go Better with Bulk
[ad_1] December 07, 2021 | By Jaclyn Ix Tags: Ocean, Food Logistics, Transportation Due to shortages delaying—and even halting—transportation, big brands get creative to keep their product and materials moving. For example, Coca-Cola now transports materials in bulk shipping vessels, which are typically used for raw materials such as grain […]
H.O.W. | How to Manage Your Carrier Relationships After the ELD Mandate
[ad_1] November 18, 2017 Tags: Trucking, Legislation, Public Policy, and Regulations, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain As the mid-December deadline approaches for the implementation of the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate for most commercial truck drivers, shippers are, not surprisingly, worried about how it will affect their supply chain capacity. Under […]
How to Navigate the Driver Shortage
[ad_1] December 15, 2017 | By Lawrence Catanzaro and Tony Fricchione Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain The industry’s driver shortage is no secret. About 100,000 seats need to be filled at a time when the pipeline for new drivers is getting thinner. But what’s the practical impact on shippers […]