Marketing is from Mars and Logistics is from Venus -- at least when it comes to trade promotion management.
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Consumer Goods Logistics
Products go through many stages as they work their way through the supply chain -- from the inbound flow of raw materials to manufacturing to primary packaging to secondary packaging to the warehouse to final delivery.
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Supply Chain Challenges
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Contract Packaging
The Ultimate Guide to Being a Great 3PL Customer
This quick-read eBook lists 12 best practices designed to elicit greatness from your 3PL.
Safety In Logistics Operations
4 strategies to turn safety from a compliance-driven chore to a profit-driving opportunity.
I grew up in rural Pennsylvania. Nothing but farm land in all directions. My town had one traffic light, and it was a blinking light. So, pretty sedate.
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Freight Transportation
Kane is Able is coming off a successful year in 2015, having grown 12.4% and well outpacing the CSCMP-reported industry average of 7.86%. 2016 has started out strong with plenty happening in the first quarter. Here’s a quick rundown on some...
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KANE Company News
A recent Wall Street Journal article by Loretta Chao, covered Nordstrom’s plan to become a true omni-channel retailer to compete head-to-head with Amazon. Nordstrom, the standard bearer for transcendent customer service, has invested hundre...
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I’m a Bruce Springsteen fan. Naturally, I was stoked when my lovely bride (also a big fan) surprised me with tickets to see The Boss in Philadelphia. Springsteen is in the midst of The River Tour. Since The River was the very first album I ...
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Freight Transportation
I was reading an article on the turnaround of Hostess. I love a good comeback story. Being from Philadelphia originally, I’m certainly a sucker for Rocky (see the movie Creed, by the way) – the quintessential comeback movie.
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Logistics Labor Management
Whether you manage your own distribution centers or outsource to a 3PL, warehouse labor management is your biggest expense, after inventory. Getting the most out of your labor force is critical to maximizing productivity and profitability.
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Logistics Labor Management
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