Retailers today have an opportunity to reduce millions of dollars in costs, simply by fixing a structural flaw built into most retail supply chains - inefficient inbound transportation.
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Consumer Goods Logistics
Small and mid-sized companies (SMBs) have some advantages in the busines world. They can be more agile and perhaps more focused on customers than large, publicly owned competitors. But they still have to compete on the shelf, and that means...
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Consumer Goods Logistics
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.
Today, most shippers don’t consciously collaborate with other shippers to share and drive down distribution costs. Today, it’s about “my” distribution network, not “our” distribution network. Over time, we think collaborative logistics wi...
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Consumer Goods Logistics
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Freight Transportation
They are a competitor of sorts, but I love what Big Brown does for the supply chain. They do a great job using their resources to inform and educate the public about our industry. Everyone knows UPS, because just about everyone (I'm assumin...
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Supply Chain Challenges
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Logistics Technology
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Consumer Goods Logistics
I do a good deal of traveling for business. When I'm on the road, I like to listen to podcasts as opposed to the radio or music. Well, I guess more accurately stated… podcasts are radio… just on-demand radio shows segmented by their differe...
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Supply Chain Challenges
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Consumer Goods Logistics
Metro Atlanta is home to over a dozen Fortune 500 and two dozen Fortune 1000 company headquarters. In addition, the city's central location in the Southeast makes it a perfect hub for Southeast product distribution.
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Consumer Goods Logistics
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Warehouse Operations
Retailers are ordering smaller quantities from suppliers more often. That means more LTL shipments from small and mid-tier suppliers. The vast majority of these orders are placed by the buyer and shipped by the supplier with little collab...
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Consumer Goods Logistics
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Freight Transportation
LTL has its drawbacks. It has higher freight costs than truckload, delivery times are unpredictable and invoices can be very confusing. Still, small to mid-sized shippers depend on LTL carriers to move their smaller shipments to market, b...
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Consumer Goods Logistics
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Freight Transportation
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