Tom Corbett, the newly elected Governor of Pennsylvania, spoke on March 17th to an audience of business leaders at the Scranton Chamber of Commerce. This was the Governor's first visit to the Electric City. He started out by stating that he...
Read More
This week's blog post is a Q&A with Chuck Taylor, long-time logistics professional and head coach at Awake! Consulting. Chuck speaks frequently on how companies must prepare for the end of cheap oil. What is your main message to logis...
Read More
Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges
,
Freight Transportation
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.
Cap Gemini just published its most recent installment of the Future Value Chain – "Building Strategies for the New Decade." This report, the third in the series, looks at the supply chain and what the future of consumer product distribution...
Read More
Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges
Recently going through some files, I discovered a hand written paper from our late founder, Gene Kane. It was addressed to me regarding the Cable, our company newsletter. It is the last article Gene wrote for the publication. After 50 y...
Read More
Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges
By all indications, the most recent FMI (Food Marketing Institute)/GMA (Grocery Manufacturers Association) 2011 Supply Chain Conference held in Orlando last week was another successful joint venture. The two industry organizations joined f...
Read More
Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges
CSA 2010. Mention it to anyone related to the trucking industry and you may get a reaction you weren't expecting. The initiative, whose ultimate goal is to achieve a greater reduction in large truck and bus crashes, injuries, and fatalities...
Read More
Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges
,
Logistics Safety
,
Freight Transportation
CSA 2010 is an acronym for Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, a new initiative from the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA). Through CSA 2010, the FMCSA together with state partners and industry will work to reduce commer...
Read More
Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges
,
3PL Outsourcing
,
Logistics Safety
,
Freight Transportation
WMS market headed for a split – DC Velocity. In a cluttered playing field, one direction 3PL organizations are exploring is toward technology to deliver a competitive advantage. It appears that the WMS (warehouse management system) market ...
Read More
Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges
,
Logistics Technology
,
KANE Company News