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2020 Summer Reading Guide
Whether you’re looking for an enlightening read in the sun or taking your learning indoors this summer, these books will help you catch the latest wave of logistics and supply chain conversations.
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3PLs Coming to the Rescue
When supply chain and logistics trouble brews, companies summon third-party logistics providers for their expertise, technology, and dedication to customer service.
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Cross-Border Logistics: Supply Chain Synergy
Bolstered by a new trade deal, the longstanding partnership between Canada and the United States thrives during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing ample opportunity for companies that offer cross-border solutions.
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2020 Top 10 3PL Readers’ Choice Excellence Awards
These third-party logistics (3PL) providers signal superlative service.
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3PL Perspectives 2020
In our 15th annual 3PL market research report, Inbound Logistics uses 2020 vision to see how the world appears today to shippers and their logistics service providers.
Read More2020 Top 100 3PLs
When companies put out the call for reliable and innovative supply chain and logistics solutions, these are the partners who save the day. Presented in alphabetical order, here are the 100 3PLs Inbound Logistics editors deem the best of the best.
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Logistics Gets Schooled
The writing is on the wall. Logistics and supply chain companies that invest in ongoing education, innovation, and research can attract new talent and better serve customers.
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COVID-19 Resets: Logistics Draws the Line
Adept pivots. Generous acts. Creative solutions. Logistics and supply chain companies put one foot in front of the other and face down a global pandemic.
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15 Down & Dirty Ways to Get Green Now
Ready to reduce your company’s carbon footprint and cut waste in the supply chain? These steps will help you plant the seeds.
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Formulating Solutions for Chemical Shippers
With exacting specifications and transportation challenges heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, shippers are turning to these partners to move chemicals safely and optimize supply chains.
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The Next Generation of Warehouse Labor
Working side by side, robots and humans reinvent warehouse work.
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COVID-19 Supply Chain Resources & Recovery Strategies
3 Innovations on the Fast Track 1. Delivery drones. Their deployment has been fast tracked to reduce the risk of exposure for drivers and bolster capacity to meet soaring demand for home deliveries. For example, UPS and CVS plan to use drones to deliver prescription medications to a Florida retirement community. Alphabet’s drone delivery company, […]
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Smart Warehouses Boost Their IQ
Implementing IoT, AI, drones, and other intelligent digital solutions in your warehouse is a brilliant move.
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Pallets Take the Spotlight
Considered a crucial part of a systems approach to the supply chain, pallets are front and center in companies’ sustainability strategies.
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Intermodal Leans In
In a volatile period for supply chains, intermodal proves attractive to shippers seeking dependability.
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2020 TMS Buyer’s Guide
Supply chain disruptions created by the global pandemic, shifting capacity, fluctuating fuel costs, and demanding e-commerce customer requirements are raising shipper and carrier interest in transportation management systems (TMS). A variety of solutions are available to meet every company’s unique needs. From cloud-based, on-demand, web-hosted applications to traditional licensing installations, over the road, on the […]
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Blockchain, Meet Supply Chain
When distributed ledger technology joins supply chain management, companies can make reverse logistics more efficient, better track product history, generate trustworthy freight invoices, and more.
Read More2020 Logistics IT Market Research Survey
What are the must-have logistics technology solutions? What challenges do software vendors and users face? Find the answers in our annual logistics IT market research report.
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2020 Top 100 Logistics IT Providers
KEY CRM/CX: Customer Relationship Management DRP: Distribution Resource Planning ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning GTM: Global Trade Management MRP: Manufacturing Resource Planning PLM: Product Lifecycle Management TMS: Transportation Management System WMS: Warehouse Management System YMS: Yard Management System FIND MORE. SEARCH HERE: Use the Logistics IT Decision Support Tool — SEARCH on any of these data points to match your requirements to the Top 100: bit.ly/IT-DST […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 Supply Chain Resources & Strategies
Redefining Global Supply Chain Management The traditional ways of managing the supply chain may have changed forever as COVID-19 brings heightened awareness of its fragility. Every shipper, carrier, and logistics manager appreciates there could be a significant paradigm shift for future sourcing and inventory management. While just-in-time shipment delivery with tight inventory-to-sales ratios were the […]
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