Distribution network optimization has become a white-hot topic these days as “the Amazon effect” leads businesses to evaluate how quickly they can get products to customers. Warehouse optimization modeling exercises examine the upside of b...
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Technology,
Warehouse Operations,
3PL Outsourcing,
Freight Transportation
Lean warehousing quality improvement programs have driven billions of dollars’ worth of value across corporate supply chains. They are the road map to faster, better and cheaper. But, if you’re not careful, these programs can become weighed...
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Topics:
Logistics Technology,
Warehouse Operations
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.
About 15 years ago, I changed industries from healthcare to logistics. As I am an IT professional, you might think it was a jump from an antiquated, paper-based world to a high-speed, technologically advanced one. Actually, I’ve been surpri...
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Topics:
Logistics Technology
“Streamline.” “Optimize.” “Deep Dive.” These buzzwords are some of the worst offenders in terms of overuse and annoyance. But despite the eye-rolls they trigger from business professionals these days, they are actually pretty good words....
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Technology,
KANE Company News
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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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Technology,
Consumer Goods Logistics
There has been a lot of talk in the industry publications about "big data." How can companies use terabytes and terabytes of data to gain supply chain insights… how do you accumulate it… how do you clean it… and how do you analyze it? There...
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Technology
Data warehouses are centralized data repositories that integrate data from various systems, applications, and sources. The data warehouse is an environment separate from the operational systems, and it is completely designed to provide for ...
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Technology,
Warehouse Operations
Over the past few months, a catchy phrase has juiced up the marketplace -- "BIG DATA."
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Technology
