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Jim Lahey | May 01, 2013

How Smart CPG Companies Can Leverage Social Media for Business

Social media is here to stay…at least until the next big thing comes along. Not too long ago, CPG companies struggled to prepare themselves for the electronic age. Now, companies do everything they can just to keep up. Smart companies conti...
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Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Logistics Technology, Freight Transportation

Kane Logistics | January 23, 2013

What is Data?

Data can be defined many different ways. Depending on whom you ask and the line of business they are in, you will likely get different definitions. However, there is no denying that data is information, and businesses thrive on analyzing da...
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Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Logistics Technology

The Ultimate Guide to Being a Great 3PL Customer

This quick-read eBook lists 12 best practices designed to elicit greatness from your 3PL.

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Safety In Logistics Operations

4 strategies to turn safety from a compliance-driven chore to a profit-driving opportunity.

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Kane Logistics | January 16, 2013

Is it Technology or People?

We've heard the advocates for both sides of this argument make compelling cases for why companies should invest in either technology or people given limited resources. The technology supporters proclaim that in today's fast paced, digital s...
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Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Logistics Technology, Logistics Labor Management

Kane Logistics | December 12, 2012

The Conundrum of Customer Metrics and KPIs

"Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted." - Albert Einstein There are hundreds, if not thousands of metrics that are put in place across the supply chain today. Everyone seems to have a diffe...
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Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Logistics Technology, Consumer Goods Logistics, Warehouse Operations

Alex Stark | November 28, 2012

Technology and the Supply Chain: My Adventure with Skype

Had an interesting business meeting this morning. While in my office in Pennsylvania, I was on speakerphone with a colleague in California while skyping (thank you, www.urbandictionary.com) with an engineer in Moscow who left a restaurant t...
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Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Logistics Technology, Freight Transportation

Jim Lahey | November 14, 2012

Mobile Technology Shapes the Future of CPG

CPG: Mobile Technology is Shaping the Future Efficiency and accuracy are key in retail distribution of CPG products. Cellular technology is advancing at a pace that is creating a wild ride. People do not need to be tethered to a desk anymor...
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Topics: Logistics Technology, Consumer Goods Logistics, Warehouse Operations, 3PL Outsourcing

Alex Stark | July 20, 2010

WMS market headed for a split – DC Velocity

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 i...
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Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Logistics Technology, KANE Company News

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