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The Perfect Storm: Halloween and Hurricanes Create Seasonal Transportation Challenges for Shippers

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Understanding Predictability and Surge Capacity are among top recommendations for shippers who face seasonal transportation challenges.
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Top Tips for Emergency Procedures in the Chemical Logistics Network

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Have Emergency Procedures in place to prevent catastrophic accidents, such as spill or leaks while handling hazardous materials in your chemical logistics network
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Chemical Logistics: Top Tips for Hazardous Material Handling in 3PL Warehousing

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Following ‘safety first’ processes and procedures can prevent catastrophic disasters in the event you are handling hazardous materials in your chemical logistics network.  3PL’s and shippers who use 3PL’s to warehouse chemicals and hazardous materials should operate with a complete mindset toward the prevention of spills and accidents. After more than 20 years of operating
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CPG Firms Face Uncertainty at Every Turn in the Supply Chain

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For most Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) firms and supply chain executives within them, we are operating in an age of great uncertainty amidst omni-channel fulfillment demands…..
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5 Questions To Ask About Transportation Visibility

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Struggling with transportation visibility? You’re not alone. Only 59% of shippers say they are satisfied with their 3PL’s IT capabilities yet acknowledge that visibility is a top tool 3PL’s need to be successful, according to a recent logistics study.
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Golden Technologies: A Case Study in Logistics Management for Durable Goods Manufacturers

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When it comes to logistics management in the durable goods industry, Golden Technologies has deployed an inventory postponement strategy in its warehousing network that provides outstanding customer service and exacting quality. Golden Technologies meets and exceeds its 48 hour shipping deadlines with an inventory postponement strategy in its warehousing network
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Top 5 Myths of Shared Warehousing: Making Goods “Retail Ready” is Difficult

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Many logistics executives in consumer packaged goods companies have come to believe that a shared warehousing environment generally requires that you sacrifice your ability to get your goods ‘retail ready’ – that is, ready to meet unique retailer requirements.  Learn more about how this misconception can get in the way of consumer packaged goods companies
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4 Smart Questions to Ask Yourself When Choosing a 3PL Provider

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Deciding to outsource logistics to a 3PL provider can have big implications to logistics management in your company.  Whether you’re outsourcing logistics for the first time, or making a switch from one 3PL provider to another, we recommend using these 4 simple, smart questions as you assess top logistics companies: These 4 questions can help
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Improve Customer Service: 15% Productivity Gain from Integrating Manufacturing and Distribution

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To fulfill its mission, customer service performance is critical for the furniture manufacturer, Northcape. With double-digit growth goals and a wide range of logistics needs, NorthCape was in search of a third party logistics provider (3PL) to integrate their manufacturing and distribution operations.  Learn how NorthCape achieved a 50% reduction in backlog of past due
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Food & Beverage Logistics: Top 5 Indicators Your Supply Chain May Not be Ready for Rapid Growth

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Demand can be fickle, and what’s hot one day from the next changes rapidly for Food & Beverage companies.  When rapid growth in certain products occurs, the supply chain and logistics network has to be ready to keep up.  Here are the Top 5 indicators to watch in your supply chain to know if your
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