Although the supply chain industry is fairly traditional, there is constant opportunity for innovation and further education as both the community and the technologies around us continue to change at a rapid rate. Sometimes, the best education can come from those who have themselves learned from prior experience. In this blog post, we’ll explore a few different companies that have been ab...
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2012
Jul 06
2012
Reflecting Back on The State of U.S. Logistics
Posted: Jul 06, 2012
Earlier in June, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals released their annual State of U.S. Logistics report to their members, reporting on the general trends and observations about US logistics and supply chains in general. Their findings reflect an interesting intersection between improvement along with obstacles and trouble spots still in the way. See how the overall report...
Continue ReadingJun 29
2012
Lessons from the Apparel Industry to the Supply Chain
Posted: Jun 29, 2012
Innovation is a constant topic of debate within logistics and supply chains as businesses continue to try and find more efficient and innovative ways to ease the workflow and create a tighter, more cooperative environment. Linked with this challenge is the impact of the way business has changed, going from the physical space of an actual store to the unlimited space of the digital realm. Fr...
Continue ReadingJun 25
2012
How to Prepare for the FedEx Mid-Year Rate Increase
Posted: Jun 25, 2012
If you haven’t heard yet, FedEx announced a mid-year rate increase by 6.9% on July 9th, 2012. This rate increase is not uncommon, happening already at the beginning of the year with rate increases from both major carriers. However, the question that is sure to appear on many people’s mind is how this rate increase will affect their business. In past years, these rate increases heavily...
Continue ReadingJun 15
2012
Looking Closer at Shipping Technology
Posted: Jun 15, 2012
There are some difficulties for companies to compensate both their traditional mentality of what works versus the fast-moving digital technology that evolves and changes on a daily basis. However, it’s important for all companies to be aware of the evolving technology around them not only to be in the know with what’s current but also what can help your company both reduce shipping costs ...
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