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Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Study




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MANUFACTURING
A Model of Investment Decision-Making for New Technologie sin Manufacturing
Purpose of Investment for Mature and New Technologies Is Often Different and the Knowledge Framework of the Investing Company Is Distinctly Different, MAPI Says
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Common Sales and Operations Planning Myths
A Series of Five Posts that Investigate Common Myths and Mistruths Heard Over the Last 20+ Years Regarding Sales & Operations Planning

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The Seven Key Benefits of Distributed Order 
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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Increase Sorting System Capacity By 20%
Capitalizing on Advances in Sorting Technology to Achieve Higher Throughput Rates
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Ship Building Yards Across the World Face Ruin as New Orders Simply Disappear
New Deliveries from Past Orders Still Coming, but Those will Stop Soon Too Unless Ordering Resumes for New Vessels
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
In Fits and Starts, Human Tracking Using RFID Continues to Advance, as GAO Announces New Personnel Tracking System
System, As with Others, Using Active RFID Tags to Monitor Attendance, Movement, Location of Employees
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Bain & Company Says Smart Procurement Can Save Companies 8-12% of Total Spend
Insight into Why the Claimed Procurement Savings Never Seem to Hit the Bottom Line
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Some Straight Talk on the Truck Driver Shortage - The Job is Terrible, Researcher Says
Ivy League Sociologist Drove Truck for Several Months as Research for His New Book
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Home Depot Keeps Grinding to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Transportation
VP of Transportation Michelle Livingstone Leads Charge; Inbound Consilidation Centers, Floor Loaded Trailers Among Key Tactics
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Study
Some of the Best Data We've Had from Any Study! The Confluence of Two Important Trends.
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