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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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MANUFACTURING
Move to Rebuild US Manufacturing will be Powered by Foreign Made Robots
Japan and Euro Companies Dominate, but Can Software Prowess Get US Back in the Game?
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Highlights from New Study on Supply Chain Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships
Intersection of Two Important Supply Chain Trends

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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Sorting It Out: The Business Case for Project Planning in Materials Handling Automation
Successful Execution of Improvement Projects Depends Upon Completion of Many Parallel and Sequential Initiates
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Amazon Continues to Expand Global Logistics Offering with New Air Service for Chinese Vendors
Company Says it will Soon Add Air Cargo Service to Get Goods to Its Fulfillment Centers, on Top of Current Ocean Service
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
RFID and IoT News Round Up
Is RFID Tech Provider Impinj a Real Stock Buy? Here Come the Connected Purses; Smart Dust May Finally be on the Verge of Real Applications
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Getting Buy-In for Procurement Strategies
Consultant Dap Wijeyeratne Says Push Hard for Equal Seat at the Table - but Assess Real and Perceived Business Risk from Strategy and Process Changes
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
LTL Carriers Increasingly See Warehousing Services as Key to Tapping into eCommerce Growth
Shippers Positioning Inventory Locally at LTL Terminals for Rapid Loading and Delivery
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Apple Continues to Up the Ante with 2017 Supplier Progress Report
Number of Full Audits Jumps to 705, as Number of Top Performers Rises 59%
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
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Innovation in Shipper-3PL Relationships Benchmark Report
Some of the Best Data We've Had from Any Study! The Confluence of Two Important Trends.
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