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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
Made in USA is Real Trend, but Returning Production to US Shores is not Easy for Many
Interest in Reshoring is Growing, but Lack of Suppliers, Skilled Labor are Key Issues
SUPPLY CHAIN TRENDS AND ISSUES
Tips to Fine-Tune Your Forecast
Using System-Enabled ABC Analysis Techniques and Customized Alerts, Planners can Focus on What is Most Important

Breakthrough New Solution for Order Fullfillment

 

Integrated System for WMS, Voice,

Pick Carts, Put Walls and More

 

• Seamless Piece Picking and Packing

• Elimination of Software Interfaces

• Substantial Gains in Productivity

• Hardware Costs Reduced by as Much as 70%!

 

 

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DISTRIBUTION AND MATERIAL HANDLING FOCUS
Best of ProMat 2017 Day 2 - Individual Clips
SCDigest Editor Dan Gilmore and Materials Handling Editor Cliff Holste with Individual Reviews of Top New Solutions they Discovered on Day 2 in Chicago
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Is Planned Multi-Level Distribution Center the Future for US Ports?
Prologis Breaks Ground on New Facility Near Port of Seattle; Service will be Costly, but the Advantage is Speed; Common in Asia
RFID AND AUTO ID FOCUS
Did Walmart's Failed Case Tagging Program Set RFID Back or Move it Forward?
Led to Rapid Improvements in the Technology for Sure, but No Retailer has Tried Case-Level Program Since
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT FOCUS
Procurement's Role in Corporate Digital Transformation
Hackett Group Identifies Four Key Ways Procurement can Get in the Digital
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT FOCUS
Elon Musk's Plans for Electric Semi-Trucks - Bold New Strategy, or Hopeless Pipe Dream?
Musk Tweet Says Electric Truck will be Unveiled this September, but Challenges Seem High
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN
Business Growth is the New Enemy of Sustainability, World Resources Institute Says
Radical Innovation Needed to Reduce Consumption and Materials Use; Are we at Dawn of "Peak Stuff?"
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT
manufacturing pic
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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