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Driving Innovation in 3PL Relationships

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Europe's CO3 Project: Collaboration Concepts for Co-Modality

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Streamlining Outsourcing of Packaging Function

To state the obvious, contract packaging is rapidly evolving. The core outsourced-packaging function is easily understood, but the form and function of the contract packaging organization is a moving target. Decades ago, a co-packer was defined by the machines the company had on the floor.

Back-to-School Shopping Begins, But Sales Volume Slightly Down from Last Year So Far

The back-to-school shopping season has already gotten underway with 29 percent of households reporting that they have begun to shop, according to a special ICSC-Goldman Sachs consumer tracking survey. While the percentage of consumers shopping for back-to-school items at this time of the season is lower than in 2012 (33 percent), it is still higher than in all other years since 2004. Although the season has officially begun, two-thirds of households reported that August is when they will do most of their back-to-school shopping.

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How Delphi Automotive Got Real With Its Suppliers

"New business reality." That's an apt way to describe the position of any company that has just emerged from four years of reorganization under Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy law. And it's precisely the challenge that Delphi Automotive faced back in 2009, when it sought to reinvent itself and shore up relations with an army of suppliers.

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Factors Driving Intermodal Growth

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Making the Supply Chain a Better Career Path for Women

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Continuing to Add Logistics Value in a Commodity-centric Environment

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Logistics Real Estate Demand Increase Predicted Over Next Two Years

European occupier appetite for industrial and logistics property is expected to rise significantly in the next two years, according to a survey of senior property investors, developers and occupiers conducted by CBRE.

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Your Reverse Logistics Strategy May Not Be So Successful if You Try It Internationally

The successful reverse logistics process that works domestically may not translate if you try to take it international. When you cross borders, especially international borders, there are a host of issues and risks, which you need to consider and mitigate.

Surely 3D Printing Won't Mean the End of the Supply Chain. Or Will It?

The additive manufacturing revolution is underway, and product supply chains lie directly in its path of creative destruction. Which ones, if any, will survive?

Views on the Road to Supply Chain Transformation

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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