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Outsourcing Needs Truly 'Transportation-aware,' Collaborative Network

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National Instruments Faced Supply Challenges With Global Expansion

A conversation with Rob Porterfield, director of supply-chain management and international operations at National Instruments.

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3PLs On The Rise: Smaller Firms Prove Big Isn't Always Better

While logistics outsourcing may seem like a mature business concept, five smaller 3PLs show how new concepts, better technology and outstanding performance can bring new benefits to companies open to fresh ideas.

Loading Dock Visibility Gives Retailers View of Inventory at All Times

A real-time view into inbound shipments helps retailers avoid stock-outs and other nightmares at a critical juncture - the point of sale.

Managing a Rapidly Expanding Supply Chain Isn't Child's Play

The Children's Place, a fast-growing retailer of kids' apparel, retools its distribution process to fend off challenges from competitors large and small.

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Global Logistics Synchronization: The Advantage in Global Manufacturing

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Contract Management Helps Ensure That Negotiated Savings Reach Bottom Line

As corporations turn a strategic eye on sourcing operations, they increasingly realize the need to better manage and enforce their numerous contracts. In may ways, this is old news for transportation and logistics, where contract management tools and processes already are well established, though still underused.

For Ford Motor Co.,the Aftermarket Is No Longer an Afterthought

The automaker teams up with Caterpillar Logistics and SAP to forge a new information system to manage the flow of service parts to dealers around the world.

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Whether Building Block or Hurdle, VMI Generates Renewed Interest

Is vendor-managed inventory a boon to suppliers or another problem for them to overcome? Regardless of where you come down on that question, analysts say a confluence of forces is whipping up renewed interest in VMI.

U.S. Distributor Puts Plan for Major Sales Growth on the Boil

Macna, the American seller of high-end industrial boilers from France, eyes the lucrative residential market - with the help of a logistics and warehousing partner.

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Global Trade Drives Third-Party Logistics Providers' Expansion

U.S.-based 3PLs are stepping up their international supply-chain capabilities to keep their customers competitive in the new global economy.

Supply-chain Advantages of Doing Business in and from Canada

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