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Candy Manufacturer Improves Sales Process by Tapping into WMS

Challenge: A large 3PL supports the distribution efforts of one of the largest candy manufacturers in the world. Processing sales requests previously for samples and displays involved a text-based ordering system that required the use of a printed catalog to look up order numbers. The sales team needed a mobile option that simplified the process and integrated with the WMS.

For Many, Silk (Rail) Road Is Attractive Alternative to Airfreight

Today, the Silk Road is just as active a trade route as it was 700 years ago, but there's a certain "back to the future" feel to the most recent projects linking Europe and China. The mode of choice being talked about now is not ocean or air cargo but rail freight.

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Look for Continued Years of Overcapacity of Ocean Container Vessels

Slowing global trade and a bloated orderbook of large vessel capacity mean that container shipping is set for another three years of overcapacity and financial pain, according to the latest Container Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

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A New Supply Chain for a Changing Industry

Challenge: A top global publisher was looking to reform its supply chain to adjust to declining print volumes and increases in smaller, more customized orders.

Walmart, 7-Eleven Team Up in Canada to Deliver Items to Convenience Store Lockers

Walmart Canada and 7-Eleven Canada are joining forces to do an e-commerce pilot project in the Toronto area.

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Railroad Technology Credited With Saving Millions in Fuel, Reducing Emissions

General Electric Transportation's emissions-reducing rail systems have accumulated 100 million auto-control miles, helping the rail industry save 56 million gallons of fuel and $197m in fuel costs, as well as reducing greenhouse gases by 628 kilotons.

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Five Steps for 3PLs to Take to Become a Strategic Partner

3PLs are much more than an outsourced logistics execution channel today: They're assuming larger contracts, more complex projects and increased authority as trusted advisors to companies navigating the omni-channel landscape. But with greater responsibility comes greater expectations all around - and it's up to 3PLs to rise to the occasion.

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Will EU Permanently Ground FedEx-TNT Deal?

What seemed like a sure deal may not be a slam-dunk after all. Regulators in the European Union have said they may consider demanding concessions, including the selling off of some assets, with regard to the proposed takeover of TNT Express by FedEx Corp.

Bringing Lost American Jobs Back From China

The Reshoring Initiative would like to slap the "Made in U.S.A." label on a lot more products. Can it succeed?

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Utilizing the Returns Network to Its Fullest Potential

Challenge: A large retailer was faced with how to handle products that were coming back from stores into the reverse-logistics channel and needed an efficient and cost-effective way to process merchandise for redeployment, return-to-vendor and liquidation.

Transplace Acquires M33 Integrated

Transplace, a provider of transportation-management services and logistics technology, has acquired M33 Integrated, a third-party logistics provider with an emphasis on the packaging, chemical and advanced materials sectors.

August's Air Cargo Statistics Portend Little Growth in Rest of 2015

As we head deeper into autumn and ever closer toward peak season, the airfreight traffic numbers for August provided some pockets of good news, but offered little encouragement that the current air cargo stagnation has abated. According to reports from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), WorldACD and Drewry, August 2015 provided only the slimmest of indications of hope for better performance at the end of the year.

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