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What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Choosing a 3PL That’s Ready for Any Supply Chain Disruption

The expertise it takes to get the right product to the right customer at the right time comes into play most critically when a logistics provider can — or cannot — fix the inevitable supply chain problems that arise.

Digitizing Your Supply Chain: An Imperative for 2021

Digitization is critical for companies to remain competitive in the years ahead.

MaxiaNET Seeks Total Cold-Chain Control for Brewery Customer in Mexico

The supply chain design and management firm adopts a monitoring system in support of a “freshness fanatic” brewery, from production to consumption.

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From Dog Food to Kayaks: Retailer Tractor Supply Co. Embraces Same-Day Delivery

The pandemic accelerated a program by Tractor Supply Co. to jump into home delivery with a fleet of crowdsourced drivers.

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A Fulfillment Startup Embraces WMS in the Cloud — Just in Time for COVID-19

Resurge, a new provider of warehousing and order-fulfillment services, needed a WMS that would allow it to grow quickly — but it couldn’t have anticipated how fast growth would come with the arrival of the pandemic.

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Startup Couriers Snatch Toehold in Shake-Up of the FedEx Era

Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, but the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.

Uber to Buy TPG Freight Firm Transplace for $2.25 Billion

Uber agreed to acquire Transplace, a logistics company owned by TPG Capital, for $2.25 billion in the ride-sharing company’s biggest bet on the trucking business.

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Boris Johnson’s Trucker Troubles Become a Business Nightmare

A shortage of drivers, exacerbated by Brexit and Covid, is pushing up delivery costs and leading to empty shelves in stores.

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Are 3PLs Ready for the Post-Covid Boom?

There are mounting challenges ahead for shippers and distributors in getting their goods to market.

Descartes Acquires GreenMile

Descartes Systems Group, a supply chain solutions provider, has announce its acquisition of GreenMile, a provider of cloud-based mobile route execution solutions for food, beverage, and broader distribution verticals.

Three Trends Shippers Can Expect Yet This Year

While Covid's shipping woes look to be reaching a plateau, businesses are still working hard to ensure they’re in the best position to recover and handle any unexpected logistics challenges.

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Four Risks Most Supply Chains Face, and Six Ways to Manage Them

There’s a wide variety of risks that international supply chains face. Here’s a look at what — and how — companies are managing today.

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