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Travis Perkins Expands in the United Kingdom

The Travis Perkins Group, the UK's largest supplier to the building and construction market, plans to invest in a 700,000-square-foot regional distribution center in Warrington, Cheshire.

Barcoding Inc. Expands U.S. Footprint and RFID Abilities

Barcoding Inc., a provider of enterprise-wide mobility solutions, has completed the acquisition of Miles Technologies Inc. in order to increase its presence in the central region of the United States and expand its radio frequency identification capabilities.

More Retailers Come Clean on Where Their Products Come From

Some retailers are doing what was once unthinkable, handing over information about exactly how, and where, their products were made.

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What Is 'Last-Mile Manufacturing'?

Sandeep Duggal, chief executive officer of Extron, explains how traditional manufacturing postponement strategies have morphed into the concept of "last-mile manufacturing."

Maritime Group Wants Your Input on How to Lessen Your Paperwork Workload

A six-month consultation period is under way in which the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will seek widespread input on the administrative burdens that may result from compliance with IMO instruments.

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Managing People and Systems Is Key to Proper Inventory Management

Managing inventory requires skillfully balancing a variety of complicated and competing objectives. Supply management professionals responsible for inventory have to control inventory holding costs, such as warehousing and financial opportunity costs, while pursuing cost savings that may be obtained with larger purchases. They also simultaneously support ambitious customer service levels for a constantly expanding product portfolio. Of course, supply managers who focus on inventory know these pressures well.

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In 2013, E-Commerce Keeps Powering U.S. Industrial Market Fundamentals

Positive momentum continued in U.S. industrial markets through the first quarter of 2013 as e-commerce maintained its influence on reshaping industrial distribution strategies and facilities across the U.S., according to statistics released by commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

Commercial Brake Manufacturer Achieves $8 Million Reduction in Operation Costs

Challenge: Faced with rapid growth, increasing supply chain complexity and rising transportation and distribution costs, this commercial brake manufacturer wanted to increase efficiency and visibility and wring excess costs from its supply chain.

How Multi-Channel Retailing Impacts Site Selection

Two executives from industrial realty firm Jones Lang LaSalle discuss issues impacting retailer's distribution site selection decisions, including the growth of multi-channel distribution and rising transportation costs.

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Why Is Maritime Industry Dragging Its Feet on Electronic Invoicing?

INTTRA recently conducted a global e-invoicing study that showed 100 percent of surveyed shippers/freight forwarders want to receive invoices electronically from their carriers, with 81 percent requesting it before the end of 2013. Yet today, most carriers still process their invoices manually, and therefore, so must their customers.

Penske Logistics drives down customer costs with technology and expertise

Challenge: A leading auto parts manufacturer in North America was forecasting significant production volume increases for two facilities in Mexico. Inbound shipments to the locations included domestic Mexico and U.S. supplier pickups, border crossings and line-haul to their Mexico facilities. They needed to minimize costs without impacting service levels.

Penske Logistics Joins as Sponsor of 2014 3PL Study

Penske Logistics has become a sponsor of the 2014 edition of the annual Third-Party Logistics Study, joining Capgemini Consulting, Penn State University's Center for Supply Chain Research, Korn/Ferry International and eyefortransport.

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

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