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On Courage, Trust and Patience in Logistics

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Tesla Motors: A Tale of Beauty and Pain

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Sterling Commerce Extends B2B Integration to Mobile Devices

Event Management: Visibility Into the Inbound Side Yields Huge Dividends

Analyst Insight: With numerous events and shipments to monitor, where should a company begin and in what areas are today's leaders focused? A recent study of over 209 companies shows that top performers are focusing on inbound supply chain events and are reaping big benefits.

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RedPrairie Drops IPO Plans, Agrees To Be Acquired by Equity Firm

The Supply Chain Needs Effective Yard Management

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Global Supply Chain Management: It's Time to Take Control

Analyst Insight: As of 2010, the traditional relationship between supply chain and business is in full revolution, and global supply chain management has become more important than ever. The roles of supply chain and manufacturing within organizations continue to evolve, making it clear that manufacturing should be reporting to supply chain, instead of the other way around.

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Third-Party Logistics: Warehousing Adds Value . . . and Complexity

Analyst Insight: Simply handling storage and order fulfillment more efficiently than their clients could in-house is not enough. In difficult economic times, 3PLs are being called upon-and are uniquely situated-to take on additional tasks such as kitting, light assembly, and custom labeling, that will ease the burden on their clients' operations.

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Global Logistics: Customers Demand Stronger 3PL Service Support

Analyst Insight: Any 3PL that wishes to increase its market share in 2010 must provide higher levels of customer-focused service offerings in this competitive marketplace. Client companies want to have their 3PL contract partners provide better support to their current service offerings.

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Third-Party Logistics: Aligning Sales and Marketing with Business Strategy

Analyst Insight: Entering the second decade of the 21st Century, logistics service providers' mindsets are focused on growth. There has been a lot written about shipper and LSP relationships - what's working and what's not. But there is plenty of room for improvement. Over the last few years, LSPs focused on cutting costs and improving customer satisfaction by standardizing operating procedures, streamlining and integrating IT solutions, managing with KPIs and implementing scorecards. So what is next on the minds of LSP executives - sales and marketing?

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D.W. Morgan Now Doing Business in Philadelphia

Penske Donates Trucks to Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund

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

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