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How U.S. Gypsum Keeps Its Supply-Chain Relationship Fresh

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How Sunny Delight Created a Successful 3PL Partnership

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Associate Involvement Key to Successful Transition of Retail Cross Dock

Challenge: A national retail chain wanted to work with fewer, strategically chosen 3PL partners. For a busy cross-dock facility, the company transitioned the business to Kane Is Able (KANE), which also operates cross docks for the retailer in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Ohio.

GT Nexus Joins With Seabury in Supply-Chain Finance Program

GT Nexus has partnered with Seabury TFX in a new supply-chain financing program.

Heavy-Medium-duty Truck Market in China Lags in Sales Compared to Those a Year Ago

China's heavy and medium truck and tractor markets remained soft in the first quarter of 2015. Total sales (domestic and export) were just over 135,000 heavy trucks and tractors in Q1'15, compared to approximately 162,000 units sold in Q4'14, a decline of more than 33 percent year over year and 16 percent quarter over quarter. This was reported in the most recent China Commercial Vehicle Outlook, jointly published quarterly by ACT and China's State Information Center (SIC). The Outlook includes an overview of the China economy and a review and forecast of China's heavy and medium-duty truck and bus markets, as well as analysis of OEM market shares within China.

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Ocean Cargo Industry Expected to Need Another 42,500 Officers Over Next Five Years

Shipping will require an additional 42,500 officers by the end of 2019 to cope with the expected growth in the main cargo carrying fleet, equivalent to 7 percent growth over the five-year period. But the persistent shortage of officer crew is receding, according to the latest Manning report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

The Essentials of Supply-Chain Disaster Recovery

Bad things are bound to happen in your supply chain. Are you ready for them?

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Drawing a Roadmap to Transportation Savings

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The Evolution of Mexico's Rail Network

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Omnichannel Retailing Needs Omnichannel Home Delivery

The goal of omnichannel retailing is to create a seamless and transparent experience for the customer that enhances the retailer's brand. To date, the omnichannel retailing focus has been largely on the selling experience and not how the retailer gets the goods into the customer's hands. However, customers measure the entire shopping experience, including delivery. Omnichannel selling is making retailers responsible for home delivery, whether they like it or not, and last-mile delivery performance is the last word about the retailer in the customer's mind.

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Some Southern States Win Most of the Business Reshoring to U.S.

Data from the Reshoring Initiative shows it's primarily southern U.S. states that are seeing the benefits of manufacturing companies returning production from overseas.

Trends in Transportation, 2015

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

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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

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