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When Companies Donate Excess Inventory, Everyone Wins

What to do with unprofitable stock remains a challenge for distributors. They don't want to just give it away - or do they? Well, compared to the alternatives, donating stock might be the most profitable way to handle unsold items.

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Cheap Money Is No Replacement for Working Capital Optimization

There's no lack of creative options for managing cash in the supply chain today. So why aren't more companies taking advantage of them?

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The Making of a 'Personalized' Online Wine Merchant

Club W, now known as Winc, was launched to provide online consumers with a curated source of fine wines on a subscription basis. But rapid growth was challenging the company's ability to fill orders accurately and efficiently.

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Strength in Numbers: Forwarder Network Taps CargoSmart's Carrier Data

With the goal of building up a worldwide network of medium-sized freight forwarders, BuyCo For Growth sought a link to ocean carriers that would provide instant access to schedules, rates and other data critical to the movement of its customers' cargo.

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Controlling Carrier Spend: Blount Takes Chainsaw to Its Logistics Costs

Blount International, a maker of farm, forestry and gardening equipment, needed to get a handle on its global logistics spend. A performance-management tool from Trax Technologies cut costs and helped the company to take a long-range, strategic view of operations.

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Barcoding, Inc. Launches Active Asset Tracker

Barcoding, Inc. has launched its Active Asset Tracker (AAT). The tool draws on the internet of things and Bluetooth Low Energy beacons to provide companies with near-real-time visibility of physical inventory.

FECR Partners With Logistical Labs on Intermodal Booking

Florida East Coast Railway has partnered with Logistical Labs, a provider of cloud-based supply-chain software, to expand access to EZ Buy, its online portal for intermodal rates.

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3PL Central Acquires Inventory-Control Vendor Traker Systems

3PL Central, a vendor of cloud-based software for third-party logistics (3PL) and warehouse management, has acquired Traker Systems.

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DHL Opens New Service Center in Chicago; Pop-Up Shop in Greater Toronto

DHL has expanded operations in Chicago with the opening of a new service center.

Zim Announces Upgrade of Med-West Africa Service

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. is restructuring and upgrading its Mediterranean-West Africa (MAF) service.

Davies Turner Expands U.K.-Poland Services, European Network

Davies Turner, a U.K.-based freight forwarder, is upgrading its two-way overland trailer services between the U.K. and Poland, through the inclusion of Bristol and Manchester hubs in its direct service network.

Damco Adds Three Locations to Hub-in-Transit Program

Third-party logistics services provider Damco has expanded its Hub-in-Transit program with the addition of hubs in the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Morocco.

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