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When Implementing Global TMS, the World Isn't So Small, After All

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Update on Dal-Tile's Award Winning Collaborative Transportation Program

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Can Amazon Deliver Your Package Before You've Even Ordered It?

Amazon is determined to become the world's fastest package shipper as their latest venture will ship packages before being ordered.

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Training Future Air Cargo Managers

The air cargo industry must act to fulfill the educational needs of the next generation of managers for the worldwide airfreight industry, according to the results of a two-year research project.

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Promises and Challenges of Omni-Channel Retailing

Supporting the many different channels through which today's consumers shop for, purchase and return products presents tremendous challenges and opportunities for retailers, says Annibal Sodero, assistant professor at the Sam Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas.

Companies Strive Towards Clean Fuel Option in Qatar

Three Qatar companies, Nakilat, Qatargas and RasGas Company, are joining forces to convert a Q-Max vessel as a pilot project making it capable of running on LNG and reducing the ship's exhaust gas and greenhouse gas emissions.

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How the Reality of Omni-Channel is Changing Transportation

A world where consumers want the freedom to shop and buy through a variety of channels while receiving the same brand experience and rapid, no-cost delivery, challenges retailers and logistics providers to come up with new and cost-effective solutions.

Standardizing Ocean Freight Environmental Reporting

EcoVadis and BSR's Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) have teamed up to standardize environmental reporting requests for the sea freight supply chain.

Getting a Grip on Where Supply Chain Technology Market Is Going

Gauging the size of the supply chain technology market is a problematic exercise"”determining what technology components to include and what to leave out, which companies to include and who to leave out.

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North American Freight Index Sees Atypical Year-End Rise

Spot market freight availability rose 10 percent in December 2013 compared to November, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, capping two quarters of unusually strong seasonal volume. Typically, freight levels peak in the second quarter of the year, fall in Q3, and remain low through year end. This year, a high plateau remained through most of the second half of 2013, according to the company.

Managing Freight Payment: No Time to Slack Off

In the end, all outsourcing relationships are founded on trust. You can write a contract that drills down to the smallest details, but at some point you have to rely on the integrity of your partner. And when that trust is violated, the consequences can be severe.

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Promises and Challenges of Omni-Channel Retailing

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

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