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How Schenker Integrates Data in Its Foreign Trade Zones

Spreadsheets and manual processes weren't sufficient to allow the global logistics provider to reconcile inventories within its FTZs. It needed a single platform to provide the necessary integration and visibility.

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How E-commerce Is Impacting 3PL Operations

Randy Curran, CEO of OHL, talks about the impact of e-commerce on the 3PL industry today and in the future and discusses how the omnichannel customer is changing logistics operations.

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High-tech Firm Expands Distribution to Western U.S. with Weber Logistics

Challenge: A global marketer of PC peripherals, which are manufactured in Asia, was distributing products in the U.S. from a company-operated New Jersey DC. For the first time in its 40-year history, the company decided to outsource fulfillment to a 3PL and chose Weber Logistics to handle container transloading and distribution from a new West Coast facility.

Crafting Company Taps Weber to Manage Rapid Transition to New DC

Challenge: A fast-growing marketer of storage solutions for crafting accessories was faced with a dilemma. Its logistics partner decided to close a warehouse and the company was told it had to move out in 30 days. Weber Logistics was chosen to manage a rapid and seamless transition to a new distribution center.

UPS Enhances Field Stocking Locations for Medical Device Makers

UPS has developed a network of Field Stocking Locations to handle medical device shipments.

Xplore Technologies Unveils New Rugged Windows Tablet

Xplore Technologies Corp. has developed the Bobcat, a new, fully ruggedized Windows tablet.

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JDA Concentrates Focus on Global 3PL Market

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The Role of SCM in Reputation and Brand Management

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Adaptive Software Tool Improves Inventory Tracking with Customized Solution

Challenge: This STEM education nonprofit supplier required a custom inventory and warehouse management system for both inbound and outbound logistics of their educational rental kits. The goal was to better manage the warehouse while tracking the deployment of durable inventory through their life cycle.

Process Design Software Tools Delivered To Support Clinical Trials

Challenge: The complexities of the clinical trials force many pharmaceutical manufacturers to outsource the entire operation. This manufacturer preferred to oversee its own trials and needed a software solution that was highly configurable and able to quickly support the variables of processing new trials.

Pharmaceutical Giant is One of First to Launch Serialization Program

Challenge: Some recent estimates suggest as much as 10% of the global drug supply is counterfeit and that $75 billion per year is lost to counterfeit drugs. Beginning in 2017 all manufacturers will need to start meeting federal compliancy regulations for serialization.

What Growing Companies Need in a Logistics Provider

For growing ecommerce companies, timeliness is next to godliness. According to the 2014 UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper survey, half of consumers have abandoned carts due to a lengthy delivery time or no delivery date provided on a retailer's website.

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