Third party logistics - Articles - Page 35

Keeping It Cool: Challenges in Temperature-Controlled Transportation

June 3, 2013

RWI, an asset-based 3PL specializing in temperature-controlled transportation, recently conducted a survey of shippers with cold supply chains to better understand their needs and challenges. Chris Taylor, director of sales and marketing, discusses the results.

Initiatives in Florida to Enhance the State's Position as a Transportation Hub

June 3, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Bob O'Malley, CSX Transportation's resident vice president for Florida, discusses initiatives to improve the state's transportation infrastructure and the importance of advocacy at the state level.

CEVA Logistics Opens 'City of Pharma' Hub in Italy

May 31, 2013

CEVA Logistics

CEVA Logistics has opened a new hub for healthcare distribution, dubbed City of Pharma, in Italy.

Preview of the 18th Annual 3PL Study

May 31, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Prof. John Langley of Penn State gives a preview of the 18th Annual 3PL Study, to be released in October 2013, and discusses the methodology and analysis behind the annual global study.

CaroTrans Expands Services Into Baltic and CIS Region

May 30, 2013

CaroTrans International

CaroTrans International, a non-vessel operating common carrier and ocean-freight consolidator, is expanding its service network with entry into the Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) markets, including Russia.

Boosting the Supply Chain with Business Intelligence

May 30, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

AFN, a 3PL based in Chicago, uses business intelligence to improve its internal decision making and to support supply chain decisions of its clients. Eric Malcolm, director of sales strategy, explains the company's approach.

Logistics Revenues Top Pre-recession Levels, But Profitability Lags, Report Says

May 29, 2013

Transport Intelligence

A report by Transport Intelligence entitled Global Transport and Logistics Financial Analysis 2013 reveals the winners and losers in the global logistics industry over what has been a tempestuous six-year period.

Extra Logistics Launches Web-Based Booking for Ocean and Air Freight

May 28, 2013

Extra Logistics LLC

Extra Logistics LLC, an international provider of logistics and freight-forwarding services, has launched Web-based ocean and air-freight booking services.

In April, Class 8 Net Orders Up 36 Percent Year Over Year

May 24, 2013

ACT Research

Class 8 orders remained above 20,000 units for a seventh consecutive month in April, rising to their second-highest volume in sixteen months. April Class 8 net orders totaled just over 23,200 units.

Designing Distribution Channels to Meet Consumers' Omnichannel Demands

May 23, 2013

Kris Bjorson, International Director, Jones Lang LaSalle

Omnichannel retailing is here to stay, and retailers not using it successfully are losing sales and profits to those that do. In devising an omnichannel strategy, the natural starting point is the point of purchase "” brick-and-mortar stores and/or e-commerce sites for online and mobile shopping. But customer expectations don't stop when the sale is made. Order fulfillment is every bit as important to winning repeat business. Now more than ever, a well-developed supply chain strategy is vital to retailers' success.