Just as every manufacturer and retailer is having to extend its business operations around the world, the less-than-truckload industry is devising new ways to make itself a valuable member of customers' global chains.
A growing number of logistics service providers are offering to host the software needed to manage logistics. And their clients are warming to the idea.
New Age looks for a system that will allow it to serve a broad range of retailers. Collaboration with partners at both ends of the supply chain is essential.
Companies looking to outsource logistics operations and logistics providers looking for customers need to employ both their heads and their hearts as they search for the perfect partner.
Corporate giants have shown the importance of ensuring that their supply chain operations are in sync with their business model. D-M-E has shown that mid-market manufacturers can mold themselves into world-beating competitors using the same principles.