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Large Distributor Employs TMS to Centralize Transportation Procedures

September 2, 2013

Challenge: A wholesale distributor of construction materials and supplies was struggling to centralize their procedures around transportation. At the time, branches had individual methods for managing materials transportation. A universal tool was needed to have better analysis on the client's freights.

Automotive Parts Company Moves to Daily Store Fulfillment While Reducing Cost

September 2, 2013

Challenge: A leading automotive parts retailer, with more than 3,000 stores in the U.S., wanted to quickly develop their B2B channel while simultaneously growing their traditional retail channel. But their operations would have to adapt to meet the higher service level that B2B customers require.

U.S. Manufacturing Exports Have Become the Engine of the American Economy

August 30, 2013

BCG

Export manufacturing has recently become the unsung hero of the U.S. economy. Despite all the public focus on the U.S. trade deficit, little attention has been paid to the fact that the country's exports have been growing more than seven times faster than GDP since 2005. As a share of the U.S. economy, in fact, exports are at their highest point in 50 years.

Move Over, 3D Printing - 4D Printing Is About to Shake Up Manufacturing

August 29, 2013

EBN

If you haven't yet gotten used to the idea that 3D printing is playing an important role in the supply chain, you'd better hurry up. 4D printing is about to change today's manufacturing by adding transformation capabilities to 3D-printed objects on an industrial scale.

Container Port Sector Continues to Be Dynamic, Profitable Despite Many Changes

August 28, 2013

Drewry

Drewry's latest annual report on global and international container terminal operators shows that the sector remains dynamic and profitable, but that numerous changes are also taking place, including the challenge of growth on two fronts - in container demand and in ship sizes.

Challenges and Benefits of Mobile ERP Applications in Manufacturing

August 27, 2013

Technology Evaluation Centers

While today's workers are increasingly relying on the use of mobile devices to do their work, mobile technologies are being used not only for ensuring effective communication, but also for tasks that were previously performed at the desk during business hours.

Michigan Generates Most Manufacturing Jobs, Report Finds

August 27, 2013

Industry Today

Where are the most manufacturing jobs? A number of states have plenty. We all know Texas does. But not as much as Michigan does, according to a recent study.

All-Terrain Vehicle Parts Supplier Zips Through U.S., Canada Customs

August 23, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Consolidating multiple shipments of vehicle accessories and replacement parts, some quite heavy, into one movement has saved a U.S. distributor a lot of money and really given the gas to its business growth in Canada.

How Sweden's Procurator Got a Handle on Its Inventory

August 23, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

The manufacturer of industrial safety products and cleaning supplies "didn't have a clue" about what was in its warehouses - until it implemented a new system for forecasting, purchasing and inventory control.

Quicker Parts Delivery Helps Motorcycle Maker Ride to the Top

August 21, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Italika, the top-selling brand of motorcycle in Mexico, improves on-time delivery of parts sourced from China by changing port-to-port ocean routing and land transportation.