Logistics outsourcing - Articles - Page 18

A Beginner's Guide to Choosing a Logistics Provider

March 6, 2019

Jamie Overley, SCB Contributor

From sourcing to delivery, the last leg in a product’s journey can ultimately determine its success.

This Overlooked Marketplace Differentiator May Be Sitting in Your Warehouse

March 4, 2019

Jamie Overley, SCB Contributor

Well-managed product inventory can be a marketplace differentiator — especially when a product is produced in one country and sold in another.

Trucker Shortage’s Latest Casualty: Cheap Prices

March 1, 2019

Bloomberg

America’s trucker shortage is about to hit consumers right where it hurts: in the kitty litter.

Freight Companies Want Faster Blockchain Adoption, New-Nafta Approval, Purolator President Says

Think Tank

Freight Companies Want Faster Blockchain Adoption, New-Nafta Approval, Purolator International President Says

February 26, 2019

Russell Goodman, SupplyChainBrain

Blockchain technology and the United States-Mexico-Canada Act are top of mind for leaders in logistics.

ARI Packaging and Nestle Purina Petcare

February 19, 2019

Nulogy Corporation

From Same-Day to Same-Hour Delivery: An Outlook

February 14, 2019

The state of last-mile logistics is in flux, with new vendors popping up in each corner of the market offering delivery solutions for a wide variety of locations, fees, time windows and services options.

Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City.

FedEx Tiptoes Into $9Bn Online Market for Bulky Deliveries

January 15, 2019

Bloomberg

FedEx is testing delivery of bulky products, a $9bn market that couriers had left to more traditional trucking companies because large items don’t fit well in their sorting operations.

Truckers Reap New Riches Thanks to Millennials

January 10, 2019

Bloomberg

As consumers grow comfortable buying big, bulky goods online, national trucking companies are plowing investment into winning the business by displacing or buying up local operators.