Five Ways to Drive Efficiency In International Logistics
These five components are key for companies who want to streamline their international supply chain.
These five components are key for companies who want to streamline their international supply chain.
The Panama Canal expansion, opening in 2015, may alter shippers’ sourcing and routing decisions.
Many companies use social media to improve supply chain operations by connecting shippers and service providers.
Processing defective returns and overstocks quickly helps retailers maximize the recovery rate on this inventory.
Expedited shipping modes are a crucial part of shippers’ planned transportation strategies.
Companies make contingency plans to prepare for possible supply chain disruptions caused by port labor negotiations.
Collaborative risk management helps automakers and their supply chain partners protect against disruptions.
Regulatory compliance is top supply chain challenge for healthcare executives; Ohio’s transportation funding plan pays dividends with bridge repair program; GM saves $40 million a year by co-locating stamping and assembly facilities; Collaboration is the key to sustained procurement savings; U.S. domestic intermodal surpasses international as growth driver.
Faced with long lead times and potential production delays, Badcock Furniture and More invested in a cloud-based tool.
2014 may be a year of uncertainty, but inbound logistics best practices can help improve supply chain operations, writes Inbound Logistics Publisher Keith Biondo.