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[Infographic] 21st Third Party Logistics Study Shows Increased Use of 3PLs & Shippers

GlobalTranz

At the close of 2016, the 21 st Annual Third-Party Logistics Study found the overall use of third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) is increasing, but the types of logistics services utilized indicate the industry is entering a shift in how it operates. 3PLs and Shippers Report Positive Partnership Outcomes.

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Case Study: It’s a Shoe-in at Skechers EDC

Logistics Business Magazine

The Skechers and UniCarriers brands share a long history together: UniCarriers original brand Atlet delivered the first six forklifts to this American footwear company in 2002 when it was setting up its European sales and distribution network.

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What is The True State of The Supply Chain Industry?

10xLogistics

We also all like to engage in case studies of companies such as Zara and Dell (former Dell) where inventory management is legendary. The below graph shows the most current: As you can see, our inventory relative to sales is about where it was in 2002. That is possible and certainly deserves study. Lets first look at inventory.

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Penske Associates from Panama, Jamaica and France Become U.S. Citizens

Penske Move Ahead

As a transportation and logistics industry leader, Penske and its vehicles cover vast distances in pursuit of their destinations. Kamara’s grateful to her Penske team for making a game of asking one another questions from her citizenship study guide while on the job. Remarkably, some of our people do, too.

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Americans for Modern Transportation makes renewed case for increasing twin-trailer size to 33 feet

247 Customs Broker

In advance of today’s House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s (T&I) first full committee hearing of the 116th Congress, which is addressing the current state of United States transportation infrastructure, the Washington, D.C.-based infrastructure, which remains mired in a long period of decline. Compliance to U.S.

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Analytics in Supply Chain Management Becomes Central As Coronavirus Escalates

IoT World Today

And while during the SARS epidemic of 2002 and 2003, China represented 4.3% Another Statista study indicated that 44% of retailers expect delays and 40% expect inventory shortages given coronavirus disruptions on the supply chain. Indeed, by 2010, China surpassed the U.S. in manufacturing dominance.

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How to Improve Manufacturing Floor Data Collection

GlobalTranz

A case study, published by Modern Machine Shop several years ago, caught our eye recently. Although it was published in 2002, the case study highlighted the data collection struggles of a particular manufacturing company that probably rings true for many SMEs and large corporations alike.