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6 Questions To Ask 3rd Party Logistics Companies for 2015 and Beyond

GlobalTranz

With an ever-increasing pool of third-party logistics (3PL) providers to outsource shipping needs to, understanding how to select the best 3PL is the difference between reaching your existing customers and gaining a new market share. Fortunately, selecting a 3PL for 2015 and beyond can be broken down into six specific questions.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Emergency vehicles, for example, would be exempt, and the California Highway Patrol could authorize the system’s disabling in certain other cases. And now on to this week’s logistics news. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment. December transits fell 4.7% versus October.

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Highlights from Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference 2015

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Its agenda included over 60 sessions covering the full spectrum of supply chain—from strategy and planning to distribution and logistics. Logistics’ next frontier. Logistics is the conference’s fastest growing theme. Logistics is the conference’s fastest growing theme. Gartner (@Gartner_inc) May 13, 2015.

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Top Transportation Management and Transportation Articles of 2015

GlobalTranz

We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles.

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Concealed Freight Damage: NMFTA Changes Reporting Window Effective April 18, 2015

GlobalTranz

On April 18, 2015, the National Motor Freight Traffic Assocation® has amended the NMFC rules regarding the required time frames for reporting concealed freight damage. For example, if a transportation management services provider decides to extend this timeframe beyond the NMFTA® ruling, the consumer may follow the carrier specified policy.

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Logistics management as a competitive advantage

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Logistics management is the process of organizing products and the flow of goods in the warehouse to reduce the time and cost of picking and shipping orders. Excellent logistics and trade management can give companies a competitive advantage. What is logistics management in a company. Logistics management objectives.

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Understanding Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

The SDGs were set up in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by the year 2030 and are included in a UN Resolution called the 2030 Agenda. For example, Mars has been purposeful on where to focus their efforts. Climate action is incredibly important for Mars and its supply chain partners.