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

GlobalTranz

Fortunately, selecting a 3PL for 2015 and beyond can be broken down into six specific questions. For example, a shipper may want to take advantage of transportation management systems (TMS), which enhance visibility and improve transportation management. What Is the Company’s History?

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

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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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Top Transportation Management and Transportation Articles of 2015

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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 will then conclude the 5 main categories by featuring the top 10 freight articles of 2015. We list them in order of the tenth most read to the most read.

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Blockchain in Supply Chain: 2 Ethereum-Based Projects That Demonstrate How Blockchain Can Improve Supply Chains

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There’s certainly no shortage of demand for better quality in sourcing: 8 out of 10 British consumers check the origin of their food, while a survey from 2015 found that 72% of Millennials would be willing to pay more for products or services offered by companies committed to positive social and environmental impact.

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Here’s Why Image of Manufacturing as Boring, Dirty, and Tedious is Drastically Changing

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Ironically, manufacturing represents one of the most stable, growing sectors of the economy and boasts a low unemployment rate of 4 percent in December 2015, explains the US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics. On Manufacturing Day 2015 , the results of a decade's experience in this project came to ahead.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

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And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. ” Walmart states early on. ” Walmart states early on.

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Bekaert Corporation: Dock Scheduling improves logistics planning

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was introduced to Transporeon in late 2015, but we’ve actually been doing business in Europe for many years. For example, in our Van Buren, Arkansas, facility, they’ve changed the time slot schedule three times in the last four months. Bekaert Corporation is a global steel wire manufacturer that operates five U.S. facilities.