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IT Solutions Material Handling, ERP and Warehouse Management solutions. |
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Logistics Q&A: How Can I Reduce Transportation Costs? A new series focusing on plant operations and logistics. |
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Stuck In The Slow Lane Manufacturers have implemented technology and new processes to improve the efficiency, reliability and security of distribution systems. But is the nation's infrastructure able to handle the load? |
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Better Energy Management Via Supply Chain Optimization Improving fleet management can help. |
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Lift Truck Progress: Cleaner, Greener, Smarter Design trends boost lift truck efficiency in terms of productivity, emission control, and durability. |
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September 1, 2001
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Sharing The Load Manufacturers are discovering that new Web-based collaborative logistics can reduce costs... |
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BI Tool Bears Fruit for Welch's Improved visibility into logistics helps company optimize shipments and cut transportation costs. |
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December 1, 2008 |
IT Solutions Technology solutions for all aspects of business. |
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Sucking It Up With prices gushing past $100 per barrel, companies are trying to consume less oil. |
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October 1, 2006
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Strategies On Becoming A Carrier's Preferred Customer Companies demand capacity, reliability and rate stability from their freight providers. |
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July 11, 2012 |
Railroads Are Back in Style for Freight Transportation As trucking gets bogged down by regulations and labor challenges, railroads are resurgent. |
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SC Johnson Finds a 'Greener' Way to Load Trucks Consumer products company reduces greenhouse gases via truckload utilization. |
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October 1, 2006
David Blanchard |
Transportation Management: How to Fight The High Cost Of Moving Freight Transportation and warehousing cost U.S. companies more than $1 trillion in 2005, and the price tag continues to rise. |
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August 19, 2009 |
Logistics On a Bumpy Road to Recovery Supply chains are being redefined as a reaction to the recession. Are you prepared for a recovery? |
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January 1, 2009
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Crown's Fuel Cell Direction A two-or three-shift operation with a large number of lift trucks is the ideal circumstance for using fuel cells. |
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Delayed in the USA Infrastructure woes aren't just a Third-World problem, they also pose a major "last-mile" headache for American businesses from coast to coast. |
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January 1, 2009
David Blanchard |
Big Shifts Underway in Transportation Many manufacturing companies anticipate major increases in rail usage. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2004
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You Get What You Measure Manufacturers have been measuring productivity for a long time. You know what it means; you know what it looks like. Is it time to look a little deeper? |
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April 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
Global Logistics is on the Move Oil isn't getting any cheaper, but manufacturers can at least control their transportation costs if they collaborate with their logistics providers. |
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March 14, 2012
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Intermodal Transportation Strategies Offer Manufacturers a Greener Way of Doing Business Manufacturers are realigning their transportation networks to reduce both their costs and their carbon footprints. |
Food Processing
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Logistics Q&A: Why do CEOs of midsized companies need to be concerned about supply chain management? A new series focusing on plant operations and logistics. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
How to Select a Third Party Logistics Provider A five-step process for getting a good start on a successful 3PL relationship. |
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Feature Article: Rising Energy Costs Modify the Site Selection Landscape Energy costs, logistics, sustainability and workforce issues cause processors to rethink location, location, location. |
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Good Business Sense CXOs must immerse themselves in the IT planning process to ensure that technology investments pay off. |
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September 1, 2005
Tonya Vinas |
IW Value-Chain Survey: A Map Of The World A 2005 Value-Chain Survey sets benchmarks for global manufacturers in procurement, new product development, supply-chain planning and logistics. |
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June 20, 2012 |
Freight Costs Recover Faster than the Economy Transportation costs are outpacing the slow rise in shipment volumes. |
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June 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Software Alliance Aims at Improving Global Trade Management Dynamics and JDA Software to create integrated product offering. |
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March 17, 2010
David Blanchard |
Material Handling: The Next Generation Smarter material handling systems are helping manufacturers improve order-to-delivery cycles. |
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February 1, 2003
David Drickhamer |
Special Delivery Logistics service providers want to manage your supply chain. Are they ready? |
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April 25, 2010 |
Career Snapshot: Truck Driver An improving economy means transport companies will be hiring more truck drivers. |
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August 17, 2011 |
No Transportation Relief in Sight Changes within the transportation industry are reducing the number of affordable options for manufacturers. |
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June 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
How To Make Better Transportation Decisions TMS technology has evolved to become a popular tool throughout entire supply chains. |
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September 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
U.S. Logistics Costs Hit Record High Good supply chain practices are helping keep a rough situation from getting worse. |
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February 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Fuel Cells In The Warehouse Fuel cell technology offers cleaner operations, lower maintenance costs and shorter fueling times. |
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April 1, 2008
John Teresko |
The Fuel Cell Race Lift trucks have pulled ahead of cars in the race to adopt fuel cell technology. |
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October 1, 2005
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Toyota's Hybrids -- Lift Trucks, Too? Use lift trucks? Better start thinking about hybrids, fuel cells and updating your automated-guided vehicles (AGV) strategies. |
National Defense
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Army Seeking $34 Billion For New, Upgraded Truck Senior Army officials have okayed a $34 billion plan to refurbish the service's truck fleet. Between now and 2018, the Army would acquire 70,000 new vehicles and upgrade more than 200,000 from the existing inventory. |
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February 1, 2006
Traci Purdum |
Logistics: Favoring Face Time As products become more complex and service more important, transportation customers might become less impressed by technology. |
