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Delivering Hope: Taimen Transport Ships Life-Saving Vaccines

Turvo

Taimen Transport LLC is a rapidly growing logistics company located in Chattanooga, TN specializing in over-the-road transportation. Taimen Transport had previously implemented Turvo , replacing a number of legacy systems and processes. It was a virtuous cycle of compounding improvements and growth.

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Want a Better Supply Chain? Here Are 4 Reasons to Outsource Your Transportation Management

Talking Logistics

Now more so than ever, corporations understand the tremendous impact logistics and transportation can have on their overall business performance and are taking meaningful strides to optimize their supply chain operations. dollars) in 2012 – a 9.9% But it’s not just limited to large corporations. Global 3PL revenues grew to $676.9

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How Shippers And Logistics Providers Can Keep The Relationship Fresh

Talking Logistics

The relationship between a shipper and a logistics provider often starts as a transactional process. The shipper has an immediate need, which leads to a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ) process then ultimately selects a third-party logistics (3PL) supplier to execute on that need.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 22-26, 2013)

Talking Logistics

New Vehicle Routing Activity Tool and Enhanced iPhone Functionality, Highlight Latest Version of Roadnet Transportation Suite. Choice Logistics Named Top 100 Learning Organization. percent from Q2 2012. percent from Q2 2012) and diluted earnings per share was $0.96 in the second quarter of 2012. million, up 9.5

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Managing for Daily Improvement: Bridging the Gap Across Teams and KPIs

Talking Logistics

For companies focused on continuous improvement, MDI is the springboard to answering how processes can be improved, and LSS provides the tools to implement these improvements. Continuous Improvement from the Bottom Up. Keith Richard is Vice President, Operations, Transportation Management, at Transplace.

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Supply Chain Movement 22 – Logistics Outsourcing

Supply Chain Movement

Unilever wants to improve its planning and differentiation. Strategic moves among logistics providers. Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation.

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Consumer Demand Helping Drive 3PL Industry Growth

Talking Logistics

As a result, many organizations are turning to third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and enhanced transportation management systems (TMS) to deliver the velocity, visibility, predictability and control they need. McGuigan served as the President of Transplace’s Transportation Management and Software as a Service business (SaaS).