3PL Chemicals Freight Manufacturing Procurement 
Supply Chain Game Changer
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
I started my career working in 3PL’s – one of which was the largest freight forwarder in the world in the 1990’s. I then went on to work as a ‘shipper’, for a swiss confectionary manufacturer and then a global IT distributor. His experience covers the full Logistics spectrum, from raw material procurement to.
6 River Systems
JULY 25, 2019
Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively.
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Material Handling & Logistics
OCTOBER 23, 2017
are now using at least one 3PL in their operations. Armstrong's research reveals that 90% of domestic FORTUNE 500 companies use at least one 3PL; that represents a significant gain over the past 15 years, when only 46% of the companies had a relationship with a 3PL, so the number has almost doubled since the turn of the century.
Talking Logistics
MAY 1, 2015
UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the 3PL industry remains hot, with another large deal announced this week: XPO Logistics is acquiring Norbert Dentressangle SA for €3.24 Gaining scale is what’s driving a lot of M&A activity in the 3PL industry today, and this deal is a perfect example.
Talking Logistics
MAY 22, 2018
The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. Digital Freight. Blockchain.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail.
GlobalTranz
MAY 20, 2015
When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. It measures the cost incurred by an organization to manufacture a quality product. Cost of quality. 3: Review of Frequency Suppliers Are Audited.
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