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3PL pick and pack to benefit retailers

20Cube Logistics

Benefits of 3PL for Your Supply Chain. 3PL, or third-party logistics, refers to a company outsourcing part or all of its logistics requirements to a provider. 3PL providers handle all or several components of your supply chain, like warehousing, distribution, inbound freight, and outbound freight. Cost Savings.

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Solar panel logistics: tariffs waived for 24 months

Kanban Logistics

Months of uncertainty about solar panel logistics in the US came to an end recently as the US government declared a 24-month tariff exemption for solar panels imported from Southeast Asian countries. In this article, we’ll examine what happened, what it means for importers, and how a third-party logistics (3PL) company can help.

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Speed Bumps on the Road to Growth for China’s 3PLs

MIT Supply Chain

Good transportation links a logistics strength in China. China’s logistics industry is gaining in importance and developing rapidly to support the nation’s manufacturing sector. The key strengths of the logistics industry in China that emerged from the study include good transportation connectivity and new infrastructure.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it.

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20Cube believes its customers need to benefit through the right advice

20Cube Logistics

One of the most rudimentary ways to slow down and price up your logistics is not understanding the proper requirements for distribution. 20Cube – an innovator of digital freight forwarding in Australia, Malaysia, China, Germany, and Italy – uses technology to leverage an extensive network of supply chain managers across the globe.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. The only option was to try to reduce levels of inventory, which, up to that point, had been kept very high to support a nine-week order cycle.

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3 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The company was replenishing dealers inventory on a weekly basis, by direct shipment and cross-docking operations, from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. Somehow Intel had to reduce the supply chain costs for the Atom chip, but had only one area of leverage—inventory.