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The big picture with 3PL: Does it fit your supply chain strategy?

Logility

3PL Selection—don’t let your people be penny wise and pound foolish Are you looking at the big picture when you select a 3PL — do they fit with your supply chain strategy? 3PL selection is a supply chain decision and an optimization opportunity. Third Party Logistics providers (3PLs) are many and diverse.

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Freight Rates Adjust to Post-Hurricane Irma Demand

DAT Solutions

We’ve seen a big increase in van freight moving from Atlanta and Charlotte down into the state. Transportation and logistics professionals are urged to contact the American Logistics Aid Network , if you can help provide trucks, trailers, or warehouse space. Charlotte to Lakeland soared 42¢ to $3.32/mile

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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

DAT Solutions

Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Houston is also a major freight hub for rail and sea traffic, as well as trucking, including trade with Mexico by land and with South America and other regions by sea. It's just not safe.

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Logistics helps North Carolina Reach CNBC Best State Status Again

Kanban Logistics

It contains multiple freight rail systems and is also home to seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City as well as two inland ports. million square feet of warehouse space to support the distribution of products to manufacturers and retailers. Located in the Eastern part of the state, Kanban Logistics offers over 1.5

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Advantages of Basing Your Distribution Center in North Carolina

Kanban Logistics

These specialized inbound services include JIT delivery, kitting, packaging, VMI and other services that are essential to keeping manufacturing supply chains in motion. Quicker transportation times result in lower freight costs. Advantages of distribution centers in North Carolina. consumers over-the-road within 1 business day.

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How Do You Measure “Free Time” Across Your Global Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

While we all think that we measure time in the same way, that can change inside a complex global supply chain. How do you account for Free Time across your global supply chain? As a result, the problem was identified as a broken process on dispatching trucks to the customs warehouse. Automation.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Manhattan Associates Empowers Warehouse Managers With New E-Commerce Capabilities.