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5 Reasons to Leave Your 3PL with Shane Hanson

The Logistics of Logistics

Shane is Founder and CEO of Square1 Distribution & Logistics , a 3PL Warehouse that focuses on the Beauty and Packaged Food sectors. He is the Founder and CEO of Square1 Distribution & Logistics, a 3PL Warehouse that focuses on the Beauty and Packaged Food sectors.

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Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A McKinsey’s report published in 2022 indicates that 32 per cent of people from industries like automotive, consumer goods, and pharmaceutical find demand variability and forecasting responsible for value chain disruptions. There is a rise in eco-friendly warehouse facilities, and improved use of electric fleets in the industry.

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Cross Docking 101: What, Why and How? [with case studies]

Unleashed

Cross docking is an option to consider if you’re thinking about ways to streamline your supply chain – it’s a popular distribution system for fast-moving consumer goods, but can be used in a variety of other industries. The goods are sorted and transported to their final destination.

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Unilever Supply Chain: Lessons Learned on Digital Transformation

RFgen

From the leftover Ben & Jerry’s in your freezer to the travel-size Dove lotion abandoned somewhere at the bottom of your toiletry bag, the business responsible for these familiar household staples is the multinational consumer goods company, Unilever. Switching to renewable energy to decarbonize our warehouse footprint.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, writes, “Today, an estimated 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea, with 60% of that — including virtually all your imported fruits, gadgets and appliances — packed in large steel containers. These boxes were called ‘Transporters.’

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Why Omni-Channel Fulfillment is a Workforce Double-Whammy

Talking Logistics

Retailers and consumer goods manufacturers are investing heavily in omni-channel in 2016. Without investment in workforce management and training, the workforce will become a stumbling block to omni-channel success. Omni-channel and the DC. Omni-channel and the Store.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action! An Interview with Paul Kretz, Head of SCM at Church & Dwight!

Supply Chain Game Changer

And the operation had been run without true Warehouse Management experience as well. The other person seemed overwhelmed and lost while looking at the mess in the warehouse. I was going to move to the States when the leadership team asked me to run the Canadian warehouse. The system cutover was a disaster.

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