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Benefits of Using a Detroit Warehouse

3PL Insights

This article will explain the strategic advantages of having a dedicated warehouse based in Detroit. Transportation Capabilities. The transportation capabilities for the city of Detroit are quite impressive. With an abundance of transportation options, Detroit allows you to optimize your supply chain for speed and cost.

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Top Transportation & Logistics Influencers

The Logistics of Logistics

Original article: Warner’s Top Transportation & Logistics Influencers. In light of the global environment in the past year and a half, we listed the top transportation & logistics influencers. The road hasn’t been easy for the transportation and logistics industries. miles of freight is expected to reach 7.67

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Transforming Freight Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

The vocabulary used in transportation can be confusing. Shippers” are companies that have goods that need to be transported. It has spot procurement functionality that you would see in a transportation management system (TMS), and the request for proposal (RFP) functionality you would see in contract planning or procurement solutions.

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REPOST: 3 Emerging Supply Chain Trends with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

As a retained executive search consultant, he built C-suite leadership teams for clients in a variety of industries. He lives with his family in suburban Detroit. iDev Partners provides growth and turnaround services to owners and executives of small and medium-sized automotive, industrial, and technology businesses.

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3 Priorities for Future Success in Logistics with Sarah Banks

The Logistics of Logistics

Sarah is Global Lead for the Freight & Logistics Industry at Accenture , a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Sarah Banks is Global Lead for the Freight & Logistics Industry at Accenture. Sarah Banks is Global Lead for the Freight and Logistics Industry at Accenture.

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Supply Chain Disruptions Are Here to Stay with Steve Elwell

The Logistics of Logistics

Steve is he Managing Director of Haxlar , an integrated manufacturing solutions provider, delivering design, manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain, and product management services for a wide range of industries. As a retained executive search consultant, he built C-suite leadership teams for clients in a variety of industries.

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Big, Bulky & Rural with Grafton Elliot

The Logistics of Logistics

During his time running the Detroit, MI facility he learned first-hand how deliveries to the hard to reach zip codes break the efficiencies of local delivery operations, leading to 35% box trucks driving empty or parked in yards during business hours. But HOW Onward does this is the interesting part.