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RLA Inaugural Startup Pitch Contest

Cathy Roberson

According to the company, it provides a faster, greener, and more cost-effective way to leverage existing inventory. Our Judges are: Alexander Rhodeen serves as a supply chain catalyst with the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Georgia’s technology business incubator, at Georgia Tech.

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7 Incredible Benefits of Cloud-Based Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

The cloud-based supply chain software can be customized to suit your industry, your transportation , freight-forwarding and warehousing specialty, import-export regulations. Managers can control the operation efficiently as the relevant information comes from different sources, timely and all the members have access to its current updates.

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Benefits of Cross-Docking and the Port of Mobile, AL

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Technological advances have produced integrated systems and real-time information, making it possible to implement cross-docking services. Depending on the type of product and the demand, cross-docking can reduce inventory, operating costs, and distribution costs while facilitating just-in-time delivery.

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Top 10 Benefits of Third-Party Warehousing Solutions

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

A 3PL provider can provide access to technology like a warehouse management system (WMS) for tracking inventory, shipment status, and other tracking information, giving you the peace of mind that your products experience professional care. A quality 3PL provider like BR Williams will treat your freight like it’s our own.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a report from The Information , the company is imposing this fee on returns when return options at Whole Foods, Kohl’s, or Amazon Fresh locations are closer or at the same distance as a UPS Store return location. In some locations, it’s both technologies on the same truck. The Einride Pods are monitored remotely.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Obsolete and excess inventory carriage are more preventable. Premium freight capacity improves. Caterpillar also returned about 1,900 jobs to Texas and Georgia to build construction equipment. For additional information about companies reshoring to the U.S.,

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail. This led to the need for joint consideration of warehousing, material handling, and freight transportation, which emerged under the label of “Physical Distribution.” was released in 1995.