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5 Ways Outsourcing Warehouse Services to a 3PL Can Save You Money

Kanban Logistics

Warehousing services are a key component of virtually any business that handles a physical product, but it takes time and money if you choose to manage the function internally. Fortunately, outsourcing warehouse services to a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) provider can offer substantial cost-saving benefits for your company.

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Logistics helps North Carolina Reach CNBC Best State Status Again

Kanban Logistics

The Port of Virginia in Norfolk is also accessible to much of Eastern North Carolina. million square feet of warehouse space to support the distribution of products to manufacturers and retailers. It contains multiple freight rail systems and is also home to seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City as well as two inland ports.

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Beyond Electric Vehicles with Tucker Perkins

The Logistics of Logistics

based nonprofit that invests in the research and development of propane-powered innovation and promotes the safe, efficient use of propane through safety training and education programs. A Virginia Tech graduate in civil engineering, Perkins earned his MBA from the University of Richmond.

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Top Supply Chain and Logistics Articles of 2019

PINC

In this article, Yearling covers how with the national warehouse vacancy rate hovering at record lows and warehouses bloated with inventory pulled in from China during 2018/2019 to get ahead of impending tariffs, companies could combine flexible storage options with advanced technology to create an end-to-end supply chain solution that works.

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Why Logistics Companies are Upgrading to Mobile Payments with Robin Gregg

The Logistics of Logistics

I grew up in West Virginia and went to Washington and Lee University. I had been advising a company in Atlanta that was focused on helping warehouses invoice and accept payments from truck drivers. The experience is much more user friendly, but that’s a relatively new innovation. [12:20]

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Ocean Ports Lead the Way in Logistics Technology Advancements

Material Handling & Logistics

The Port of Virginia serves as a case study in how the nation’s ports are adapting to the needs of the new economy. The United States has become one of the most prosperous and innovative nations on Earth due to its connectivity with the rest of the world via the oceans. and its trading partners that ships can carry. million to 34.8

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

While many retailers are discounting, canceling orders, and otherwise scrambling to get rid of a glut of goods filling their stores and warehouses, some are embracing their higher inventory levels. Aurora Innovation, which also counts FedEx and Toyota as partners, looks to launch the Aurora Driver self-driving platform at the end of 2024.