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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. Shane Hanson Bio Shane Hanson is an experienced logistics executive with over 30 years of experience in distribution.

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Achieving Significant Transportation Savings through Improved Demand Forecasting

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When companies implement a demand management or replenishment system, the goal is usually to improve customer satisfaction while holding less inventory. For example, a warehouse might have a big propane tank they use with forklifts that run on propane. Pinnacle Propane Delivery to a Farm.

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Casey’s General Stores Supply Chain Team Contributes to Strong Financial Results

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It is easier to deliver what stores need, when they need it, with the ability to provide “hot shot” shipments if a store runs out low on inventory before the next shipment is scheduled. Casey’s recently opened a new distribution center in Joplin Missouri; the retailer also operates warehouses in Ankeny and Terra Haute Indiana.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 25 – October 1)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Hy-Vee brings inventory robots to 5 stores to plan orders, reduce stockouts. Dylish offers restaurants a three-tiered, monthly subscription service that provides customized apps and a range of logistical and marketing assets. The Giant Company launches Instant Delivery.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Farmstead serves up online grocery ‘warehouse in a box’. Amazon has announced that it is converting warehouse space in Slovakia, previously used to fulfill customer orders, into a massive humanitarian aid hub to get much-needed supplies to refugees fleeing the war in neighboring Ukraine.

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Nursing Hospital and Healthcare Supply Into a New Age

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In this traditional model of hospital and healthcare supply, the facility’s loading dock fills up fast each day, with bulk deliveries and small orders arriving constantly, which must then be put away in a warehouse or distributed around a campus. Vendor-managed Inventory. Self-distribution.