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Evans Distribution Systems Launches New Business Intelligence Tool: evans365

3PL Insights

The tool provides warehouse customers a holistic view of their account activity based on real-time data. “As Evans365 accesses and analyzes data sets from Evans’ warehouse management system and other data sources and presents findings graphically. MELVINDALE, Mich., Click here to download the press release.

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Chasing Amazon: Dynamic Warehouse Strategies

FLEXE

So, how can retailers without Amazon’s 90+ North American warehouses compete? The answers to these questions require rethinking the nature of distribution networks and the traditionally static warehouses that define them. The definition, implementation and variations of a dynamic warehouse strategy. Our discussion includes: .

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Guest blog: With the Truck Driver Shortage, How Many More Drivers will be Enough?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

To help offer perspective, we took this question to Jason Miller, associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University. Our relationships with research firms and universities like Michigan State, combined with C.H. The answer is not simple and involves research and analysis across a number of factors.

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The Future of Logistics with Courtney Muller

The Logistics of Logistics

It’s interesting that fulfillment and warehousing are more important with eCommerce. They are consolidating these warehouses with technology. It used to be that I have one warehouse in Indiana and I can get to 65% of the population one day. Are they using this over the road or in warehouses, or is that both?

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Then to Now: 90 Years of Logistics History

3PL Insights

The company started off as Central Detroit Warehouse Company (CDW) and opened its first warehouse in the heart of downtown Detroit. Within the first year of business, the Ambassador Bridge that connects Michigan to Canada was opened. In present time the Ambassador bridge is responsible for 25% of land trades between the U.S.

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How Supply Chain Strategy Misalignment is Killing Kmart USA

Logistics Bureau

The problem of supply chain strategy misalignment has always been there for Kmart, ever since the first of its concept stores opened in Garden City, Michigan. Cross-docking operations to reduce the need for warehouse real-estate and resources. To implement automation in distribution centres and back-of-store warehouses.

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How to Promote from Within: Featuring Manuel Torres

3PL Insights

Manuel excelled in this role and was therefore given more responsibilities, including receiving and inputting inbound loads into our warehouse management system using RF equipment. In 2013, he was promoted to floor supervisor and oversaw the “tire dock” at our Fort Street warehouse. Take initiative.

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