The first paragraph of my colleague Dick Slansky’s recent Strategic Report on Smart Products’ Supply Chain Challenges (available to ARC clients only) caught my attention.
Increasingly, today’s consumers are being exposed to an environment of intelligent products –from toasters to automobiles. The level of intelligence embedded in everything from our cars, to our homes, communication devices, consumer electronics, and even mundane items as our toasters and… Continue reading
It’s not even Halloween yet and there is white frost all over my lawn and car. This is all trick, no treat.
Now, the news…
I recently spoke with a logistics service provider that was at a crossroad: do they continue to develop their own IT systems in-house or should they implement third-party solutions instead?
A decade ago, deciding which direction to take was relatively easy because there were few third-party solutions available that met the needs of the 3PL market. The only real option was to take the in-house route. But today there… Continue reading
Last month, Manhattan Associates hosted the Inaugural “Shipper/Carrier” Exchange event in Atlanta. Attendees included an array of large shippers, 3PLs and carriers including GENCO ATC, HEB Grocery, Publix Super Markets, Celadon Trucking and Knight Transportation.
The event focused on the importance and benefit of strengthening relationships between shippers and their transportation service providers. While there were occasional areas of disagreement, there was consensus in one critical area: Freight rates… Continue reading
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Guest Commentary: CPG Companies Collaborate on Sharing Best Practices and on the Road
For years, collaboration has been a major topic of interest for shippers that focus on best practices and innovative supply chain strategies. But with growing uncertainty around an economic rebound and shifts in capacity, forward-thinking shippers are talking about collaboration to improve their supply chain operations and to better serve their customer base.
For the past five years, Transplace has brought together leading consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies for… Continue reading
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