Functional silos and lack of visibility across an organization are two factors that contribute to sub-optimal management of transportation spend. Richard Erickson of Syncada and Allan Miner of C.T. Logistics discuss how freight audit/payment solutions help overcome these challenges.

RWI, an asset-based 3PL specializing in temperature-controlled transportation, recently conducted a survey of shippers with cold supply chains to better understand their needs and challenges. Chris Taylor, director of sales and marketing, discusses the results.

Bob O'Malley, CSX Transportation's resident vice president for Florida, discusses initiatives to improve the state's transportation infrastructure and the importance of advocacy at the state level.

UPS has officially opened its healthcare facility in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, which significantly expands its Asia healthcare distribution network. The facility is equipped to maintain product safety and integrity and is designed to offer seamless, global solutions to healthcare companies looking to expand into, transport within, and export from China.

Prof. John Langley of Penn State gives a preview of the 18th Annual 3PL Study, to be released in October 2013, and discusses the methodology and analysis behind the annual global study.

In a logistics career marked by successful entrepreneurship, industry advocacy and professional development, Mike Regan explains why most things come down to relationships.

To the surprise of few observers, Apple once again is first in Gartner's Ninth Annual Supply Chain Top 25, a research initiative designed to raise awareness of the supply chain discipline and how it impacts the business. Apple was followed by McDonald's and Amazon, which switched places from last year's ranking.