Optoro, a platform for managing returned and excess inventory, has launched BULQ.com, a business-to-business wholesale marketplace.

Shippers are forever on the lookout for ways to reduce their transportation costs. Brooks Bentz, president of supply chain consulting with Transplace, offers his view of where the most promising opportunities lie.

Ellen Iobst, senior vice president of supply chain for Sunny Delight Beverages Co., joins with Frank McGuigan, president of transportation management with Transplace, to reveal the secrets behind their longtime collaboration in transportation and 3PL services.

IATA's global head of cargo, Glyn Hughes, said the logistics business is not keeping up with technology - a sentiment that's been expressed before, but one he said cannot be emphasized enough. Hughes also called for more communication across the airfreight supply chain.

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. has launched an international logistics service for the metals industry.