Challenge: A large retailer needed an efficient and cost-effective way to handle products returning from stores into the reverse-logistics channel. The company was searching for a better way to manage merchandise for redeployment, return-to-vendor and liquidation.

Challenge: Today's 3PLs need every advantage to make them consistently more attractive to diverse client types year round.

PTC has made available its Value-Ready Deployment (VRD) application for the medical device industry.

Challenge: Dock scheduling, warehouse management, visibility and reporting. Client warehouse and co-packing facilities created disruptions thus increasing costs. Shipment release, scheduling conflicts and regular missed pickups. Lack of ability to manage LTL carrier contracts, manual carrier rates and service metric ranking.

Kerry Logistics Network Ltd., a logistics services provider operating in Asia, has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Apex Maritime, a non-vessel operating common carrier based in South San Francisco, Calif.