Logistics

Ryder Launches TranSync for Dynamic Transportation Planning

July 7, 2015

Ryder System Inc. has launched Ryder TranSync, an automated tool for providing customers of Ryder Dedicated or Transportation Management Solutions with dynamic transportation planning.

Top 5 Ways for a More Efficient Warehouse Operation

July 7, 2015

Denny Hammack, President, Patterson Pope

Warehouse personnel are adopting order fulfillment technologies, re-organization techniques, and picking optimization methods to create efficient operations to answer the growing demands of customers.

Three Challenges Impacting Automotive Supply Chains

July 6, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Can West Coast Ports Act to Reverse Their Slide in Market Share?

July 6, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Shippers are still steaming over delays caused by West Coast dockworkers during contract negotiations with terminal operators in late 2014 and early 2015. But problems at the region's ports extend well beyond union intransigence.

Integrating Contract Packaging with Distribution Operations

July 4, 2015

Kane is Able

Food & Beverage Recalls: Preventing Disaster Before it Hits

July 4, 2015

AFS Technologies

In China, 'You Have to Go the Last Mile for the Customer'

July 2, 2015

Air Cargo World

Since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, many of the old Communist-era restrictions for setting up business have been removed. For some logistics companies, the largest barriers to entry come not from Chinese red tape but from other Western competition.

Internet of Things Transforms After-sales Service, Report Says

July 2, 2015

IDC Manufacturing Insights

The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has brought with it increased focus on "connected products." As manufacturers work to retrofit existing products with connectivity and build it into new products, they are faced with the question of how these connected products will transform the after-sales services they provide, and possibly even their business models.

Logistics

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding logistics and freight and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods in a more timely and efficient manner than ever before through logistics solutions. New technologies that provide information during local and global shipments are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As transportation and distribution services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using logistics and cargo solutions to power their supply chains.