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    Kane Logistics | June 23, 2014

    Continuous Improvement: Is Your 3PL Writing the Check? Or, Are You?

    Continuous improvement is an important desire for users of 3PL services. Top 3PLs, and in fact most 3PLs, do a solid job establishing metrics and measuring progress against these metrics over time.
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    Topics: 3PL Outsourcing

    Kane Logistics | November 08, 2013

    Think Like the Customer

    We are all customers of something. How often do we get concerned or upset when things that we are trying to buy, use, get serviced, or the like go wrong? How often do we, in our own service delivery platforms, see customers make moves or de...
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    Topics: 3PL Outsourcing

    The Ultimate Guide to Being a Great 3PL Customer

    This quick-read eBook lists 12 best practices designed to elicit greatness from your 3PL.

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    Safety In Logistics Operations

    4 strategies to turn safety from a compliance-driven chore to a profit-driving opportunity.

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    Alex Stark | October 23, 2013

    Culture and Execution: Be Different

    I saw a great video recently featuring marketer Seth Godin. His basic advice to people and businesses: "race to the top," not the bottom. Godin's race to the bottom refers to today's trend to compete based on the absolute cheapest way to se...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, 3PL Outsourcing, KANE Company News

    Kane Logistics | August 23, 2013

    Are 3PL Services a Commodity?

    Are 3PL services a commodity? Some are and some aren't. The key is how these services are perceived by shippers who purchase 3PL services.
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    Topics: 3PL Outsourcing

    Alex Stark | June 21, 2013

    What Do Supply Chain Services and NASCAR Have in Common?

    In some industries (maybe most), competing organizations are so closely similar in design that it makes me think of stock cars. They all look pretty similar moving down the track, they all want to win, and they all have skilled people behin...
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    Topics: 3PL Outsourcing

    Kane Logistics | May 15, 2013

    Managing Supply Chain Risk When Outsourcing

    Managing supply chain risk is a daily challenge for both parties in a logistics outsourcing partnership. The strategies to manage risk typically include transferring the risk to another party, avoiding the risk, reducing the negative effect...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, 3PL Outsourcing

    Kane Logistics | March 27, 2013

    There Are Logistics KPIs - Then There is Everything Else....

    Over the last several years, there has been an intense focus on logistics KPI's and the development of metrics to measure 3PL effectiveness. KPI's that are collaboratively developed and focused on clear business outcomes are a great roadmap...
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    Topics: Warehouse Operations, 3PL Outsourcing

    Jim Lahey | November 14, 2012

    Mobile Technology Shapes the Future of CPG

    CPG: Mobile Technology is Shaping the Future Efficiency and accuracy are key in retail distribution of CPG products. Cellular technology is advancing at a pace that is creating a wild ride. People do not need to be tethered to a desk anymor...
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    Topics: Logistics Technology, Consumer Goods Logistics, Warehouse Operations, 3PL Outsourcing

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