Every day across America, consumer packaged goods (CPGs) products make their way to the warehouses of the country's largest retailers. Different products all going to the same locations, but each following its own line of supply and, in the...
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Freight Transportation
There has been a lot of talk in the industry publications about "big data." How can companies use terabytes and terabytes of data to gain supply chain insights… how do you accumulate it… how do you clean it… and how do you analyze it? There...
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Technology
The Ultimate Guide to Being a Great 3PL Customer
This quick-read eBook lists 12 best practices designed to elicit greatness from your 3PL.
Safety In Logistics Operations
4 strategies to turn safety from a compliance-driven chore to a profit-driving opportunity.
Data warehouses are centralized data repositories that integrate data from various systems, applications, and sources. The data warehouse is an environment separate from the operational systems, and it is completely designed to provide for ...
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Technology,
Warehouse Operations
According the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), in July, 2013, hiring increased in both the manufacturing and service sectors, 1.7% and 18.4% respectively, compared to a year ago. So, the logistics industry continues to thrive,...
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Labor Management
Over the past few months, a catchy phrase has juiced up the marketplace -- "BIG DATA."
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Technology
We all know that people learn in many different ways. Some learn by reading books, some by following flow charts or instruction manuals, some by actually doing the task, and some by watching others.
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Warehouse Operations
In logistics and any industry, training great leaders and having the right mentor strategies can be difficult. As leaders ourselves, we want our teams to exceed expectations. We want them to be independent decision makers. We expect them to...
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges,
Logistics Labor Management
I participate in many strategy sessions at KANE. One common theme in the meetings is how can we differentiate ourselves? What can we do to set our solutions apart from our competitors? These "open space" exercises are often used to flesh ou...
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Topics:
Supply Chain Challenges
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