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    Kane Logistics | June 15, 2011

    Need to Start Over? Try Northeast PA!

    Glancing through the headlines today, I came upon an article on MSN: The 10 Best Places for Starting Over. With the economy still struggling to find its legs, more people are heading to cities that offer better job opportunities and more af...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Warehouse Operations, KANE Company News

    Alex Stark | March 29, 2011

    “Wait and See” Is a Poor Transportation Planning Strategy

    This blog post comes from Giles Taylor, a transportation consultant who specializes in giving small to mid-sized companies the facts required to make smart decisions on transportation and logistics – www.trans-solutions.com
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges

    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 | March 10, 2011

    Q&A with Chuck Taylor on the End of Cheap Oil

    This week's blog post is a Q&A with Chuck Taylor, long-time logistics professional and head coach at Awake! Consulting. Chuck speaks frequently on how companies must prepare for the end of cheap oil. What is your main message to logisti...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Freight Transportation

    Alex Stark | February 17, 2011

    Is CapGemini’s 2020 Future Value Chain Report Too “Futuristic?”

    Cap Gemini just published its most recent installment of the Future Value Chain – "Building Strategies for the New Decade." This report, the third in the series, looks at the supply chain and what the future of consumer product distribution...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges

    Alex Stark | February 11, 2011

    Gene Kane’s Last ‘Message from the Chairman’ Cable Article

    Recently going through some files, I discovered a hand written paper from our late founder, Gene Kane. It was addressed to me regarding the Cable, our company newsletter. It is the last article Gene wrote for the publication. After 50 years...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges

    Alex Stark | February 07, 2011

    Armchair Logistics Concerning the FMI/GMA Conference

    By all indications, the most recent FMI (Food Marketing Institute)/GMA (Grocery Manufacturers Association) 2011 Supply Chain Conference held in Orlando last week was another successful joint venture. The two industry organizations joined fo...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges

    Alex Stark | December 20, 2010

    CSA 2010: What's the Big Deal?

    CSA 2010. Mention it to anyone related to the trucking industry and you may get a reaction you weren't expecting. The initiative, whose ultimate goal is to achieve a greater reduction in large truck and bus crashes, injuries, and fatalities...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Logistics Safety, Freight Transportation

    Alex Stark | July 22, 2010

    Are Shippers Wasting Truckers' Time?

    CSA 2010 is an acronym for Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, a new initiative from the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA). Through CSA 2010, the FMCSA together with state partners and industry will work to reduce commerc...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, 3PL Outsourcing, Logistics Safety, Freight Transportation

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