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    Alex Stark | August 17, 2017

    Logistics Site Location: Scranton Could Be Lowest-Cost Option

    When considering a site location for your company, for manufacturing or distribution, operating costs are a huge part of that decision. A recent study examined the costs to operate a large food and beverage processing center in 11 different...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Warehouse Operations

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    Alex Stark | August 03, 2017

    A Look at the Lehigh Valley Warehousing Boom

    An East Coast version of Southern California’s Inland Empire? It may be too early to make a claim of that magnitude, but that’s what some people are saying about Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley – home to KANE’s Allentown warehousing campus.
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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 | July 20, 2017

    Green Trucking Progress Threatened By Potential SmartWay® Repeal

    Green trucking initiatives are an integral part of the modern logistics industry, helping companies to maximize energy efficiency while reducing environmental impact. With and without government involvement, these initiatives have made grea...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges

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    Alex Stark | July 13, 2017

    Top 3PL Lists Should Be More Than Ballot Stuffing

    When you see this year's crop of Top 3PL lists, you're more than likely going to see the results of ballot stuffing and not statistically-based analysis to help companies looking to outsource logistics operations. KANE's Senior Director of ...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges

    Larry Catanzaro | July 06, 2017

    Do Tighter Ship Time Demands from Retailers Inhibit Green Shipping?

    Retailers today are demanding shorter and shorter ship times for replenishment orders. Suppliers are dutifully obliging, but the practice makes it hard to follow green shipping principles. Smaller, more frequent orders means more trucks on ...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges

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    Alex Stark | June 08, 2017

    Retail Consolidation Services 101

    Increasing revenue and decreasing carbon emissions. These are two primary goals of every retailer and logistics company, despite the recent U.S. decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. But most retail supply chains ha...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Freight Transportation

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    Alex Stark | May 25, 2017

    Six Sigma Methods in Logistics

    “Streamline.” “Optimize.” “Deep Dive.” These buzzwords are some of the worst offenders in terms of overuse and annoyance. But despite the eye-rolls they trigger from business professionals these days, they are actually pretty good words.
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Logistics Technology, KANE Company News

    Freight Capacity
    Larry Catanzaro | April 13, 2017

    As Freight Capacity Tightens, Is Reliance on the Spot Market Too Risky?

    A funny thing happened with freight volumes during the first quarter, a notoriously slow time for for-hire trucking companies. It wasn’t so slow.
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Freight Transportation

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