E-commerce is a boon to large retailers and lower-volume Internet fulfillment operations alike, but low read rates from automated sorting equipment can really reduce margins.

The concepts of total quality management and continuous improvement have been around for decades but have only recently been successfully applied in logistics environments. Today, many companies are finding that they can strengthen their businesses by making total quality management (TQM) part of their logistics operations.

Is it time to audit your customs service provider? As a company dealing with international suppliers or customers, you succeed when your supply chain functions seamlessly. Given the demands of global business and the rapid evolution of customs policies and regulations, your relationship with your broker can provide a strategic advantage - but only if your requirements are being met.

You can modify your fuel surcharge in one of three ways to try to reduce total costs. Which of these common tactics can actually achieve that goal? New research provides the answer. Discover how changing fuel surcharge variables really impact your overall costs. Get a complimentary copy of the white paper.

Practical advice from 20 manufacturing experts. We asked manufacturers from around the world, what advice would you give peers to better manage the sales quotation process? Find out what they said.

Despite higher than expected transportation expenses being the primary factor in landed cost budget variances, most importers do not have a formal solution to manage international transportation.

Logistics providers face new and greater challenges surrounding their workforce. Rising costs, new capacity constraints, and higher customer demands have put additional pressure on service levels and profit margins.

If you're in supply chain management, have you gained the necessary expertise in an emerging must-have technology? Geographic information systems (GIS) give users the power to turn massive amounts of data into intelligence that can drive both supply chain strategy and execution.

A major Canadian supplier of construction materials prevented layoffs and grew their business in a down economy by building up impressive gains in productivity, accuracy, and order fulfillment. This leading supplier of building materials achieved a 99.6% order-fulfillment rate. How'd they get the lift?

Motorola's digital two-way radios are the ideal way to reach drivers any time and know where they are all the time. You get the same push-to-talk services at a lower cost and the flexibility to choose the right radio for each driver.

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