In this Issue:
- 2018 Alliance Award - Frios: Cool solution for a hot seller
- 2019 Masters of Logistics
- Mobility: Strengthening every link in the chain
- The new global trade reality
- Special Report: The Top 25 Freight Frowarders
Logistics Management Magazine Archives
September 2018 Logistics Management
September 7, 2018 · Gourmet ice pop maker adopts collaborative cold chain solution to keep profits from melting away due to costly logistics challenges—and takes home a 2018 Alliance Award in the process.
September 7, 2018 · The second-largest family-owned wine company in the world turns to automated pallet handling and storage for its winemaking and distribution operations.
September 7, 2018 · Over the past 10 years, we have heralded the virtues of collaboration—the art of leveraging the strengths of various partners to achieve solutions you never thought possible in your logistics operation.
September 7, 2018 · According to Levi, at the core of this strategy are new, aggressive targets for reducing carbon emissions across its owned-and-operated facilities and global supply chain by 2025.
September 6, 2018 · The current state of freight transportation has many of the same hallmarks as the past. And while shippers are assessing new technologies to better manage operations, the results of our “27th Annual Study on Trends and Issues in Logistics & Transportation” suggest that these new tools alone will not solve the age-old problems we’re still facing.
September 6, 2018 · "No amount of technology is going to help move cargo off the docks without collaboration."
September 6, 2018 · As mobility continues to enhance nearly all supply chain activities, the availability of more real-time data at a lower cost will push more operations forward. As this trend continues to evolve, expect to see a wider swath of shippers tapping into the power of what improved mobility offers.
September 5, 2018 · Pricing across the transportation modes
September 5, 2018 · As global shippers are painfully aware, keeping on top of the shifting trade agreement banter and subsequent disruptions has added a new layer of complexity to logistics management. Leading analysts from all sides of global networks are sharing their perspectives to help shippers get a handle on the new reality.
September 5, 2018 · Industry leaders discuss the key trends, capabilities and innovations that will shape the future of supply chain software.
September 5, 2018 · The recent capacity shortages in trucking have been felt across the nation, and if you’re responsible for shipping fresh food products or temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, you’re probably particularly anxious.
September 5, 2018 · As savvy forwarders embrace and utilize more sophisticated digitized solutions to set them apart from the pack, industry analysts are seeing the race narrowing. Evidence of this trend is made clear when the Top 25 features nearly a half dozen players vying for the same coveted ranking.
September 5, 2018 · Automating order processing can shorten cycle times and reduce errors that affect the supply chain.
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