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Collaborating with a third-party logistics management firm and an international material handling specialist, BMW runs a production parts warehouse in South Carolina that operates with the precision of a Z4 roadster.
The attractions of "renting" software from an application service provider on a pay as-you-go basis are obvious: No license fees, no installation costs, no hardware or software to update and maintain. But be careful: ASPs aren't right for every app.
His childhood fascination with the scale of the Berlin airlift led to a role as beraccountant to the logistics industry. Today, Bob Delaney's annual tallies of the nation's freight bill provide the single best indicator of the industry's performance.
Burned in the past by deals gone sour, 3PLs have become wary of investing in warehouses, trucks and even forklifts. Now they're asking their customers to share the risks.
With some top-of-the-line models costing up to $100,000 a pop, it's obvious why you need to take good care of your lift trucks. But there's a lot more to it than an occasional lube job.
Despite what logistics and distribution center managers may think, the new HOS rules aren't just the fleet managers' problem. They'll most decidedly affect the average DC as well.