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As a college student majoring in industrial engineering, George Clopton was drawn to the logical and rational. So how did he end up running that messy, complex, sprawling network we call the supply chain?
Blindsided by Wal-Mart's aggressive push into their market, grocers find themselves fighting for survival. Maybe they can't compete on price but they can cut the fat from their supply chains.
Free land! Tax incentives! Payroll assistance! Companies out scouting for DC sites are demanding and getting all this and more. But there's more to finding the right site than squeezing breaks from the locals.
You can source from around the world, but how do you know which is the best trading partner for you? Total landed cost tools have evolved in ways that may help.
Large products or small, high volume or not so high?there are automated sortation applications available. But choose with care?you'll be living with your choices for years to come.
For a while, FujiFilm Medical's problems finding a failsafe way to get critical X-ray equipment parts out to hospitals seemed incurable. Then it met an experienced 3PL.
The argument over regulation hasn't ended. Instead, it's shifted to other areas most notably the environment, public safety and, most recently, national security.
Some recent graduates have found themselves working in the logistics profession. To help you understand where these folks are coming from, consider their frame of reference.