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Shippers, carriers, third parties and researchers spend enormous amounts of time and energy attempting to develop reliable distribution networks, yet the best-laid plans are subject to forces and events beyond the control of even the most sophisticated systems.
With a shortage of drivers, tighter regulations on drivers' hours of service, and other pressures, transportation capacity is hard to come by these days. Yet even amid the turmoil, some businesses are finding ways to assure transportation capacity is available when they need it and to minimize costs.
The lenses and camera bags it sells come from far-away lands, but Ritz Camera has a surprisingly detailed grasp of their whereabouts while in transit. Its secret? A really competent 3PL.
Just what does a global logistics VP do at a company that has virtually no distribution assets? For IBM's Gary Smith, the answer is to run what must be the world's most complicated outsourcing program.