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The Friday Report: March 13th, 2020
Coronavirus Disrupting Supply Chains According to a new survey by the Institute of Supply Chain Management, nearly 75% of companies are reporting supply chain disruptions due to coronavirus-related transportation restrictions. The survey also reported that over 80% of...
The Role of the 4PL Lead Logistics Providers in Supply Chain Logistics Management
What is a 4PL? A 4PL is an outsourced service provider that manages the warehousing, inventory, fulfillment, transportation and logistics on behalf of its clients, often the entire supply chain from the production line to the point of final distribution. 4PLs, also...
The Friday Report: March 6th, 2020
Cost and Complexity Still Plague Retail Industry Retail logistics is mired by inefficiencies and unnecessary costs. Today, ground transportation, fulfillment and retail logistics are all being reconfigured to better serve the retail industry. Last mile delivery...
The Friday Report: February 28th, 2020
Cargo Thieves Continue to Target Trucks in Transit A recent report by international transport and logistics insurer TT club and supply chain intelligence firm BSI indicates that 87% of cargo thefts involved trucks in 2019. This is up by 3% over the previous year and...
The Friday Report: February 21st, 2020
Blue Collar Worker Shortage Turns Severe The younger generation is eschewing trade school and apprenticeship opportunities, turning instead to college for white collar jobs. The agriculture, mining, manufacturing, construction, transportation and supply chain...
Coronavirus May Disrupt U.S. Pharma/Life Sciences Supply Chain
As of February 13th, 60 million people in China have been quarantined to prevent the spread of the dreaded coronavirus. For those of you keeping a close eye on the situation to make informed decisions, here is a real time coronavirus COVID-19 global case tracker by...
The Friday Report: February 14th, 2020
How Macy’s Plans to Change Its Old, Siloed Supply Chain Model Before the advent of ecommerce, Macy’s viewed the supply chain as transactional. This meant that its primary focus was in moving goods from point to point while optimizing costs at each point along the...
How New 3PL Pharma Services and Title Models Can Benefit Drug Manufacturers
The highly complex pharma life sciences industry seems to be constantly changing. To keep up with the pace of change, ensure regulatory compliance and meet the needs of patients and drug manufacturers, pharma manufacturers have ramped up outsourcing to 3PLs and other...
The Friday Report: February 7th, 2020
Recall of Contaminated Surgical Gowns Results in Cancelled Surgeries Industry giant Cardinal Health recently announced two voluntary recalls for surgical gowns. In January, Cardinal Health advised healthcare providers to cease utilization of some specific types of...
3PLs Gain Competitive Advantage from Technology
We live in a global world. There is simply no getting around that fact. Around the world, goods are traded, shipped and delivered to the doors of consumers as well as to businesses. Many factors have influenced the growth of the third party logistics industry. ...