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January 9, 2020 |

Hunger Games: Managing Food Logistics Challenges When Demand Spikes

Since it hit restaurants in January 2019, the Impossible Burger, which is made from plants but offers the taste and texture of beef, has been on a roll. When the company launched in Gelson’s Markets in southern California, the Impossible Burger zoomed to the top spot among packaged goods, outselling the next most popular product […]

January 7, 2020 |

A Hire Purpose: 11 Strategies to Recruit Supply Chain Talent

Competition has never been tougher to obtain supply chain talent, forcing companies to rethink recruitment tactics.

December 19, 2019 |

2019 Airfreight Forwarders Guide

Need to move goods quickly? These airfreight partners offer speed and reliability with end-to-end solutions that ensure supply chain efficiency.

December 17, 2019 |

TURBOCHARGED! Secrets of Expedited Shipping

How carriers move high-priority loads extra fast while holding down costs and keeping shippers in the loop.

December 13, 2019 |

It’s Only Natural: The Challenges of Organic Food Logistics

From cold chain and cross contamination to scale, organic farmers are addressing challenges with technology and supply chain shifts.

December 4, 2019 |

3PLs Add Value

Increasing consumer expectations, market uncertainty, and other recent trends, have only enhanced the value 3PLs bring to shippers. From technology innovations to process insights, here are the ways 3PLs unlock and increase supply chain efficiencies.

November 25, 2019 |

Maritime Logistics in Ship Shape

While the prospect of higher tariffs and the cost of low-sulfur fuel requirements pose concerns for the maritime industry, it’s forging ahead with bigger, more automated seaports, as well as technology that improves visibility, reduces its environmental impact, and streamlines operations.

November 21, 2019 |

The Logistics of Liquidation

When a customer returns a product, or a company clears unsold merchandise off the shelves, that’s the start of an uphill climb in search of maximum value recovery.

November 14, 2019 |

Sites of the Stars

These logistics sites reach for the stars and deliver stellar performance.

November 11, 2019 |

19 Intermodal Tips for Success

Experts share advice on how to get fast-enough service while saving money with domestic intermodal transportation.

October 10, 2019 |

2019 Trucking Perspectives

Inbound Logistics’ exclusive survey of shippers and truckers reveals where the wind is blowing in the trucking industry today.

October 9, 2019 |

CPG Brands Find Their Place Online

How CPG brands large and small meet the needs of evolving customers who crave product information, access, and near-instant gratification.

October 8, 2019 |

Freight Bill Audit & Payment: It’s More Than The Money

FBAP service providers use big data and business intelligence to drive global enterprise change.

October 8, 2019 |

How to Detox the Pharma Supply Chain

Advances in technology, new regulations, and more personalized medicine can make managing pharmaceutical supply chains a tough pill to swallow. Successful supply chains leverage new IT, share information, and embrace change.

October 7, 2019 |

SMBs and E-Commerce

How 97 lb weaklings can develop the muscle to succeed.

October 4, 2019 |

2019 Top 100 Truckers

Inbound Logistics’ annual Top 100 Truckers directory offers an in-depth review of carriers that match shippers’ diverse and demanding needs.

October 3, 2019 |

Trucking Strategies for Whichever Way the Wind Blows

Just because there’s more trucking capacity available today than there was a year ago doesn’t mean that shippers can overlook the basics. Here’s how to maintain capacity in all market conditions.