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By Can A. Dogan – From Supply Chain Quarterly Companies work hard to reduce inventory and increase order-fill rates, yet many continue to experience erratic, stagnant, or declining inventory performance. The comprehensive approach outlined here can help them achieve the improvements they seek. The supply chain executive was puzzled. “If I were to combine the promised inventory… Read more »

1. What is your company all about? We are the largest 3PL company in Mexico, with 20 years of experience, 21 warehouses in the country, and 1,200 employees. The company is divided into four branches: Freight and Distribution Storage Maquila International Trade 2. What makes your company different than other companies in your industry? We provide… Read more »

Interstate Warehousing and Tippmann Group are pleased to announce a major expansion project at Interstate Warehousing’s largest cold storage warehouse in Indianapolis (Franklin), Indiana. The 309,000 square foot expansion will be the largest expansion at one time that this facility has ever seen, and it will add more than 48,000 pallet positions in order to… Read more »

There are an abundance of terms used when talking about a warehouse management system (WMS). Each of those terms could also have varied definitions based on who you ask.  In order to sort this debacle out, we have listed some key terms that you should know when it comes to Warehouse, Inventory, and Distribution Management…. Read more »

In the rest of the world, transportation infrastructure is about more than getting people from point A to point B: It’s also a tool to stimulate local employment and industry. A longstanding federal policy has kept American transportation agencies from using their construction and procurement programs as spark plugs for local economies. Last month, Transportation… Read more »

Increased demand for transportation and logistics services is driving the commercial vehicle market, according to a report just released by Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA). Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., GIA said the global market for commercial vehicles is projected to reach 29.1 million units by 2020, driven by economic growth and growing commercial, business,… Read more »

After experiencing logistics challenges during a high-volume holiday season, Coravin, a wine access system innovator, needed help handling distribution, shipping, and product assembly. With assistance from a third-party logistics (3PL) provider, Coravin formulated a product distribution strategy to help operations flow like wine. Founded in 2011 by Greg Lambrecht, Burlington, Mass.-based Coravin invented a wine… Read more »

The answer is “yes.” Whether your goal is to drive cost savings and cost avoidance, extend operations to new regions and markets, support new product development and launch, or create new opportunities for revenue growth, they are continually under pressure to deliver new value to stakeholders. Yet few supply chain organizations think of themselves as… Read more »

On March 19, 2015 Crawley was a featured speaker at “Leadership Excellence, Organizational Success,” a global leadership summit sponsored by Innovation Enterprise. The summit brings together high-level executives from Fortune 1000 companies to gain an enterprise perspective for making critical decisions that affect the people, processes, culture, and organization as a whole. Crawley’s presentation for the New York… Read more »

As we start March the good news is we have landed some large volume yogurt cup projects with General Mills and both of our cup lines are fully booked for several months. The Henkel Laundry bottles have hit the shelves and the P&G dosing cups are back up and running. We are even starting to… Read more »