How to Prevent Your 3PL Contract from Harming Logistics Performance

Feb 14, 2017 | Articles, Sales & Operations Planning

Many companies today are outsourcing to 3PL providers as a way to improve logistics performance. If it’s done right, putting logistics in the hands of 3PL partners can certainly make a positive difference. However, it’s also not unknown for...

Is Your 3PL Partner Tardier Than You Thought?

Nov 7, 2016 | Articles

If your company has outsourced logistics activity, the performance of your 3PL provider will influence how customers see your brand and ultimately, can either enhance or tarnish your business reputation. If you want to be certain that your 3PL will serve as a valuable...

Technology as a Driver of Last Mile Delivery Performance

Oct 3, 2016 | Articles

It may be a mile or two, or it may be a hundred miles or more, but the so-called last mile of the supply chain can account for more than 25% of total transportation costs. With that in mind, a focus on last mile delivery efficiency can potentially yield big cost...

Accountability: the Key to a High-performance Warehouse Workforce

Sep 5, 2016 | Articles

Unless you’re managing a fully automated warehouse or (network of warehouses), a high-performance warehouse workforce is as critical to success as any technology solution you might invest in; any best practice you implement, and any strategy developed to...

RFID – Better Outcomes in Supply Chain?

Apr 28, 2016 | Articles, Supply Chain Benchmarking

by Stephen Hanman (As seen in MHD Supply Chain Solutions) Benchmarking Success (BMS) has been gathering supply chain intelligence since 1993. This data gathering process has enabled development of a best-practice supply chain model that compares the outputs of...

Supply Chain Performance

Apr 28, 2016 | Articles, Supply Chain Benchmarking

by Artie Leslie (As seen in MHD Supply Chain Solutions) What is your current supply chain performance? How can you improve? In this article the author describes a process for supply chain performance assessment and improvement, and in the next issue we will consider a...