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Image via Flickr by Andres Rueda A newly released survey conducted by INTTRA reveals that e-invoicing could be the driving force behind reducing procurement costs in 2013. The survey focused on high-volume freight forwarders and shippers and includes several major global logistics providers.Oops! You don’t have permission to view this page! Make sure you’re logged…
Image via Flickr by Rafael Gomez A new study by Stratfor Global Intelligence concludes that China is stepping down from its unofficial position as the go to cheap labor source of the world, and other developing countries are now emerging as a replacement option for global manufacturers in need of a cheap labor source. By…
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Image via Flickr by Rennett Stowe West coast ports faced a nine-month long work slowdown because of labor disputes between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. There was even a short period of time where the ports closed. Thousands of companies had to make adjustments to their supply chains to…
Image via Flickr JeepersMedia At some point, virtually every successful company needs to make changes to its infrastructure in order to expand. In 2015 DHL projected significant growth and decided to invest in an updated online platform for customers to track packages. The investment did not have the expected outcome, though. Take a look at…
Image via Flickr by Jeepersmedia One reason why Wal-Mart has been able to expand so rapidly and beat out their competition is the fact that they control almost all of their own warehousing and shipping in house. Wal-Mart has several warehouses across the U.S. with their own fleet of trucks. However, that’s all about to…