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1209.gif) INSIGHT SC Perspectives The Intellectual Risk of Complexity As multiple sourcing strategies continue their inexorable march across the world, the resultant supply chain collaboration makes it more difficult for companies to protect their intellectual property rights, says Contributing Editor Robert Malone. 3PL Line Is Your 3PL a Brand Builder? Successful branding programs begin with superior products and services, backed by excellent customer service that permeates an entire organization. Is your third-party logistics provider delivering your brand promise? asks Mitch Weckop, senior VP/GM of Schneider Transportation Management. Viewpoint Selecting Pallet Types: One Size Does Not Fit All According to Don Pulver, VP and GM of Worthington Steelpac, having a solid understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different types of pallets is critical to choosing the right one for the job. Green Landscape Software Tools Optimize Green Logistics Today's logistics service providers have access to a wide variety of optimization tools to help improve efficiency, reduce costs, and go green, says Pradeep Chaudhary of Tata Consultancy Services. ADVERTISEMENT
1209.gif) IN PRACTICE Reader Profile Captain Scantastic As vice president of logistics at Genesis Medical Imaging, Cliff Hooper makes sure service technicians receive the parts they need to keep medical equipment up and running. Through savvy manipulation of expedited shipping services, Hooper has cut his company's monthly transportation costs by more than half.
10 Tips Selecting A Voice-Directed Picking System Looking to reduce errors, improve productivity, and increase accuracy in the warehouse? A voice-directed picking system can help. These tips will guide you to the right solution. Vote For Your Logistics Partner! Have your 3PLs achieved extraordinary results for you and your company? Have they been steadfast partners for years, through good times and tough? Have they saved you money, found efficiencies, boosted productivity, kept your supply chain flowing? Get them the recognition they deserve. Join thousands of your transport, supply chain, and business logistics peers and vote in our Annual Reader's Choice: Top 10 3PL Excellence Awards. More than 6,000 votes were cast last year by a diverse cross-section of readers who had one thing in common -- they shared their 3PL experiences with IL readers around the world. Here's your chance to be heard.  Share this link with your colleagues and rally them behind your provider: www.inboundlogistics.com/top10 ADVERTISEMENT
POSITION WANTED Supply Chain Management and Logistics Manager Increased efficiency and cash flow through research and design of new regional distribution center, selected and installed WMS in regional distribution centers and manufacturing plants. Reduced corporate inventory by more than $5 million and improved customer satisfaction by establishing a new Sales operational planning program. Contact: Joseph D. Bruno • 941-342-0981 • Joseph D. Bruno@aol.com To browse sites by category, click here. What's The Difference?
If you're an LLP, are you also a 4PL? Can you run a Just-In-Time operation without being a lean one? When push comes to pull, are logistics and supply chain management interchangeable? Here's your chance to weigh in on some common perceptions and misperceptions regarding industry terminology and lexicon that we will feature in an upcoming article. Take our quick survey to make your voice heard! www.inboundlogistics.com/whatsthedifferencePRIVACY INFORMATION
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