August 28, 2014
Helping Manufacturers to Make the Right Transportation Choices

As we explained in our previous post (Managing Your Supply Chain With a Vertical Twist by Greg Gader), managing increasingly complex, specialized logistics operations requires a high level of expertise in industry vertical supply chains.
In this post, we take a look at freight transportation issues in one vertical: manufacturing. Read More…
August 21, 2014
Managing Your Supply Chain With a Vertical Twist

When a runner wants to take his or her performance to the next level, a logical course of action is to consult a running coach. In much the same way, a shipper in a specific industry that wants to improve supply chain performance needs relevant expertise within that vertical.
That’s why enlightened logistics service providers are turning vertically in the hunt for ways to help their shipper customers raise the performance bar. Read More…
August 14, 2014
Guest Post: Collaboration the Key to Unblocking Megacity Streets?

Picture a truck delivering product in a traffic-choked megacity and physical obstacles such as a maze of one-way streets come to mind. But hindrances like these are manifestations of a more fundamental problem: constantly changing traffic regulations.
How do companies overcome regulatory speed bumps in sprawling urban areas where government is highly fragmented and the movement of passenger vehicles often takes precedence over freight flows? Read More…
August 7, 2014
Take Heed of India’s Post-Election Story

The recent elections in India have changed the country’s political map in ways that are of major interest to the world—and the supply chain community. For the first time in three decades, a political party in India (the Bharatija Janata party, or BJP) won a clear national mandate, winning 282 out of 543 available seats. Most Indians are jubilant, the stock market is up by 20%, and the Indian Rupee appreciated significantly. Read More…