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UPS to Acquire Hungarian Healthcare Logistics Company CEMELOG
UPS announced it will purchase Hungary-based pharmaceutical logistics company, CEMELOG Zrt, as part of its ongoing global growth and investment strategy.
The End of the Cash Register? Urban Outfitters Will Ring You Up With Apple iPads & iPods
In a presentation on its first-ever annual analyst day today, Urban Outfitters made an announcement: The chain, CIO Calvin Hollinger said, will switch from cash registers to Apple products. "Sales people will have iPod touches," Joe Weistenthal reports, "and cash registers are being phased out in favor of iPads on a swivel."
Case Study for GSCS – Concerning Services Rendered to Weathermatic, Inc. during 2012
At the end of 2012, GSCS had delivered significant cost savings to Weathermatic, including reducing Weathermatic’s costs by 24% within the first three weeks of engagement, and radically improved supply chain processes.
Mobile on the Move
Starmount software solutions help retailers optimize the shopper experience, and leading retailers are using our products to bring the richness of the Web and the power of mobile into the store to enhance customer engagement and increase sales.
Leadership: In Crisis And Otherwise
Inspiration often comes from the unique vision that a leader brings to the organization. The vision gets energized and transmitted to those who follow. There is an expectation of achievement, of success.
Next Generation Logistics, Inc. 25 Years as A Leader in TMS Technology & Supply Chain Solutions
Next Generation Logistics, Inc., (NGL) a leading provider of managed freight services, TMS software, and supply chain consulting announces achieving a quarter-century servicing the supply chain industry.
The New Rules of Material Handling in the Distribution Center
This paper discusses the business realities that drive DC design today. It examines how sensitivity analysis, modeling, and scenario planning can provide new design insights for the DC. In particular, it focuses on how such changes affect material handling equipment design and IT architecture within the warehouse.
New Business Realities Demand Alternative Distribution Center Design
Distribution center (DC) and material handling equipment (MHE) design must be flexible to meet the challenges of today’s changing business climate, according to a new paper by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium.
A Better Way to Ship Truckload & LTL Freight with Freightopolis
Jack Pollak, an owner of a successful freight brokerage for over a decade, saw first-hand the inefficiencies and inequalities of the entire shipping business -- the incredible amount of back-and-forth calls involved in getting quotes and booking freight -- just for a single load.
NASSTRAC Study Takes a Wide Look at Shipper Insights
A recently released study from the National Shippers Strategic Council (NASSTRAC), entitled “Freight Transportation 2013,” revealed many interesting takeaways on various links of today’s supply chain operations and performance.
Freight Transportation 2013: State of the Industry Report
This report explores shippers’ perspectives of emerging trends in the freight transportation industry. It addresses issues related to business strategy, collaboration practices, carrier selection, rates, capacity, mode selection, outsourcing, advocacy issues, technology, sustainability, and more.
Volvo Trucks Better Fuel Efficiency Starts Here
The strategies featured in this interactive download are proven tools for saving money. Put them to work and you’ll make your fleet more profitable, year after year.
Volvo Trucks Proven Fuel Efficiency - How Ploger Transportation gets 8.5 MPG!
There are a host of vehicle features and variables that can affect fuel efficiency. At Volvo Trucks, we’ve focused our efforts on factors that can make the biggest difference for fuel-conscious fleets.
Volvo I-Shift Now Standard on all Volvo-Powered Trucks - Upto 1.5% Fuel Efficency
Sales of the Volvo I-Shift reached record levels in 2012, with nearly one of every two Volvo trucks built in North America featuring the Volvo I-Shift. Göran Nyberg, president, Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing, made the announcement during the 2013 Mid-America Trucking Show.
Steve Wozniak to Deliver Keynote at Manhattan Associates’ Momentum 2013 Conference
Manhattan Associates, Inc., announced that Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, Inc., will be one of the keynote speakers at Momentum 2013, scheduled for May 19-22 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
In-House Retail E-Commerce Order Fulfillment Distribution Center
Few industries have been as disrupted by the e-commerce revolution as retail. Online and brick-and-mortar retailers alike continue to invent creative new ways to break through the noise and capture a share of the market. That in turn has sparked the creation of order fulfillment solutions to support the new business models.
Gorbel Expands Offerings in their Tether Track™ Fall Arrest Line
Gorbel takes fall protection seriously, which is why they have been working hard to expand their standard Tether Track™ Rigid Rail Fall Protection product line.
Gorbel’s Electric Servo Powered Intelligent Lifting Devices
When precision, lifting power and speed are necessities, turn to Gorbel’s patented G-Force® Intelligent Lifting Device. More precise than hoists, more responsive than air balancers, our bridge crane mounted G-Force® units improve safety, productivity and quality, resulting in a direct increase to your bottom line.
Gorbel Overhead Lifting Solutions for Every Application
As an innovator and leader in the enclosed track work station crane industry, Gorbel has over 30 years experience providing overhead handling solutions from 50 lbs. to 40 tons to customers in a wide range of industries.
Gorbel’s Tether Track™ Fall Protection Toolkit
Complying with today’s workplace health and safety requirements is easier said than done. Which rules and standards apply to you? What’s recommended and what’s required?
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