LEGACY Supply Chain Services

“Simply put, the era of mass merchandising is giving way to a new era: personalized merchandising where retailers are customizing their offerings for each consumer instead of taking a one-size-fits-all approach.”

LEGACY Supply Chain Services has launched an interactive tool and ebook designed to help retailers evaluate their own supply chain performance, and identify opportunities for improvement.

Overall, investing in the right systems, keeping thorough documentation, working with a strong 3PL to ensure compliancy and consistency, and building the right culture will help drive out chargebacks.

Over the past 25 years, the third-party logistics (3PL) industry has evolved from an emerging industry to a global best practice, setting the stage for the next 25 years of dynamic change.

Today’s supply chain leaders are challenged with increased information and complexity when planning and executing, and over the past fifteen years global trade activity has increased over 60%.

Outsourcing, defined by Rob Handfield of N.C. State University as “the strategic use of outside resources to perform activities traditionally handled by internal staff and resources,” calls to the minds of many CEOs a loss of control, transparency, and security that inspires skepticism about the value of outsourcing.

Improve efficiency and cut costs in your warehouse or distribution center with these 11 best practices.

When it comes to interpreting data and turning it into information that helps supply chains become optimized and efficient, it’s crucial to be able to see your data in the correct context - and that’s where data visualization comes in.

The U.S. starts planning in the spring for the special food deliveries to service bases abroad that can make a holiday special for troops away from home while serving their country.

As Black Friday has evolved through the years, so has the supply chain that supports it - optimized distribution networks, and supply chain planning have all made it possible to keep shelves well stocked and reduce the need for costly storage of inventory.

Finally! HP did what everyone but its CEO and Board thought inevitable, they spun off the commoditized PC and printing businesses - this is an opportunity to look deeper into HP’s culture for roots of today’s probably unsolvable problems.

3PL's are able to leverage global partnerships and infrastructure to deliver flexible service options and provide supply chain solutions for companies of all sizes, allowing companies to focus on core competencies while driving significant cost savings.

Supply chain outsourcing is slowly becoming among the more common core competencies for large, multi-billion dollar companies.

There is no shortcut when it comes to international trade compliance. All companies that engage in international commerce must follow the rules of the road, so to speak. A recent report found that many companies wrongly ignore export laws because they may or may not realize how the rules apply to them.

Finding the right third-party logistics provider (3PL) always involves considerable due diligence - it may also mean leaving an existing partner for a set of collaborators that can deliver on the promise of a seamless global network.