Distribution

Report highlights executives' focus on direct store delivery processes.

Sixth annual UPS “Pain in the (Supply) Chain” healthcare survey outlines concerns among decision makers and how they plan to address them, such as the 70% who plan to implement new distribution channels over the next five years.

McGladrey/NAW Institute survey suggests anticipated health care cost increases among the biggest concerns.

Ninety-two percent of employers who intend to hire in 2013 will hire full-time help

Two thirds expect to add jobs next year, even as more than half report skilled labor shortage.

2012 3PL report and predictions show modest growth, little help from Washington.

Company responds to customer requests with new website platform and design.

A record response reveals that readership is divided in terms of investment: One side remains cautious, while the other is on the verge of making significant changes to their warehouse/DC operations.

While 2012 is expected to be a slow growth year overall for commercial real estate sector, a report from global commercial real estate company Grubb & Ellis Company cited how the logistics real estate market “has become the most resilient and dynamic segment of the overall U.S. industrial real estate market.

A 15-minute walk-through of a facility can tell more about operations than an hour in the conference room.

Until you get the basics right, you'll never get the most from other systems or processes.

Once, consumers took it on faith that their orders would arrive. Today, they want visibility into your stock, their orders and the expected delivery times. That takes more than elves.

To accelerate its distribution processes, Urban Outfitters brought outsourced logistics back inhouse in a new distribution center in Reno. The result: Faster turnaround times and lower operating costs.

The “Essential Information for an Effective and Efficient Product Recall” brochure from IFDA and IFMA outlines information to help distributors remove recalled product from the supply chain as soon as possible.

Organized through the Supply Chain Optimization Resources and Execution initiative, the free pamphlet details information distributors need to remove recalled product from the supply chain.