Integrated Logistics Blog (10)

Logistics Management | Supply Chain | Market Recession | Inventory | Transportation Models

A future of big challenges and bold solutions for industrial manufacturing

Fueled in large part by a surge in technological innovation, the industrial manufacturing space looks set to acquire heightened production efficiency ...

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Logistics Management | Supply Chain | Transportation Models | Supply Chain Management | On-Time Delivery | Automotive

Lifting the automotive aftermarket out of crisis

The North American automotive aftermarket industry may be facing the most daunting range of ongoing supply chain and distribution challenges to date, ...

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Logistics Management | Supply Chain | Market Recession | Inventory | Warehousing | Retail

From field to freight to fork

The food and beverage industry is a melting pot of transformation. For many businesses, improved logistics will be the secret sauce of success. The fo...

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Logistics Management | Supply Chain Management | Consumer Goods | On-Time Delivery | Consumer Demand | Freight Costs

The cosmetics industry and the supply chain at its foundation

The cosmetic and personal care industries are growing at a breakneck pace.With global sales of $483 billion in 2020 and an annual growth rate of 4.75%...

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Logistics Management | Entrepreneurial Spirit | Supply Chain | Distributor | Transportation Models

Unboxing the packaging industry

In just a few years, packaging will likely be unrecognizable from what it is today. The industry has seen aggressive R&D investment in flexible, e...

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Logistics Management | DIY | Home Improvement | Retail | History of Supply Chain

Planers, Trolleys and Adjustable Wrenches

No, it’s not a Steve Martin movie. As people spend more time at home during the pandemic, and work-from-home looks like it's here to stay, home renova...

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Logistics Management | Supply Chain | Silicon Chip Shortage | Medical Device Manufacturing

Where the chips fall with our unsung heroes

The medical teams working around the world to combat what is becoming a very long global pandemic are to be commended for their continued dedication t...

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Logistics Management | Supply Chain | Market Recession | Distributor

Building Materials and Products

“Disruptive technologies, product innovation, and digitization will transform the building-products industry. Incumbents can protect themselves by tra...

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Logistics Management | Supply Chain | History of Supply Chain | Logistics History and Speculation

Coffee, logistics, and the importance of big steel boxes.

Four in five people reading this article will have a steaming cup of coffee within easy reach. Now this, admittedly, is an entirely made-up statistic....

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Supply Chain | Pricing | Wholesaler | Market Recession | Distributor | Dropshipping | Inventory | Warehousing | Transportation Models

Wholesailing through the logistics crisis

Many companies feel helpless to navigate through the uncharted waters of a global pandemic and unprecedently seen disruption in the supply chain. What...

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Pricing Strategy | Budgeting | Supply Chain

Three critical mind-shifts before optimizing your budget

Asked to list their greatest concerns for 2021, three in four CFOs report reduced profitability as their company’s biggest challenge, according to a r...

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Logistics Management | Entrepreneurial Spirit | Origin Story

Perseverance. Competitiveness. Dedication. Heart. Passion.

What moves a 13-year-old boy to wake up at 3 a.m., ride his bike to a pier in Lake Michigan, and spend all day casting a fishing rod in hopes of conne...

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