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By Art Van Bodegraven
Several aeons ago, when Traffic Managers were just beginning to rise up out of the primordial ooze with thoughts of morphing into Logisticians, or worse, Supply Chain Managers, an epidemic of Just-In-Time swept across the planet.
Made possible only by the plentiful availability of inexpensive fuel, JIT was a compelling concept.  Knees jerked, nearly in unison, and even people who had no idea what JIT was claimed to be doing it. more...

By Randall L. Telfer
In the rush to assess the relevance, scope, and proper timing of outsourcing, an objective methodology is paramount to successfully discovering the path that takes you where you need to go... The methodology that we have used successfully covers seven key areas. more...

Logistics Outsourcing: Is it Right for Your Business?

By Hugh D. Kinney, Jr.
Making the decision to outsource selected supply chain functions and processes to a Third Party Logistics (3PL) company can be challenging yet rewarding to the organization.  Supply chain functions have grown increasingly complex with globalization, technology, and competition advancing at a rapid pace.  Thoroughly examining the motivations, expectations, and justifications for outsourcing critical supply chain functionality enables companies to make effective decisions which generate incremental profitability and shareholder value. more...

Succesful 3PL Selection: The First Step, Requirements Definition

By Hugh D. Kinney, Jr.
Companies choose to outsource warehousing and transportation operations for a variety of reasons.  Once the decision to outsource is made, partnering with logistics focused companies that have built core competencies in logistics operations management is a great technique for strengthening a company’s capabilities relatively quickly with minimal investment of capital resources. more...