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New Video on MHI View: E-Commerce and the Rise of Dimensioning
With e-commerce’s dramatic rise in popularity, how products are packed and shipped is becoming more and more important. Now as products are more frequently packed and shiped in eaches, there is high potential for shipping costs to quickly eat away […]
MODEX 2020 attendees planning major supply chain investments over the next 18 months
MODEX 2020 attendees are registering in record numbers for the event to be held March 9-12 at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center. When attendees register, they are asked to answer a variety of demographic questions indicating their industry, product interest, […]
Partnering with a 3PL: Best Practices for a Successful Relationship
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine Learn some of the key ingredients needed as companies and their 3PL service providers define and create win-win partnerships, as well as how they measure success. Engaging a third-party logistics (3PL) service provider for outsourced […]
Industry Focus: Volatility, Ripple Effects Shaping Intermodal Trends
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine By its very definition, intermodal is a web of deeply connected functions. As one part is impacted, it often creates a ripple effect. Heading into 2020, though, intermodal trends have the added complexity of outside […]
Moving Through the Middle Mile
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine To truly understand e-commerce’s impact on supply chains, follow the movement of goods through the middle mile, e.g. from port to warehouse/DC, between warehouse and from warehouse to e-commerce storage areas. Last mile delivery is […]
Freight Transportation and Logistics by the Numbers
The 2019 holiday season saw a record number of people anxiously waiting for their last packages to arrive before Christmas. Very few have an appreciation for just how amazing today’s fulfillment and delivery systems operate. According to MHI’s Freight by […]