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Fleet Owner, February 6, 2019: Mindy Long  Transportation and logistics providers said they were able to meet the increased e-commerce demand for rapid, free shipping this past holiday season through a mix of new technologies and advanced preparation. “People are judging us not on what we do on a normal day, but what we do on their busiest days,” said Andy Moses, senior vice president of global ...

An enterprise that reaches annual sales of $530 billion worldwide, the cosmetics and skin care industry is one that steadily toes the line between lucrative and ever-evolving. A market-driven business whose bottom line is directly affected by consumer demand, the storage of health and beauty products requires a housing facility that possesses a combination of skill, adaptability, and technology to...

Recently, customer requirements have become increasingly more challenging, particularly due to their experiences with same-day or next day deliveries of packages to their homes. In response to ever-changing customer expectations, shippers are seeking any potential method that may improve the speed-to-market and accuracy of their shipments—all while lowering costs as much as possible. To meet suc...

January 10, 2019 | reJournal Transwestern brokered a 343,410-square-foot industrial building lease for ODW Logistics, Inc. at 5300 Proviso Drive in Melrose Park, Illinois. Senior vice president John Joyce, CCIM, represented the landlord, TSP Melrose Park LLC in the deal. “Distribution center tenants are expanding to meet growing business needs, especially in the O’Hare submarket,” said Joyce. “T...

There is truth to the old saying, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” This is the principle behind how using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) help improve your supply chain. If you’re a shipper working with a third party logistics provider (3PL), or just thinking about outsourcing, logistics KPIs are an effective tool for maximizing the performance of your entire logistics operation. The...