Industry Focus BY TOM GRESHAM ISTOCK.COM/1933BKK The third-party logistics (3PL) industry is a complex and varied one that includes a wide range of operators. 3PLs serve as crucial partners in the supply chain for manufacturers who opt to outsource some, or all, of their logistics operations, such as warehousing, fulfillment and distribution. The role of 3PLs can differ greatly, but ...
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MHI Roars Back to In-Person Trade Shows with Record MODEX 2022
Over 37,047 visitors connected with over 857 exhibitors across 405,000 square feet of exhibit space at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center for MODEX 2022—a record-setting event.
Read More »Building Supply Chain Resilience With Big Data and AI
Leaders at seven different MHI member companies share their perspectives about the current and future states of big data and artificial intelligence and their benefits.
Read More »Port and Intermodal Freight Disruptions Continue to Impact Supply Chains
Industry Focus Widespread Supply Chain Congestion Has Practitioners Looking at New Practices to Ease Delays BY TOM GRESHAM POTOWIZARD/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Ships sit for days offshore as they wait for an open berth at their destination port. Terminals and warehouses are stacked with containers with no one to pick them up. Shippers get turned away for service by overwhelmed, understaffed carriers. The ...
Read More »By the Numbers—Freight and Parcel Delivery, Part 4
By the Numbers—Freight and Parcel Delivery, Part 4
Read More »By the Numbers—Freight and Parcel Delivery, Part 3
By the Numbers—Freight and Parcel Delivery, Part 3
Read More »By the Numbers—Freight and Parcel Delivery, Part 2
By the Numbers—Freight and Parcel Delivery, Part 2
Read More »By the Numbers—Freight and Parcel Delivery, Part 1
By the Numbers—Freight and Parcel Delivery, Part 1
Read More »Freight Goes Digital
Fresh industry faces and sophisticated new tools are making automation a crucial piece of the freight brokerage field. * By Tom Gresham * Spurred on by innovative new industry players and the increasingly ambitious investments in technology by the field’s more traditional companies, freight brokerages have taken a major step toward more fully embracing the digital in their processes, leading ...
Read More »The Future of Urban Freight
How will digital, connected technologies address the challenges posed by urban freight in an e-commerce world? * By Sara Pearson Specter * Four years ago, the 2016 MHI Annual Industry Report explored the emergence of Smart City Logistics and the potential for digital, connected technologies to address the significant challenges posed by urban freight in an e-commerce world. Fast forward ...
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