Inbound Logistics | April 2023

CONTENTS APRIL 2023 | VOL. 43 | NO. 4

New services from Asia to Western Europe

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8 GOOD QUESTION How has logistics technology impacted your job? 10 10 TIPS Building supplier relationships 26 IT MATTERS Digitalization unlocks resiliency

GOOD QUESTION How has logistics technology impacted your job?

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28 REVERSE LOGISTICS Embracing the opportunity in returns 30 DC OPERATIONS Five steps to Six Sigma success 32 LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN Just in time to near-source or nearly time to in-source? INFO 90 SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS 92 WEB_CITE CITY 108 CALENDAR 110 RESOURCE CENTER

INFOCUS 1 INFO SNACKS

Big and bulky shipments? Don’t let them weigh you down.

12 VERTICAL FOCUS: PROJECT LOGISTICS 16 NOTED 18 TAKEAWAYS

104 IN BRIEF 112 LAST MILE Bourbon boom

INSIGHT 6 CHECKING IN Robots, robots, robots

INPRACTICE 14 LEADERSHIP

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CONTENT PARTNERS THOUGHT LEADERS 22 SHIPPERS, IT’S TIME TO SEIZE THE MOMENT AND TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR RATES Oered by DAT Freight & Analytics 23 A CLOSED-LOOP SOLUTION PROVIDES SAVINGS AND STREAMLINES SUPPLY CHAINS Oered by Fortigo 24 NAVIGATING FREIGHT EMBARGOES: NO NEED TO PANIC Oered by SMC³ 25 MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LOGISTICS DATA: HOW TO PRIORITIZE AND CONTEXTUALIZE IT Oered by R2 Logistics

Every day, Barbara Melvin, CEO, South Carolina Ports, is up at 3:30 a.m. and asleep by 8:30 p.m. In between, the first woman to lead a top U.S. operating container port walks the halls, talks to people, creates an open environment for collaboration and problem- solving, and celebrates victories of any magnitude.

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