Additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3-D printing, seems like something straight out of our favorite science fiction movies. It is an extraordinary invention that will turn traditional manufacturing on its head. This revolutionary printing technology repeatedly adds layers on itself to build three-dimensional products, hence the name additive manufacturing. It allows for personalization and […]

A recent study by Capgemini Consulting found that just 53% of shippers felt their third-party logistics (3PL) providers were equipped for innovation while 89% of 3PLs declared they actually were. How is this incongruence possible?

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  Last year’s holiday sales contributed to an exceptional fourth quarter for ecommerce businesses.  Holiday sales in 2012 moved toward a record $3.6 billion which is an increase of approximately 16% over 2011. This trend of growth in the e-commerce industry is expected to be continued throughout 2013.

  PwC’s most recent Manufacturing Barometer Business Outlook Report show industrial manufacturing executives are optimistic about their growth projections in the next 12 months. Of those surveyed, 83% expect positive profit growth while only 3% saw negative growth.

A survey of 250 UK supply chain, warehouse and distribution centers indicated that every worker loses 15 minutes of productivity during each eight hour shift. For a company with just 50 warehouse employees, this adds up to 2,899 hours a year. This is solely based on ineffective warehouse processes. Most managers have been assigned to […]

A global poll conducted by SCM World revealed Amazon’s supply chain is ‘more admired’ than its competitor, Apple Inc., in nearly all supply chain aspects. The poll of 1,136 executives rated Amazon and Apple on four supply chain features: agility, collaboration, execution and innovation. Apple beat Amazon in innovation, but 54% surveyed believed Amazon came […]

Capgemini recently released their 2012 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) study which assessed the  3PL market. In this 52 page study,  1561 shippers and 697 3PL executives were surveyed about strategic assessment, electronics, emerging markets, and talent management. The findings are checked for academic validity and it found some interesting insights into the current use of 3PL.

In a recent survey, 84% of respondents said that the returns process is very to extremely important in their decision to continue to shop with a company. Over 30% responded that particular companies are more likely to make shipping mistakes. A similar percentage said mistakes are more likely to occur with a large retailer than […]