Tag: Distribution

Indiana Department of Transportation 2015 Investment Exceeded $1 Billion

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced today that the agency’s 2015 construction season resulted in an investment of more than $1 billion in State and Local road, bridge, trail, and traffic safety projects. The mix of federal and state transportation funding along with funds from Governor Mike Pence’s Major Moves 2020 program allowed INDOT to invest aggressively in major projects to improve traffic flow and reduce travel time, and increase preservation work to enhance the condition of existing pavement and bridges. In addition to INDOT’s construction program, the State allocated more than $220 million to cities, towns, and counties across the Hoosier state to support local transportation projects. Read the full article…

White Paper: Getting Serious About Serialization, The Drug Quality and Security Act

Pharmaceutical Serialization

On Nov. 27, 2013 President Obama signed the Drug Quality and Security Act into law, effectively setting the framework of what would become a nationwide initiative toward wide-scale pharmaceutical serialization. The Drug Supply Chain Security Act is one component of the DQSA. This particular act requires the FDA to implement a national track-and-trace system by which manufacturers must affix product identifiers (barcodes) to each package of product that is introduced into the supply chain. Read the full article…

The Big Chill: 10 Trends in Cold Chain Logistics

Cold chain operators / a cold chain 3PL operates in a warehouse designed for cold chain logistics.

With its capital-intensive equipment, strict temperature requirements, and energy dependence, the cold chain has always been a demanding logistics segment. Now the sector is grappling with additional challenges—from increases in the sensitivity, quality standards, and volume of many of its goods, to continually mounting regulations. Read the full article…

Supply Chain Visibility Critical To Omni-Channel Ops

Supply chain visibility enables seamless shopping experiences and provides tools to track omni-channel vendor performance.

While knowing what inventory is where at any given point is perhaps the defining element of supply chain visibility, it’s actually only one facet of this critical capability, according to Greg Holder, CEO and founder of Compliance Networks. Visibility that stretches back to suppliers and across to third-party trading partners provides retailers with the ability to track and rate vendor performance while also providing the data to support smarter, more timely decisions around merchandise management, inventory levels, and cash utilization. Read the full article…

MorphCostumes Case Study

MorphCostumes: Morphing from start-up to international e-commerce retailer BACKGROUND | Printer Friendly PDF Great ideas start anywhere, including during après ski refreshments and out-of-the-box costume brainstorming. From there,… Read more »

Global Trade Magazine Names MD Logistics Among Best 3PL’s

MD Logistics is consistently recognized as one of the country’s top third-party logistics (3PL) providers, but its newest recognition surpasses all borders. Global Trade has named MD Logistics among the best 3PL providers for small and mid-size shippers. When announcing the award, the magazine praised the company’s newly activated pharmaceutical foreign trade zone in Plainfield, Ind. as their “big step forward” in the 3PL industry. Read the full article…