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GYST Concept is a creator of innovative and well-designed sports gear, including backpacks and sunglasses. The U.S. privately-owned company builds their products to inspire their customers to embrace the essential

In 2013, Doug Barter, founder and VP of sales of CompackUSA, brought his 20 years of experience in the packaging industry to Portland. Since then he’s been realizing his vision

Bootstrap ecommerce businesses, including those launched on global crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, often put much of their initial energy towards the product and marketing. When the business starts to take off,

Recently Amazon announced they will move Prime’s standard 2-day shipping to 1-day shipping. The company has some infrastructure to work on before rolling out the faster ship times to the

Times are a-changing. Gone are the days of excessive paperwork, tedious data entry, and an abundance of opportunity for human error. The rise of technology and ecommerce, as well as

“I came to the point in my life where I was faced with a choice to choose life or death. If I was going to choose life, it had to

Black Friday weekend is over, and that means the shopping season is officially here. According to NRF, more than 164 million consumers were expected to shop over Thanksgiving weekend and

Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports has reached the $250 billion mark, nearly half of total imports. The impact of $121 billion dollars levied in retaliation by China, Mexico and Canada

Supply chain, warehousing and transportation have long been considered cost centers in logistics – necessary services to move the business forward. As support resources, they were accountable to achieving certain

No one in the transportation industry is left unaffected by the shifts in logistics caused by a strong economy, increasing customer demands and phenomenoms like the rise of ecommerce. Arguably

Australia may have just gotten Amazon Prime, but they’re now out of luck when it comes to shopping the global Amazon marketplace. For Australia, buying foreign goods is often less

You’re up and running. You’re gaining some traction, and then suddenly you’re feeling like this: It may be time to outsource your logistics. The ecommerce sales channel is growing at

If you’re not cross-docking, you’re missing an opportunity to gain a fully optimized supply chain. Cross-docking services streamline your distribution process, reduce risk in inventory handling and lower your costs

If you’re not cross-docking, you’re missing an opportunity to gain a fully optimized supply chain. Cross-docking services streamline your distribution process, reduce risk in inventory handling and lower your costs

If you’re not cross-docking, you’re missing an opportunity to gain a fully optimized supply chain. Cross-docking services streamline your distribution process, reduce risk in inventory handling and lower your costs

Knickerbocker, an American manufacturer of high-quality bed frames and bedding support systems, has been family-owned and operated for 100 years. Brothers Jacob and Lazar are 4th generation operators of the

The global logistics shipping industry, from domestic trucking to international air and ocean transportation, is experiencing a whirlwind of upheaval and change. Driven by the political climate, changing consumer demand

Transloading services offer a quick and cost-effective solution to a trucker’s worst nightmares. Whether you’re in a pinch to store a truck-load for a day, or have missed a delivery

Outbound logistics is the process of storing inventory and transporting the merchandise to the customer. There are process efficiencies at each end of the equation that when optimized, enhance your

Samuel Strapping Systems is a single source supplier for packaging and unitizing products and machinery operating in the eastern US and Canada. Their systems and equipment have applications across a

Hiring an outside vendor for transportation management is an exercise in trust and is an important business decision. A great 3PL acts as an extension of your supply chain team.

An emerging market is growing quicker than expected. You’re out of warehouse storage. Your customer needs the product now. Enter FLEXE, the marketplace for warehouse space. FLEXE aims to solve

Every company has a set of values that dictates culture and how business is conducted. This guiding light steers the company, as well as each and every employee at

It’s end of month. Do you know where your inventory is? Your WMS provides you data but unless your logistics provider has touched your products recently, you may not

You’re the master of your supply chain. Therefore, the decision to work with a 3PL provider cannot be made lightly. Whatever led you to outsource your logistics — perhaps

One of the biggest headaches for companies that sell physical products to consumers is logistics. In the beginning, it can be easy to fill, ship and track shipments. However,

ABBLighting, manufacturer of indoor and outdoor LED lighting products, has recently expanded to include a new warehouse location on the West Coast. Just a few miles south of Portland,

We all have a story that will inspire someone else. I have found real motivation in listening to Brian Buffini’s new podcast. Are you living an inspired life? If

Logistics Management Magazine By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor February 04, 2015 Seeking to break the deadlock in stalled West Coast longshore negotiations, the Pacific Maritime Association has made an

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor – Logistics Management January 15, 2015 Even with nearly matching declines in freight shipments and expenditures in December, the most recent edition of

A big happy New Year to all our customers and stakeholders!!! We are excited about increasing profits for our partners and assure them that their shipments will safely reach