The Extra Mile Q2 2025 Logistics Industry Report is now available. Get all the key insights on freight rates, fuel prices and shipping indices that you need as a logistics professional.
Whether you’re brand new to working with a logistics partner or you’ve been working with 3PLs for a number of years, chances are you already have or will have a few questions along the way. We’re here to answer a few of those questions, and hopefully spark a few new...
May 28, 2015
Just like the Jedi have the Sith, shipping has reverse logistics. And, much like the Sith, reverse logistics is the dark side of supply chain management that many people wish didn’t exist. As a supply chain manager, you spend all your time ensuring that your product...
May 12, 2015
It’s a straightforward problem that many small businesses encounter sometime in their life: you have too many orders to fill and cannot meet the demand of your customers. Sounds like a problem that any business would wish they had, right? While it is true that growth...
Apr 30, 2015
When managing something as complex as a supply chain, there will always come a time when you hit a few bumps in the road. To avoid derailing the entire process, you will need to know how to avoid these issues before they come up, or confront them when they inevitably...
Apr 23, 2015
Pallets make the world go round. The clothes you’re wearing, the beverage you’re drinking, the very computer or device you’re reading this on was mostly transported on a pallet at some point. Pallets have been around for over 100 years, and they don’t appear to be...
