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ADVERTISEMENT Are You Ready for a 3PL? Outsourcing your supply chain is a big step. Many companies have built their logistics alongside their business and have kept their supply chain management in-house. Every company should be confident that their 3PL partner will strengthen their relationships with their clients and customers. Click here to view a whitepaper by TMSi Logistics that explains how outsourcing to a 3PL provider can help create a higher performing supply chain that achieves sustainable cost savings and improved service levels. THIS WEEK'S FEATURE Shipping: Six Steps to Achieving Manufacturing's Holy Green Grail Manufacturers who incorporate environmentally conscious shipping choices will reduce the costs of bringing a product to market while gaining significant competitive advantage. The urgency to "go green" has permeated the manufacturing industry from shipping to packaging. For instance, Tesco is already working with manufacturers on carbon labeling to record the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the production, transport and consumption of the 70,000 products it sells.  Click to continue. CURRENT IW VALUE/SUPPLY CHAIN FEATURES Corporate Moves in the Supply Chain Technology Sector Descartes Systems Group, a Canadian software vendor of supply chain execution solutions, has been the most active in its strategic acquisition of companies and technology assets.  Click to continue. Electronic Tools Help Manufacturers Connect with Suppliers The result is streamlined sourcing efforts.  Click to continue. Keeping Track of Important Supplier Data A new platform fills in the gaps.  Click to continue. INDUSTRYWEEK WEBCAST Your Company Can ALWAYS Be Doing Better The foundation of continuous improvement is the belief that your organization can always be doing better. Operations can be more efficient. Quality can be improved. Costs can be reduced. And your company can be more profitable -- if only everyone worked a little harder and smarter! The free Continuous Improvement online conference will give you strategies and tactics that can help your company become more efficient and more profitable, with higher quality products. Choose from a variety of sessions (and only attend the ones you want) during this two-day online event, July 16-17. Don't forget to invite your co-workers!  Click to continue. MORE IW NEWS AMR Research Announces Supply Chain Leadership Awards ViaSat wins for innovative supply chain management. Click to continue. Majority of Companies to Redesign Warehouses in the Next 2 Years Aberdeen Group study finds best-in-class companies have implemented warehouse management systems. Click to continue. New Warehouse Management Systems Helps Schneider Electric Streamline Efficiencies Upgrade helps company add capabilities such as cartonization, which will help improve item scanning, picking accuracy and overall quality control. Click to continue. FROM OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS Navistar and Caterpillar Join on Global Truck Business The companies will work together to develop, manufacture and distribute commercial trucks in what they define as “select regions outside of North America." (Outsourced Logistics) Click to continue New Sustainable Distribution Center ProLogis will develop a 600,000-square-foot distribution center for Bay Valley Foods, that will meet the guidelines of the U.S. Green Building Council for LEED Certification. (Material Handling Management) Click to continue. Volvo to Develop Composite Sleeper Prototype to Improve Fuel Economy As part of a U.S. Army program aimed at reducing the weight and improving fuel economy of heavy vehicles, Volvo Trucks North America is working to develop lightweight prototype sleepers made with new composite materials that are lighter yet stronger than traditional composites and designed to better resist corrosion, improve insulation, and provide a quieter sleeping environment for drivers at rest. (Fleet Owner) Click to continue

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