Packaging Pushing Decisions in the Supply Chain

With more 3PL's offering packaging services now, companies need to utilize efficiencies along the supply chain

September 12, 2013

Logistics analyst Adrian Gonzales writes an interesting blog post about the how a growing number of 3PL's are offering packaging services now, but many companies are still not leveraging packaging to its fullest value potential within their supply chain networks. To read more, click HERE.

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