Who in metro Detroit doesn’t remember the commercial where the owner of a certain eyeglass retail chain was seen dancing around telling us about purchasing “sexy specs”? Well, according to a recent article from DC Velocity “sexy specs” that give visual directions for order picking may be all the rage at 3PLs one day soon.
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Green Acres is the place for me
I just heard yet another story in our local papers about a tragic death due to illegal electrical hook-ups the other day, and after thinking more about this I came up with a (somewhat off the wall) idea for how we might be able to solve this problem in the future. For far too long […]

Spice up your company meetings
If your company is like Evans, you may struggle to keep the attention of your employees when presenting such exciting topics as “Logistics, Warehousing, Sales Projections, and Quality and Customer Satisfaction” at corporate meetings. However, attendance at these types of meetings is imperative to not only build a good sound team environment, but also to […]
Is a logistics career a good bet?
When you’re in high school and considering where your career path should lead, you think of the obvious fields like Teacher, Doctor, and Engineer, right? Well, career paths for graduates today have been redefined, and depending on local markets the obvious careers may not be viable options now or in the near future. I think some often […]
Build it and they will come
As the years drag on and the battle between the State of Michigan and the current owner of the Ambassador Bridge shows no sign of ending, I can’t help thinking about how a key competitive edge for the logistics industry in the State of Michigan continues to be delayed into the next decade.
Welcome to 3PL Insights
Welcome to 3PL Insights, a blog from Evans Distribution Systems. Evans started in the business of warehousing and distribution over 80 years ago, and we love helping companies navigate the often complex world of logistics. Although we stay close to our customers and work with them daily to ensure their supply chain management needs are […]