Intelligent Audit

JUNE 7, 2021

Transportation and logistics managers have a lot jockeying for their attention as many different services and aspects of shipping fight for time and resources. One important consideration that must not get overlooked is the impact the paper and packaging industry has on various transportation services.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2021

4 Ways Packaging Optimization Can Improve Business Processes! Right shipping boxes article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Martin. Choosing the right kind of shipping boxes may be more complicated than you think. These boxes should be able to withhold the external factors during shipping. Subscribe Here!

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 29, 2017

In most cases, this comes down to the way you might ship, store or produce the products you sell. But what about the way you package those products? Product packaging isn’t typically something you think about in supply chain and logistics, but it actually plays a major role in shipping and producing your products.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2023

Shane is Founder and CEO of Square1 Distribution & Logistics , a 3PL Warehouse that focuses on the Beauty and Packaged Food sectors. He is the Founder and CEO of Square1 Distribution & Logistics, a 3PL Warehouse that focuses on the Beauty and Packaged Food sectors. He is also a US Army veteran.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 10, 2020

How Eco-Friendly Packaging is Impacting Sustainability! Reducing packaging costs can have a huge influence on your business’ overall profit, hence it’s worthwhile taking time to find the right packaging solution for your companies specific products and customers needs. Tackle packaging production in-house.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2023

Shipping accuracy is an important aspect of any business that relies on delivering products to customers. Your ability to ship accurate orders to the right destination directly impacts profitability. Misships, or incorrectly shipped items, can lead to customer dissatisfaction, increased costs, and damage to your brand.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The requirements for plastic pallets for international shipping are quite different from domestic shipping. Hence, these standards affect the quality of the export shipping pallets. The ISPM-15 requires all wooden pallets, which are shipped internationally, to meet certain requirements, standards, and specifications.

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AFFLINK

MAY 4, 2017

Considering the overall supply chain when making packaging decisions will help to reduce costs. Evaluating how packaging moves across the entire supply chain will help you to design structurally sound packaging supplies that will eventually save money for the end user. Shipping costs occur in relation to dimension.

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CargoBarn

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In April 1973, Federal Express delivered 186 packages from Memphis’ airport to 25 U.S. Now, overnight delivery and Expedited shipping have become standard practice. Customers choose Expedited shipping because of some combination of price, speed of delivery, and a higher level of service. But WHEN is that cost justified?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

These technologies help to increase efficiency and ensure that customer expectations of quality and service are met. In a recent scientific report published in Natureportfolio, researchers in Australia showed that just over one in ten fish packages sold to customers in Australia are likely displaying the wrong fish species.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 1, 2021

The world of e-commerce shipping and parcel delivery fulfillment is vast and complex. It becomes easy to get lost in all the options and information for retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers. Understanding how packaging can impact dimensional-based pricing (DIM pricing) is vital.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 1, 2021

The world of e-commerce shipping and parcel delivery fulfillment is vast and complex. It becomes easy to get lost in all the options and information for retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers. Recognize the Importance of Route Optimization to Lower Total E-Commerce Shipping Costs.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 15, 2023

Starting from scratch with a minimal amount of land, the community now grows its beans across 400 hectares, as the farmers take care of the crop to ensure the finest beans of the highest quality are produced. There was nothing wrong with the coffee beans themselves or the way they were being shipped.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 7, 2023

Consistent validation of all transported and received materials to ensure better traceability and quality assurance. Real-time error proofing for print, packaging and labeling inventory to minimize shipping and receiving errors.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 17, 2021

On a mission to make AI more applicable and useful in real-world applications, Neurala helps industrial companies improve their quality inspection process, with technology that dramatically reduces the time, cost and skills required to build and maintain production-quality custom vision AI solutions. Max Versace LinkedIn.

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Ware2Go

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Offering international shipping in your ecommerce shop can open your business up to a world of opportunity. This straightforward guide defines some commonly used terms and outlines your options to ship cross-border and expand your customer base. For DDP shipments, the seller pays the duties upfront before shipping the item.

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ShipBob

JULY 28, 2023

But, the fact of the matter is, if you’re transporting products overseas then you need to know how to properly fill out a shipping manifest. Understanding the ins and outs of shipping manifests, and getting them right the first time, can save you a lot of time and stress down the line. What is a shipping manifest? The result?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 2, 2022

When it comes to fragile materials like crystal and porcelain, more care must be used when packaging and shipping them. To summarise, don’t go overboard with packaging materials like bubble wraps, packing peanuts, or packing paper. Track your packages with the use of a tracking number. Carefully stack the things.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

In today's ever more complex supply chain riddled with thousands upon thousands of processes, shipping freight has moved beyond tactical prowess for those who execute well and has evolved to now include strategic, innovative, and collaborative efforts to maintain not only a competitive edge but reduce overall transportation cost footprint.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Article written for Supply Chain Game Changer by, and permission to publish here provided by, Phil Edwards at Melbourne Packaging Supplies. Not all plastics are the same, and there are plenty of eco-green packaging innovations that make use of sustainable plastics easily available. Efficient and flexible packaging makes business sense.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The GRI shipping term refers to the usual increase in fees that are applied to container shipping rates. To help your company keep total costs in check, this blog will dig into the fundamentals behind GRI shipping increases, what a GRI surcharge is and a few other things to know. What GRI Stands for in Shipping.

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20Cube Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Packaging is an ever-evolving process. According to Per Engelseth’s thesis on ‘The core role of packages in a logistics network’, “The basic objective of logistics is concerned with the provision of goods to an end-user and four main activities are involved in this provision of goods. Packaging in international logistics.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 29, 2020

Policy 5 requires all medical supplies to meet quality standards of the importing countries, this policy also separated out the process for medical-grade and non-medical-use devices. Policy 53 increases CIQ inspection on all PPE products, labels, packaging, and documentation. and Canada customs best practices.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 5, 2023

Hazardous last-mile logistics often impacts parcel shipping during part of the journey to reach the end customer. This ends up becoming a particularly exceptions-prone part of the shipping process. Real-time visibility is critical to exception management when you’re shipping parcels.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Shippers have a lot to focus on to ensure that they provide good customer service through timely, quality deliveries while reducing shipping spend. Meeting these goals takes strategic shipping optimization that carefully weighs customer experience with company needs and goals. What Is Parcel or Freight Shipping Invoice Auditing?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 29, 2023

Key metrics that will indicate if marshalling is needed relate to picking and shipping. Marshalling can reduce returns caused by either the incorrect goods being shipped or the goods being faulty. It also includes pick confirmation to make sure that the items allocated to the order are the ones being shipped.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 9, 2020

If you’re shipping large cargo too big for the traditional parcel carriers, then knowing how to ship large items on eBay offers your business a brand-new opportunity for exposure and profitability in the online space. Luckily, we are here to help and guide you through everything logistics so you can ship large items on eBay.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2019

Editor’s Note: This article is from Steve Bettwy , Vice President – Quality and Business Continuity, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement at Direct Supply. Amazon announced that it shipped 5 billion items through Prime alone in 2017, and some analysts estimate it will ship over 4 billion packages in 2018.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

9 Steps to Create a Seamless Customer Shipping Experience! Prepare Your Shipping Team. You should inform your store’s shipping staff when you anticipate an increase in shipments. Evaluate Your Shipping Methods Considering Customer Needs. Most of the time, your customers will probably accept standard ground shipping.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Food shippers must already contend with a variety of elements, including storage temperatures, packaging, freshness and quality, timeliness and, of course, proper transit. They must have the appropriate packaging to ensure they remain intact — this is especially true of glass and other fragile containers. DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Incorrect Order Shipped: 41% of customers returned their order due to it being a wrong one. Shipping the wrong product can be fixed by optimizing the package sorting process. Auto Sorting Packages : Manually checking the packages ,addresses, and then assigning them to a compatible vehicle is a tiring task to say the least.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

At times, the flowers may also be delivered through shipping or by plane depending on various factors. They are first processed, assembled, and packaged before shipping. This means that the flowers might go bad or lose succulence in the process of shipping, especially if delays are encountered.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

The platform’s capabilities include GPS and telematics tracking of shipments, vessels, vehicles, and packages on a global basis, including IoT devices with temperature sensors for temperature exception tracking of assets, including smart refrigerators and temperature-controlled storage devices. Quickly Get to the Root Cause of Quality Issues.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Marty has worked with Ruan for over 25 years and has held a series of positions with increasing responsibility within sales, supply chain solutions, quality, and logistics. Marty Wadle serves Ruan as Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to joining Ruan, Marty gained valuable experience working at other carriers and at large shippers.

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QAD

JANUARY 4, 2022

Supply chains are more fragile than ever, shipping and trucking backlogs have hit multiple industries endangering holiday celebrations and causing general shortages, and the lack of certain products (read: semiconductor chips ) are crippling industries. Packaging and Consumer Packaged Goods. Automotive.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

According to McKinsey survey of global supply chain leaders , only 53% of respondents describe the quality of data in their supply chain planning systems as “sufficient” or “high.” ” Yet leaders with high-quality master data are 1.5x less likely to be affected by supply chain disruptions.

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2022

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply, contract packaging and distribution partners are under constant pressure to comply with government requirements while maintaining high standards for patient safety, product quality and innovation. What are the Two Parts of the Drug Quality and Security Act?

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