GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is a guest blog by our friends at 2 Flow. In this blog, they discuss everything you need to know about a 3PL business. These types of services include distribution and transportation management, public warehousing, contract warehousing and freight consolidation. What is 3PL? These include: .

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. The GRI shipping term refers to the usual increase in fees that are applied to container shipping rates. What GRI Stands for in Shipping. This also helps with budgeting for unexpected costs to ensure your finance team isn’t caught off guard.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A company’s logistics and supply chain management activities are critical to its profitability. A company can improve its profits by outsourcing these tasks but must be careful to avoid potential pitfalls. A company can improve its profits by outsourcing these tasks but must be careful to avoid potential pitfalls.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Ever wonder how Amazon gets your package to your door so quickly? In this blog post, we’ll explore how Amazon does it all. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. Peek behind the curtain of Amazon’s speedy deliveries!

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TMC

OCTOBER 5, 2017

A TMS, or transportation management system, is a digital platform that streamlines shipping processes by providing visibility into all transportation activities on one online interface. Such insights include transportation planning and execution, business intelligence, freight payment, and disaster recovery. Freight Tendering.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Shipping Zones article originally published by, and permission to publish here provide by Jake Rheude at redstagfulfillment.com. Carriers such as FedEx, UPS, and USPS use shipping zones to determine the shipping cost of a package. ECommerce businesses need to pay attention to shipping zones. Shipping Zone Definition.

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TMC

AUGUST 9, 2017

A TMS, or transportation management system, is a digital platform that streamlines shipping processes by providing visibility into all transportation activities on one online interface. Such insights include transportation planning and execution, business intelligence, freight payment, and disaster recovery. Freight Tendering.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 10, 2023

Let’s begin with a challenge that often frustrates leaders of companies in the startup phase, especially smaller organisations— how to access dedicated logistics expertise , resources, and infrastructure. If you’re a leader in a startup, you know that logistics services are likely to be a key requirement.

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QAD

MARCH 28, 2019

Very little has more impact on a company’s success than customer satisfaction. Most people realize that on-time delivery plays a key role in how business’ satisfy customer needs, but customer satisfaction can be an expensive undertaking if the company doesn’t manage all aspects of customer service and the business processes that affect them.

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Shipchain

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The technology holds great promise for the supply chain and logistics industry by creating an incorruptible and easily distributed resource for shippers and carriers to streamline productivity and ensure all operations continue unimpeded. How to Know When Blockchain Has Become Commonplace. Blockchain Is Evolving At A Fast Pace.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In a 2019 survey from Hotwire , 47% of consumers said they had recently switched to a different product or service because the company had violated their values. Companies can gain a competitive advantage by improving their environmental sustainability processes and marketing their efforts to consumers.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2019

Today, we wrap up our series highlighting our top blog posts of the year! That then allows us to create more of that kind of content for our award-winning blog. This year we will feature the top blog posts by page views in the following categories: Manufacturing , Logistics , Freight , and the Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Blog post originally published by Expak Logistics on [link] Permission to publish here provided by Morgan Dixon. For many companies, reverse logistics has become an integral part of their business plan, offering them the ability to maximize the efficiency of their operations. Subscribe Here! Email Address. A Culture of Returns.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2020

Additionally, the use of data to understand what is happening, what will happen, what should happen, and how to make the best outcome happen through analytics will result in order management improvement. Deploy analytics that stretch throughout the supply chain to understand how what happened becomes what should happen with time.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Risks exist in land, air and ocean freight. Poor grasp of hazards in your supply chain will increase freight spend and diminish brand value. Here are the top dangers we believe your company needs to consider. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Inventory Turnover Breakthrough … Go Back To The Basics! What to Do About It.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While this article is intended as an evergreen resource, to help you navigate in your search for a supply chain job, and is not a COVID-19-specific guide, the pandemic has galvanized attention on the industry and its criticality. Why Choose a Job in the Supply Chain Industry? So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain?

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DynaSys

JANUARY 13, 2021

In this series, discover how the COVID-19 pandemic gave us the keys to build a resilient supply chain and add value to our Supply Chain. Companies can then manage disruption with a Resilient Supply Chain. A Three Part Article Series from QAD DynaSys – COVID-19 and Resilient Supply Chain. Normally they are also one dimensional.

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EazyStock

JUNE 22, 2020

Money and resources are tight. Governments, distributors and now even companies and hospitals are looking for any way to get their hands on the equipment they need. Plus even moving goods has become more difficult, with 3PLs and delivery drivers overloaded and international freight backed up. Suppliers are under a lot of stress.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2017

The impact of supply chain performance on the success of a business is significant, but often underestimated, even within companies well-versed in supply chain management. Is Your Company Making These 5 Supply Chain Mistakes? Is Your Company Making These 5 Supply Chain Mistakes? Overlooking/Misunderstanding Cost-to-serve.

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EazyStock

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

These apps help companies achieve every business process from tracking inventory and shipments to booking meetings with clients to tracking tasks and projects. These apps help companies achieve every business process from tracking inventory and shipments to booking meetings with clients to tracking tasks and projects.

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FLEXE

JUNE 14, 2018

We all know how we got here. For most, customer loyalty is more about your products and the experience they have when engaging with your brand—from discovery to check out to receiving their order—and how that meets expectations. How you fulfill orders is a significant piece of the buying experience. Do they want fast shipping?

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FLEXE

JUNE 14, 2018

We all know how we got here. For most, customer loyalty is more about your products and the experience they have when engaging with your brand—from discovery to check out to receiving their order—and how that meets expectations. How you fulfill orders is a significant piece of the buying experience. Do they want fast shipping?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2021

In the case of reverse logistics, the resource goes at least one step back in the supply chain. The manufacturing firm would then have to organize shipping of the defective product, testing the product, dismantling, repairing, recycling, or disposing of the product. Meanwhile, reverse logistics is growing more complex.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 22, 2016

Cycle times in the supply chain have a large part to play in your company’s working capital. One advantage of choosing to target cycle times is the ability to “eat the elephant” in small bites. Cycles Within Cycles. The key cycles to target for working capital reduction include: The customer order cycle time.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

Is your company one of the many that take a minimalist approach to freight management? Yes… I did say minimalist, not lean. When I say minimalist, I’m talking about the many companies which, while reliant on freight to keep supplies coming in and products going out, don’t see freight management as a core competency.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Hello and welcome back to another episode of “The Freight Project Podcast!” We hope you enjoy “The Freight Project Podcast.” We’ll publish every Tuesday right on the Cerasis blog and Freight Institute. We hope you enjoy!

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Unsurprisingly, the average Fortune 500 company wastes about $250 million in wages and 530,000 days in managers’ time every year as a result of ineffective decision-making. However, making these decisions is far from straightforward, as every executive will vouch for. What Exactly is Supply Chain Decision Intelligence?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Consequently, and following this introduction, it is clear that the two functions have a history, it is undoubtedly what we will emphasize on the platform of this blog. It became a large-scale activity during the industrial revolution. This creates a distinct “sphere of circulation” between production and consumption (Marx, 1939/1953).

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Amid lockdown restrictions and driver shortages, many companies relied entirely on the outsourced fleet during these chaotic times. However, challenges like delayed deliveries, volatility in freight volumes, and lack of flexibility to scale deliveries made it difficult for outsourcers to fulfill shipments on time. Download Whitepaper.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

According to the 30th Annual State of Logistics Report by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), companies spent $1.64 Rising costs mean that companies must continue to innovate and implement strategies that can help reduce logistics costs and boost the bottom line. trillion and motor carrier costs rose 10.1%

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Luckily, the current movers and shakers of the logistics and supply chain world are all too happy to dole out sage advice in the form of blog posts, interviews, podcasts — you name it. Many times, not fully understanding how their own activity connects to other teams can breed a flippant attitude. Integrating automated collaboration.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. It guarantees the smooth movement of commodities, services, and financial resources, enabling businesses to flourish in cutthroat markets. We introduce the top 20 supply chain specialist you should hire in this blog.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is a guest blog from our friend Max Lock , President and Founder of Fleet Logistics. In this blog, Max discusses everything you need to know about the marketplace model and why shippers should adopt it. The Marketplace Model: A Proven Model for Success & Why the Shipping Industry Should Adopt It.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 20, 2020

It’s a strange feeling for many to see the world’s economic engines come to a halt, especially here at ThroughPut, a company whose name is associated with speed and flow. As of right now, top lines have been essentially wiped out for industries like air transportation, freight, gastronomy, tourism, travel, and many more.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Shipping products overseas article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. And for these things, international merchants need to know how to optimise global shipping processes. Why Engage In International Shipping? Fortunately, most global shipping processes have become streamlined with digitisation.

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EazyStock

JULY 26, 2019

That’s why many companies spend millions or more optimizing every aspect of their warehouses to operate with fine-tuned efficiency. Your employees’ company phones can also offer excellent performance in pick assistance if you choose the right apps. This is a guest post contributed by Cory Levins at Air Sea Containers.

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