Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

SUMMARY: Because 4PL providers handle a company’s entire chain, including challenges that are thrown up by advances in technology, they are increasingly being favoured over third-party logistics (3PL) providers, especially by big companies with complex supply chains. The Differences between 4PL and 3PL.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

As technology advances and even more customers’ preferences shift in this direction, the last leg of delivery is one of the most challenging and important parts of supply chain management. For growing brands like Ample Foods, partnering with a 3PL can alleviate the pressures of working directly with carriers.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

While you can build and staff your own warehouse and perform these services yourself, more and more companies see the value in handing warehousing operations off to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. In this article, we’ll examine all that 3PL warehousing entails, while helping you find a 3PL partner that’s right for your business.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Like any industry, in Supply Chain and Logistics we have a lot of Acronyms and Abbreviations. 3PL 3rd Party Logistics – A company that provides outsourced logistics services. 4PL 4th Party Logistics – A step beyond 3PL, 4PL providers manage the entire supply chain for a client.

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Locus

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Also, this is the most preferred delivery method for selling time-sensitive products in the pharmaceutical industry. It has become a priority for the pharmaceutical industry as it meets the customers’ need for convenience and safety. Why has it become essential to deliver medicines on the same day or on-demand? Saves time and money.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. The supply chain is a marathon, not a sprint.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 15, 2013

How do we streamline our supply operation?”. The answer almost always requires close scrutiny of a companies supply chain infrastructure and the status of its Transportation Management System (TMS). The TMS Investment. GT Nexus Transportation Management System.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 6, 2021

To achieve this the customer shares information on sales and product needs with the supplier, who is then able to ensure the correct amount of inventory is supplied. VMI creates efficiencies in the supply chain as it ensures data from sales is a key part of the inventory management system.

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Kanban Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2020

WMS systems are quite expensive on their own (sometimes reaching into the six figures), so utilizing the WMS of a 3PL is a great way to enjoy modern warehouse functionality without an immense price tag. Custom reporting of the metrics important to your business. 3PL acts as instructed by customer. Shopify, Magento and Amazon).

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ShipBob

APRIL 9, 2025

From receiving and storing inventory to picking, packing, and shipping orders, there are critical functions that occur within the warehouse that keep your supply chain running smoothly. Warehouse functions are the essential activities performed within a warehouse that ensure products move efficiently through the supply chain.

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Kanban Logistics

APRIL 30, 2020

Makers of all types of products turn to third-party logistics (3PL) providers to optimize warehousing and distribution operations in order to meet modern supply chain demands. Makers of food products, however, have a host of safety and regulatory requirements to contend with that make selecting the right 3PL even more crucial.

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Kanban Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Food products require special care and handling across the entire supply chain. The following are key factors to consider when choosing a third-party logistics (3PL) partner for food products. Can your 3PL handle ambient, temperature-controlled, or climate-controlled? Can the 3PL handle ‘lot control’?

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. Three stages of building a sustainable supply chain.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 9, 2012

Pharmaceutical and Biotech. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Financial Services.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

This article was first published in the July / August 2018 issue of MHD Supply Chain Solutions. Reverse logistics, while not being the opposite of forward logistics, is still about products moving backwards in the supply chain. It makes sense to run reverse logistics as a profit centre with corresponding KPI and metrics.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 10, 2016

In addition to the maturation of cutting-edge technologies, major shifts in supply chain verticals create significant opportunity for innovative logistics providers. of respondents say e-commerce is the vertical in which they see the most growth potential.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 5, 2019

For example, one 3PL doubled its pick rates and improved picking accuracy to 99.9% Picking also directly impacts the throughput metric, hence improving the productivity and speed of the picking process, which directly improves the throughput of the distribution center. Diversify your strategies as your business grows.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 4, 2015

In the first post our long tme guest blogger, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chai n, gave us 5 core metrics to evaluate supplier performance using supplier quality management and a 4 step process to execute. Review of SQM Metrics and Issues Across 5 Core Industries. #1: 1: Pharmaceuticals. 1: Pharmaceuticals.

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BlueYonder

MAY 22, 2020

To provide insights into the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and its impact on supply chains around the world, we are delivering a blog series to help anyone looking for support and advice. Our experts, who have spent years in the supply chain industry, share their insights. . Future supply chain disruptions are inevitable.

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EFT

MAY 19, 2025

Egypt's Suez Canal offers 15% discount for big container ships to win back trade Egypt's Suez Canal will offer a 15% discount on transit fees for container ships with net tonnage of at least 130,000 metric tons, to encourage trade back now the security situation has eased and help ships offset rising insurance costs, its authorities said on Tuesday.

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