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BR Williams Named Best Trucking Company in Alabama

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

FreightWaves Ratings names BR Williams the best trucking and transportation company in Alabama. BR Williams topped the list of the ten best trucking companies serving areas in and around Alabama. FreightWaves Ratings reviews come from professionals in the freight trucking and transportation industry as a community site.

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The US Port Congestion and Effects on Supply Chains

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

As a consumer , you probably experienced this interference while shopping for gifts over the holidays, searching for in-stock furniture for your home, or with other products you purchased. Moving and transforming raw materials into finished products Transporting those products Distributing them to the end-user. The steps include.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a report from The Information , the company is imposing this fee on returns when return options at Whole Foods, Kohl’s, or Amazon Fresh locations are closer or at the same distance as a UPS Store return location. Previously, customers could drop off non-defective or undamaged items at UPS Stores without any cost.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

However, transportation management experts caution logistics providers not to get too excited. Speaking at a recent event in Las Vegas, Patton said, “ This business model is hurting to a degree where my company individually has to see change from FedEx Ground,” according to reporting from SupplyChainDive. imports totaled 2.53

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Homeward Bound: Reshoring's Shaky Momentum

Elementum

More than job creation, companies are looking for efficiency in creation and transport. companies find many hidden costs once they decide to offshore. While the cost of labor seems low, companies “have had to hire more employees because of lower productivity levels and the need to invest in staff training.” Sweet Home Alabama.

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2015 Truckload Contract Rates Rise, as Spot Rates Fall

DAT Solutions

Analysts predicted that consumers would boost the economy by spending the money they had saved at the pump. Early reports from the National Retail Federation indicate modest year-over-year growth, and the NRF predicts continued improvement in 2016, based on upward trends in new housing starts, auto sales, and employment, as well as retail.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] 5 More Supply Chain Trends To Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

The use of reverse logistics provides a myriad of benefits to include: Reduced administrative, transportation and aftermarket support costs. When a business, or other organization, purchases equipment, parts, or remanufactured equipment it is an investment. Increased velocity. Increased service market share.