Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

For example, switching from air to ocean freight for non-time sensitive shipments can reduce carbon emissions by up to 95% per unit shipped. Data Driven Carbon Tracking and Reduction Having robust carbon tracking across your supply chain enables better decision making and continuous improvement. How can we help?

Material Savings

RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But between rising costs, complex logistics, and the constant struggle to optimize space and labor, staying ahead can feel like an uphill battle. Customer Satisfaction: Faster order fulfillment, fewer shipping errors, and improved order accuracy lead to happier customers. That’s where warehouse optimization comes in.

Optimal Sourcing

RFgen

JULY 25, 2025

Pickers then locate each SKU, verify quantities, and stage items for packing and shipping. Waves release pick tasks to individuals or zones at scheduled intervals, aligning picking with packing, shipping, and labor shifts. Pallet picks go directly to staging or shipping without intermediate picking.

Supply Chain Design Software

BlueYonder

JUNE 19, 2025

Agentic AI has become a catchphrase and discussion point for logistics teams in just about every industry today, as well as logistics service providers (LSPs). They learn and continuously improve, based on the results of their previous actions. Let’s explore some examples for corporate logistics teams and LSPs.

Warehousing

Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It signifies that your organization is known for treating carriers well, streamlining operations, and making the shipping process smooth and efficient. This preferred status can also protect you from extreme rate hikes during peak shipping seasons or unexpected capacity crunches.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 16, 2025

Supply Chain Complexity: Modern supply chains involve multiple stakeholders, global networks, and intricate logistics, demanding greater coordination and visibility. Fostering a Culture of Continuous Improvement: Cultivate a culture that encourages employees to actively contribute suggestions for improvement.

Inventory Reduction

RFgen

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This is often done to take advantage of economies of scale, such as quantity discounts or reduced shipping costs. This requires close coordination with suppliers and efficient logistics processes. Order Batching: Ordering in large batches can create artificial spikes in demand.

Inventory Reduction

Stord

JULY 23, 2025

With steady fulfillment rates, on-time deliveries, and few customer complaints, it can be easy for an e-commerce brand to assume that its logistics operations are performing well. On the surface, the campaign looks like a success—every order shipped on time, and customer feedback remained positive. It might be overstaffed.

Material Savings

Locus Robotics

MAY 7, 2025

Flexible warehouse systems: Deploy faster with less disruption Train workers more quickly Adapt workflows to employee strengths Capture richer operational data Enable faster optimization and continuous improvement This process is self-reinforcing. Each improvement feeds the next. Faster deployments mean faster productivity.

Supply Chain Software

Ware2Go

MARCH 12, 2025

This prestigious recognition highlights Ware2Go’s outstanding contributions to the logistics industry and its commitment to delivering exceptional ecommerce fulfillment solutions nationwide. This dedication to operational efficiency and continual improvement has solidified Ware2Go as a trusted partner for growing ecommerce brands.

3PL

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 12, 2025

Improve partner collaboration: Integrating data systems and clear communication builds trust and mutually beneficial relationships. Regular performance analysis drives continuous improvement and ensures all partners work towards common goals, resulting in an optimized supply chain and business success.

Supply Chain Design Software

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. Ecommerce businesses must navigate a complex web of processes, from receiving and storing inventory to picking, packing, and shipping orders.

Warehousing

Locus Robotics

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Director of Continuous Improvement Warehouses today face two significant challenges: labor shortages and complex inventory management. The goal isnt just to automate individual tasks but to create a future-ready, data-driven warehouse that continually improves efficiency.

Supply Chain Software

SCMDOJO

MAY 23, 2025

By embedding analytics across logistics, sourcing, and fulfillment, businesses gain the visibility and foresight needed to stay competitive.Analytics-driven leadership is no longer a luxury; it’s the foundation of operational survival in todays volatile business environment.

Prescriptive Analytics Software

Ware2Go

APRIL 15, 2025

Continuous improvement ensures long-term success. These three best practices can help you make fast, measurable improvements. Auditing your A-items more frequently helps reduce shrinkage, maintain accurate records, and improve forecasting. Regularly assess its effectiveness through KPIs and stakeholder feedback.

Inventory Management Software

Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 17, 2024

We have another one that is commercially available as well called Stretch, which is a logistics and warehouse robot used for moving boxes, say, up to 50 pounds. We’re constantly improving. You are steering the direction of the ship. We are the world’s leading maker of autonomous mobile robots.

Manufacturing Procurement

GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Consider the following elements explains John Richardson of Inbound Logistics, that impact business strategy. Raw material suppliers and logistics. Transportation modes used in procurement and shipping. This is actually where the concept of third-party Logistics providers involved. Increasing order efficiency.

Supply Chain Design Software

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Walmart fines suppliers whose goods arrive late or who have not shipped everything that they committed to ship. If a company short ships TVs, they are fined more than if they short ship soup, for example. That data then gets put into an advanced ship notice for the retailer.

Shipping

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 18, 2021

As logistics continues to grow more lucrative to the customer experience, 3PLs are playing an increasing role in the supply chain. To find the right logistics transportation services partner for your unique business needs, shippers should consider these five crucial characteristics. .

Logistics Network Optimization Software

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We continue our top blog posts of 2014 from our main categories today by focusing on something at Cerasis we are experts in : Logistics. If you are familiar with the term logistics, then you undoubtedly know it conjures up a different meaning to different people , different countries, and different companies even.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

GlobalTranz

APRIL 18, 2017

That is a loaded question, loaded with innuendo, desire, financial concerns, questions about the state of the road and weather and much more, but the ways you improve your company are becoming easier to see. Instead, automated analytics handle everything, presenting the user—you—with the information you need to improve visibility.

Continuous Improvement

The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2023

Mike Jarrett and Joe Lynch discuss success in retail logistics. Mike is the Founder of Jarrett , a leading 3PL providing transportation and logistics solutions. As a leading multimodal 3PL, Jarrett provides transportation, logistics, warehousing, and fleet services for customers throughout North America.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. Holiday shipping time also bring customers that ship primarily for this season. Truckload Holiday Shipping.

Cost Reduction Strategies

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Today we continue our series on successfully working with a logistics company, often called a third party logistics company by focusing on how to properly understand the success of the engagement by knowing all the key performance indicators that a shipper could put in place. This starts with deploying the S.M.A.R.T.

Six Sigma

GlobalTranz

JUNE 7, 2018

The most recent report on adoption rates of TMS is from 2015, with only 35 percent of shippers actively using a TMS, asserts Bridget McCrea of Logistics Management. Amazon continues to push its own fleet forward, and the Big Box giants are willing to pay premium prices to get freight to market. Full Truckload White Paper Series.

Analytics Software

GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The next step in procurement is then managing vendors and keeping service providers accountable for continued improvement. This is the first post in an ongoing series on effective KPI management from third party logistics consultant, Chuck Intrieri, of The Lean Supply Chain. . What is a Service Level Agreement (SLA)?

KPI

GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

According to Logistics Management, more parcel carriers are moving heavier parcel shipments to less-than-truckload freight in e-commerce because they’re overwhelmed. According to Emma James of Inbound Logistics, e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2017 exceeded $111 billion in the U.S. LEARN MORE. Get E-Commerce solutions.

Shipping

The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The best 3PLs do a great job of communicating with their clients and logistics partners. Habit 2 – Measure Logistics Performance. A highly effective 3PL will use key process indicators (KPIs) to monitor logistics performance. Logistics Key Process Indicators (KPI). Logistics Process Mapping Basics.

KPI

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Navigating an Increasingly Challenging Logistics Landscape. These e-commerce trends are placing increasing pressure on logistics teams to keep up with demand volatility, provide incredibly fast delivery, and reliably fulfill all their promises to customers and consumers. Logistics Digitalization Provides an Answer.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

GlobalTranz

JULY 5, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Today's post will cover the top 5 logistics blogs from 2016 so far. Top Logistics Blogs from the First Half of 2016 So Far. From Third Party Logistics, Warehouse information, Technology, and KPIs.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Freightos

AUGUST 10, 2024

More Resources Home Is AI Hype or a Truly Revolutionary Technology Set to Transform Logistics? (AI As someone passionate about efficiency and technology in logistics, but not an expert in AI, I was initially very excited about AI’s potential. In logistics, the cost of an error or exception is always where problems start to balloon.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

GlobalTranz

JUNE 9, 2015

Once upon a time, there were fewer manufacturing entities in the world, and shipping companies clamored for relationships with each and every business. Fortunately, Third-Party Logistics Service Providers (3PLs) offer a solution to this problem to help in gaining efficiency in transportation management. Analysis of Big Data.

Transportation Management

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 14, 2018

Transportation Management Data Insights Lead to Collaboration, Reduced Shipping Costs, & Beating the Capacity Crunch In this “The Freight Project Podcast” episode you’ll hear : The value to a business to have an executive in charge of driving change and innovation. Download the E-Book. GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER.

Cost Reduction Strategies

GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Today, more than half of the nation’s 140 retail chains in the top 500 offer omnichannel shipping and pickup options, and 72.1 Consider new ways to reduce shipping costs and risk, such as the new packaging suspension service Amazon is using, reports the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. Make your case to consumers.

Price Reduction

GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2015

This is in part due to the fact that as a third party logistics company, focused on efficient and strategic transportation management solutions through technology and services, it is vital for us to educate our shipper customers and our team in order to continually improve and always provide value. .

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2015

To drive further value, look for technology providers in the logistics and supply chain space who can integrate these systems together. Reducing inbound and outbound transportation logistics gets us closer to customer demand which results in reduced reliance on forecasting, increased flexibility, and reduced waste of”overproduction”.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

APRIL 22, 2019

Based on the top Talking Logistics posts and videos this quarter, it’s clear that transportation management remains a hot topic of interest — everything from how to navigate the twists and turns of the market to how to leverage transportation management systems (TMS) and emerging technologies to drive continuous improvement.

Logistics Network Optimization Software