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What is Freight Forwarding? Definition, Benefits & Risks

Unleashed

Managing all documentation. Freight forwarders handle the documentation involved with transporting goods overseas and organise all shipping under their own bill of lading. Freight forwarding begins with logistics planning for a shipment of goods and deals with the movement of those goods through the supply chain.

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The Definitive Guide to Cost Savings

Precoro

Calculate the minimum level of stock you absolutely must have available in the warehouse and how quickly you can replenish it in case of an unexpected rise in demand. Back office costs The back office is responsible for processing documents; here, it’s often true that time equals money. Let’s touch on some of them.

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Do Digital Your Way. Sidestep the Supply Chain Conquistadors

Supply Chain Shaman

The race started in 2016 as a foggy definition of digital appeared in supply chain marketing from technology providers. Today, there is no standard definition of digital. The numerous definitions across the supply chain technology and consulting providers are very different and often confusing. What is a digital brain?

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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

SCMDOJO

Contract Logistics is a critical aspect of the supply chain that often remains behind the scenes but plays a significant role in ensuring the efficient movement and management of goods. Read More: 6 Logistics KPIs Attributes That are Essential ] What is Contract Logistics?

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Custom Build or Off-the-Shelf or a mix?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

She explained that she owned a Warehouse Management System, purchased a Proof of Delivery Software as a Service, implemented a licensed-to-use Accounting & Distribution System, deployed a customised online Order Management System and that she is struggling with fragmented data and documents across these systems.

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Top 15 Considerations for Selecting 4PL Logistics Partners

SCMDOJO

When it comes to effective and profitable road transport management, it is undeniably crucial you get a reliable 4PL provider to handle your logistics. First, understand the difference between 3PL and 4PL in logistics. 3PLs focus on various logistical areas and topographical locations. What is 4PL? A 4PL often handles the 3PL.

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Top 10 Features of an Autonomous Warehouse

3PL Insights

It’s said that an autonomous warehouse functions much like the way autonomous vehicles navigate the road. Robots move on their own throughout a warehouse, maneuvering around obstacles—they stop for human workers, pick up crates, and move them from one location to the next, moving through a packing system that may see very human hands.