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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. By consolidating at the source, several shipments can be combined into one, thereby reducing the number of shipments even before the shipments arrive at the Logistics Service Provider (LSP).

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Health Supply Chains: Checking in with Deborah Dull

Logistics Bureau

So if you’re one of those people who can absorb information more readily by reading, and have an interest in what’s happening in the world of healthcare logistics, the following transcript should be a valuable source of enlightenment for you. Transportation outside of a capital city is typically informal—think, a family with a truck.

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Coffee Shipping 101: Costs, Challenges, & How-to Ship

ShipBob

These services allow coffee shipping businesses to better forecast how much inventory is needed all the while, increasing the lifetime value of their customer. That way, you can distribute your inventory across facilities and shipping zones to achieve faster shipping. How much does it cost to ship coffee?