GlobalTranz

APRIL 15, 2025

Companies now must make strategic decisions regarding pricing, shipping, supply chains and overall logistics. Below, we provide nine tips to optimize your shipping and tell you how a third-party logistics (3PL) provider can help you during these difficult times.

Material Savings

RFgen

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. In the automotive sector, manufacturers are simultaneously reducing inventory costs and delivery times.

Sourcing Strategies

Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2025

This article outlines key factors driving supply chain change, the limitations of outdated strategies, and how Walmart is restructuring its supply chain using AI and automation. The Shift from Cost-Cutting to Resilience For years, supply chains prioritized cost reduction over resilience. percent, and extending payment terms.

Supply Chain Software

Descartes

JUNE 4, 2025

This is a challenging and uncertain economic and trade environment for shippers, carriers and logistics services providers. We remain committed to growing our business with prudent investments and cost discipline to build the premier network and technology for logistics-intensive businesses." Ryan, Descartes' CEO.

Expense Reduction

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. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the key elements of warehouse optimization and provide actionable strategies you can implement today.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2025

Addresses key challenges of managing home charging reimbursement programs for EV fleets, eliminating the need to buy expensive networked chargers and meters, providing accurate cost calculation, and 24/7 driver support. This makes home charging an integral part of broader corporate charging strategies.

Expense Reduction

RFgen

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Transportation and Logistics: Increased production volume complicates logistics. Production, technology, and organizational structure should all support the overall scaling strategy. Implement just-in-time inventory practices to reduce carrying costs while maintaining a consistent flow of materials.

Material Savings

Precoro

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

These benefits aren’t just about lower prices; they’re also about reducing transportation and inventory costs, which can really add up over time. For example, marketing might need new office supplies, IT might need laptops, and the logistics team might require equipment. The result?

Pricing Training

Logility

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

million for the same period last year, as anticipated, partially due to the divestiture of the Transportation group in November, 2023 and client conversions to the cloud. million for the same period last year partially due to the divestiture of the Transportation group in November, 2023 and client conversions to the cloud.

Logility

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 16, 2025

The realm of Supply Chain and Logistics myths is no different. What about the role of technology in transportation? Here are more details, along with a thorough debunking of each of the Supply Chain and Logistics Myths. In its basic form, it mentions management teams prioritize cost reduction over all other goals.

Supply Chain Software

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 15, 2025

While the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offers powerful incentives to build a domestic clean energy supply chain, a concurrent strategy of imposing steep tariffs on imported components, particularly from China, is creating a policy paradox. Because the U.S. New grid power in the US was about 93% renewable in 2024.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2025

And that practicality is unlocking a new standard of visibility across logistics networks. On the Ground: Where These Technologies Are Already Working In Germany, Deutsche Telekom uses NB-IoT to track reusable transport packaginglow-value but often misplaced. A Functional Divide: What Makes LTE-M and NB-IoT Different?

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

Because logistics are tightly woven into production, fulfillment and the customer experience, the impact of a transit issue, like a delayed shipment, can quickly ripple across the whole business. However, the real nuance comes into play when looking at a single mode of transport, particularly road freight. That means going multimodal.

Freight

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 19, 2025

Whether you’re new to logistics or a seasoned professional, this guide aims to make freight tariffs easier to comprehend. For businesses operating in Dubai, companies like System8 Logistics can provide expert advice to streamline logistics operations and ensure your freight costs are competitive.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 21, 2025

In an increasingly globalized world, logistics and transportation have taken center stage in the successful operations of businesses worldwide. Emerging from the shadows of standard methods, custom logistics and transportation platforms are shaping the future of the supply chain industry.

Supply Chain Design Software

GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2025

A third-party logistics provider (3PL) can help you anticipate disruption, respond quickly and stay competitive. And since some shippers have fewer internal logistics resources, they're more likely to feel the pain first and recover more slowly. Tariffs can make importing and exporting more complex and expensive. The good news?

3PL

TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

The logistics landscape is evolving rapidly as more manufacturers relocate production closer to domestic markets. Industries such as semiconductors, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, and transportation equipment are at the forefront of reshoring efforts , leading to a fundamental shift in freight demand patterns. Midwest U.S.

Supply Chain Network Software

Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

That’s why organizations zero in on strategies to achieve procurement cost reduction.    The key thing to remember is that cost reduction in procurement isn’t just about slashing expenses. It cuts costs yet helps maintain product quality and smooth operations. Identify unnecessary spending.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Shipsy

JULY 29, 2025

Introduction As environmental concerns take center stage globally, the logistics industry in Australia is undergoing a transformative shift toward sustainability. This blog explores the importance of sustainable logistics in Australia, challenges and opportunities in sustainable logistics, and key practices shaping the industry.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Locus

AUGUST 4, 2025

But while customers expect returns to be a part of their purchase process, the reverse logistics process can be a challenging cost center for retailers, enterprises, and businesses alike. However, many businesses haven’t yet fully mastered the reverse logistics process. Mastering reverse logistics isn’t just about cutting costs.

Reverse Logistics

Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Last year, the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) published a report entitled The State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2023. ”[4] Spitler believes being short-sighted about sustainability is bad strategy. It shouldn’t be.

Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Space freight is becoming more accessible, offering a new dimension for logistics operations. Despite these reductions, the industry faces complex economic, regulatory, and technological challenges that impact its scalability. The materials and engineering involved in refurbishment reduce costs only incrementally.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This article delves into the pivotal role of the supply chain in driving business success, highlighting its impact on reducing costs, enhancing efficiency, boosting customer satisfaction, and providing the agility needed to respond to an ever-changing market environment.

Expense Reduction

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Economic downturns can disrupt the flow of goods, increase operational costs, and reduce profit margins. These disruptions can occur due to decreased consumer demand, supplier instability, or logistical challenges. Recession-proofing a supply chain doesn’t mean eliminating all risks.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

Just as your body needs multiple defense mechanisms to fight off illness, your supply chain needs various strategies to handle disruptions, whether they’re local supplier issues or global crises. Let’s look at five proven strategies that can help you create a more resilient supply chain.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 28, 2025

From material shortages to logistical bottlenecks, custom home builders are facing a range of obstacles that threaten project timelines, budgets, and client satisfaction. Factors such as disruptions in production, transportation issues, and increased global demand have led to scarcities in lumber, steel, and other crucial components.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 16, 2025

As I threw out my trash, I thought about my strategy session last week. Last week, I facilitated a strategy session on the value of “fresh data” (data with minimal latency) in supply chain planning. This includes e-commerce data (latency is hours and days) and transportation data (data latency is within the day).

Innovation

TransAudit

JULY 24, 2025

In today’s complex logistics landscape, shippers are demanding more than just periodic tracking updates. End-to-End visibility —once a buzzword—is now a business imperative, unlocking the power of data analytics to improve performance, reduce costs, and manage risk with confidence. Which lanes are underperforming?

Real-time Visibility

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

The explosion in globalisation, and corresponding reduction in transport availability over the last decade or so, have together kiboshed some of the factors which once fueled a steady growth in offshore manufacture and procurement. Reducing bottlenecks in U.S. Let me show you why. Understanding the Basics: What is Nearshoring?

Cost Reduction Strategies

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

Supply chain automation refers to the tools and technologies we can use to make manual tasks automated, reducing the need for human workers. These smart robots talk to the WMS to optimise picking routes and cut order fulfillment time in half. Supply chain automation brings various benefits to your logistics process.

Supply Chain Software

SCMDOJO

AUGUST 7, 2025

For businesses in logistics, these professionals directly influence performance by minimising delays caused by vehicle downtime. How does this impact logistics? This skill is vital for reducing vehicle downtime, which is a critical factor in logistics performance. Logistics schedules improve as delays decrease.

Buyer Training

RFgen

APRIL 18, 2025

Its direct, expensive, and increasingly hard to plan around. Tariffs are reshaping sourcing strategies, forcing tech upgrades, and making inventory planning a lot more complicated. Tariffs are reshaping sourcing strategies, forcing tech upgrades, and making inventory planning a lot more complicated. Another trend?

Inventory Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 16, 2025

Between market volatility, rapid advances in automation and rising customer expectations, transportation leaders are being forced to rethink legacy systems and outdated ways of operating. Many are investing in tools to automate proof-of-delivery processing, cutting down billing cycles and freeing up teams to focus on higher-value tasks.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Turvo

AUGUST 6, 2025

With the logistics landscape changing rapidly every day, businesses can no longer view their supply chains simply as cost centers. Instead, forward-thinking companies leverage modern Transportation Management Systems (TMS) to transform logistics operations into profit-generating engines.

Resource Reduction

Procurement Academy

JANUARY 7, 2025

Mastering resilience enables businesses to uphold efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall performance even when dealing with disruptions. This article will explore key strategies for building supply chain resilience, and how Skill Dynamics can help support your business throughout this transformation.

Supply Chain Planning Software

RFgen

JULY 25, 2025

In many operations, picking accounts for over 50 percent of labor expenses and up to 60 percent of total process time, making it the prime lever for cost reduction, throughput gains, and accuracy improvements. In some operations, batch or cluster methods can dramatically reduce walking time and boost lines‑per‑hour metrics.

Supply Chain Design Software

QAD

MAY 22, 2025

There are many ways an organization can cut supply chain costs. While there are no short-term fixes, enterprises should prioritize areas where they can make the quickest gains to reduce costs. This is a short term strategy, and one that can ultimately damage relationships with key suppliers.

Cost Reduction Strategies