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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

Logistics providers have also been slow to adopt new technology. While the rest of the world adopts cloud technologies to help them break down silos and integrate communication, companies continue to use disparate applications and tools for managing orders, evaluating inventory, and shipping goods.

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Improving Truck Load Optimization with Better Supply Chain Planning

New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

The result is a lost opportunity to increase utilization and reduce costs, increase on-time deliveries, and streamline warehouse shipping and receiving operations. Source: Data from the Federal Reserve Board of St. Low transportation capacity utilization results in higher costs per unit shipped. hours a day driving.

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The Ways Getting Creative With Your Supply Chain Will Save You Time and Money

Quantified Freight

The beauty of today’s supply chain ecosystem and the technology that we have all come to rely on daily, is that freight can be optimized! Are you shipping regionally, nationally, or globally? Ask them if they could have any portion of your freight spend — which would it be and why? There really is no limit. — QF.

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Rocky Mount logistics boosted by direct rail access from the Port of Wilmington

Kanban Logistics

The burgeoning manufacturing and logistics hub of Rocky Mount, NC has received another rail-related boost. The terminal enables rail containers to be offloaded from freight cars arriving at the terminal and then loaded onto another train or truck for final distribution. It enables cargo to reach the Midwest in five to seven days.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

Shipping cost or ability to deliver. They have different types of freight, service needs, lead times, dwell times, and handling criteria. Depending on your requirements you can design your sourcing strategy to commit a portion of your freight volume, and procure the rest on the spot market. Understand your demand model.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

Shipping cost or ability to deliver. They have different types of freight, service needs, lead times, dwell times, and handling criteria. Depending on your requirements you can design your sourcing strategy to commit a portion of your freight volume, and procure the rest on the spot market. Understand your demand model.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively. from Washington University St.