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De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The sixth assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in August 2021 once again stressed the importance and urgency of decarbonising all sectors of the economy. Also in road freight vehicles, battery-electric or hydrogen-powered drivetrains are close to market launch.

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5 More Transformative Supply Chain Technologies Supply Chains Will Focus on in 2018 to Move to the Next Level

GlobalTranz

While most brands have already integrated live system tracking, secure data exchange processes, and visibility and traceability throughout systems, the use of cloud-based technologies will begin to have a major impact on procurement processes as well, says Marc Wins of Procurement Academy.

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3PL Logistics Companies Up Services to Continue to Meet the Needs of Shippers

GlobalTranz

Although 3PL Logistics Companies or 3PLs were around before the recession, companies realized the short-term savings of outsourcing logistics, transportation, and freight management to 3PLs quickly, and the age of the rise of the logistics provider was born. As a result, some specific services have emerged from the shadows.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Digital Disruption: Closing the Connectivity Gap in Manufacturing with Digital Operations

GlobalTranz

Armed with industry knowledge, technology savvy, and purchasing power, customers control the sales cycle. They’re also industry disruptors, toppling traditional business models in the blink of an eye. Now new markets are flexing their purchasing muscle. billion individuals join the consuming class.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Optimize Manufacturing Operations with these 5 Golden Manufacturing Metrics

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: As a third party logistics company with a focus on better Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) freight management, we have several shippers who are in the manufacturing industry. In today's post, we share 5 Golden Manufacturing Metrics that all manufacturing companies should understand to improve plant operations quality.

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EDI Integration For Shippers: 6 Myths Busted with the Real Truths

GlobalTranz

For example, on average the cost savings from automating a manually processes purchase order is $9.89, for an invoice is $11.58 Looking at 2013 research, 46% of the companies surveyed use EDI “heavily” with an additional 31% reporting “some: EDI usage. and a remittance is $12.96.

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7 Distribution Operations Issues Highlighted in Industrial Distribution’s 68th Annual Survey

GlobalTranz

The results have been tabulated for the 68th annual Survey of Distribution Operations. This report is crucial in determining the direction in which the distribution business is headed. This year the trend continues, as 83% of the surveyed group reports as MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) carriers.

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