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6 Reasons Why You Need A Transportation Management Firm

Freight Plus

Land and ocean carrier consolidation, warehouse automation, shifting sourcing structures, and digital supply chain transformation all have a tremendous impact on the current state of the logistics industry. Transportation management firms are businesses that are dedicated entirely to your supply chain and logistics.

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The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

At that time, my employer’s intent was to pay above-market rate for our warehouse roles. To achieve this, the company benchmarked our compensation against national retail jobs vs. local warehouse jobs. For our very physically-demanding warehouse roles, we were paid an unsustainable wage while living in an area of the U.S.

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Warehousing 101: An Introduction to Digital Warehouse Automation

RFgen

Key Takeaways: Warehousing and distribution face unprecedented pressures from COVID-19 disruption, commoditization, labor shortages and rising customer expectations. Warehouse automation is an effective way to gain efficiencies, cut costs and scale operations. Physical warehouse automation is costly. High warehouse turnover.

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Warehousing 101: An Introduction to Digital Warehouse Automation

RFgen

Key Takeaways: Warehousing and distribution face unprecedented pressures from COVID-19 disruption, commoditization, labor shortages and rising customer expectations. Warehouse automation is an effective way to gain efficiencies, cut costs and scale operations. Physical warehouse automation is costly. High warehouse turnover.

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Is Every Company a Technology Company?

Talking Logistics

Here is how one 3PL put it to me: If we and most of our competitors are using the same vendor’s transportation management system (TMS), then how can we differentiate if we’re all basically offering the same capabilities to customers?

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SIGs: Be Part of the In-Crowd at FOCUS, and Beyond!

BlueYonder

Warehouse Labor Management – May 18 th , 8:00AM. Category Knowledge Base – June 13 th , 7:00AM. Transportation Management – June 22 nd , 9:00AM. Warehouse Management – June 22 nd , 9:00AM. Workforce Management for Retail – May 18 th , 6:00AM.

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SIGs: Be Part of the In-Crowd at FOCUS, and Beyond!

BlueYonder

Warehouse Labor Management – May 18 th , 8:00AM. Category Knowledge Base – June 13 th , 7:00AM. Transportation Management – June 22 nd , 9:00AM. Warehouse Management – June 22 nd , 9:00AM. Workforce Management for Retail – May 18 th , 6:00AM.