Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

With that question answered, I’m giving the rest of this article over to highlighting several business and supply chain issues, which, if you are experiencing them in your enterprise, are potent indications that CTS analysis should be on your agenda —for execution at the soonest. View case study Learn more about cost-to-serve benefits.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 20, 2023

Freight Claims 101 Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 20, 2023 Freight claims are an inevitable aspect of shipping cargo. What’s in the article: What is a freight claim? Mitigation is legally required on all claims.

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The Lean Thinker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

And one final case study – an organization where the site leader berates people, directly calls them incompetent, diminishes their value… “I don’t know what you do all day”, one-ups any hint of expert opinion with some version of “I already know all of that better than you possibly could.”.

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Globalior

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Although in many cases this might not be a problem, it would become a hassle if the cargo is not easily unloaded or it is delivered to an inconvenient place. Case Study. In this case, the buyer would have failed to take delivery and be liable for any charges incurred.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy. For example, you don’t want to assume that a single logistics strategy and service approach will meet all your customers’ needs. It may do, but how do you know?

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Envase Technologies

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A good example is the establishment of ReadyGate, the automated gate solution that empowers facility operators to transition their facilities into automated, secure, efficient operations, with significantly reduced time spent on data entry and walking through yards to find equipment. “The We created Envase TMS for them.”.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Shippers Navigate Stable Market Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - October 10, 2023 Many of the concerns from earlier this year have dissipated and shippers are beginning to look for lengthier contracts with stable rates.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 19, 2021

If, for example, you are concerned about the pick rates in your warehouse, or your transport costs, or your inventory accuracy, benchmarking can help you because it can show you exactly where your performance is compared to others in your industry. Case Study: An Automotive Parts Business. We want to be measured against them.”.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 28, 2023

companies opening factories in Mexico, for example, nor investment in private real estate. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, for example, initially threw into question Tesla Inc.’s READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE private-capital firms and the companies they own are increasingly looking to Mexico. That was down from a record $5.6

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety. For example, an automotive manufacturer introduced AGVs to streamline assembly line workflows and minimize errors and accidents. Let’s dive in!

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Conger

MARCH 22, 2024

In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety. For example, an automotive manufacturer introduced AGVs to streamline assembly line workflows and minimize errors and accidents. Let’s dive in!

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

a pair of jeans that didn’t come from a sweatshop, for example. Provenance cites a case study with major British grocer The Co-Op: “ Provenance linked together data from the farm, factory, Co-op depot and retail branches, building a digital history that store colleagues, the food team, and shoppers can all access.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Case Study. What’s in the article: Why start with a demand forecast. For example, if you’re a retailer and you’re exiting the year with bare shelves, that’s great! For example, if your customers don’t need fast and you’re paying for fast, you are incurring supply chain costs that you probably don’t need to incur.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Case Study. For example, if a focus on customer service has resulted in shipments that are too small for optimized handling, the right provider should have ideas for a hierarchy of batching decisions that will both protect the company’s reputation with customers and create new efficiencies. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

By providing that level of cus­tomer support, 3PLs should be able to grow regardless of fluctuations in freight demand, Harris said, pointing to his own company as an example. READ THE FULL ARTICLE If you’re truly a partner — if you’re really, really there to make their business better — you will end up winning in the long run.”

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Trinity Logistics

MARCH 18, 2020

Technology such as digital freight matching and artificial intelligence are some examples of what is now available to 3PLs. Right now, as you are reading this article, our Technology Team is working to improve your experience.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As we publish this article the massive shift Lactuca sativa and Brassicaceae (just a bunch of fancy monikers for the green stuff – you know, the leafy, crunchy crew: lettuce, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, romaine) from Northern California (summer) to Yuma, Arizona marks the “end” of domestic US produce season.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In one example of deploying Turvo’s unified solution, a shipper and manufacturer in Germany became a system tenant user for Turvo through Port X. Download The Port X Case Study: Learn More About the Port X Partnership and the Power of Turvo Tripling in growth is not an easy feat even at the best of times.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 31, 2022

If you follow the Logistics Bureau blog, you might recall that we have, once or twice, made passing reference to the concept of the circular supply chain , primarily in our articles focused on developing trends in the supply chain and logistics sector. Examples of the Circular Supply Chain in Action. C) Regenerating natural systems.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 30, 2022

For example: Alignment of strategy and cost leads to happy shareholders. As an example, let’s say that as a part of its customer service promise, your company guarantees its customers that they will receive their orders within 24 hours. Why does the C-suite want the three pillars aligned?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

For example, how would you deal with the following situations in procurement? Read on for more about these examples in the text that follows. Stolen and black-market supplies are further examples. However, simple is not the same as easy. You are responsible for the procurement of janitorial supplies for your mid-sized company.

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Compactor Management Company

JUNE 5, 2023

This article goes into the fundamental ideas behind the circular economy and looks at real-world examples that have a beneficial impact on the environment, the economy, and society. Case Studies and Success Stories This section showcases real-world examples of circular economy implementation across various industries.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Even articles brashly proclaiming the return of the manufacturing sector sheepishly admit that the number of firms they have actually seen reshore is under 100 , many of which are small or mid-sized, or that job fluctuations due to offshoring and reshoring is about neutral.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Expedited Freight Questions Answered Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 10, 2023 Whether your organization uses expedited freight shipping every day or occasionally, it pays to understand how to use these services as effectively as possible.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Technology Brings A New Dawn for Drayage Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - February 29, 2024 Tom Gresham | Inbound Logistics February 2024 The drayage industry has begun to come out of the shadows. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Shipping and Freight Resource

APRIL 29, 2020

Shipping companies are a particular subject of such sanctions, as they may not be direct entities of US or EU sanctions, although the aforesaid restrictions will anyway affect their interests, as shown in several case studies. Article by Mikhail Selivanov, associate attorney, and Taras Dragan, junior lawyer – Interlegal.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Examples are: Samsung Electronics , which is shifting part of its domestic phone production to Vietnam due to the rapid advance of COVID-19 in South Korea. Related Article: The Industrial Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis. General Motors: Has airlifted supplies for its North American truck production. The Electronics Industry.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

In this article, we will break down a major factor that affects transportation costs: the differences between less-than-truckload (LTL) and full-truckload (FTL) services. The obvious examples are perishable products, like fresh produce and pharmaceutical products, which cannot sit for long periods of time in untempered conditions.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2018

Network Optimization Mini-case-study: Building Products Supplier. For example, One Thai enterprise, a supplier of cement and building materials, had a network design similar to that mentioned in the previous section of this article.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 29, 2017

1] In a further example, the US Air Force has devised concepts to fuel and load fighter jets using C-17 aircraft in austere environments. [2] 2] These three examples illustrate that fuel can be delivered and quickly, eliminating long download times and shrinking the amount of equipment required to move the fuel off airplanes. .”

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2020

For example, the seemingly unstoppable Amazon surprised pundits by reporting lower year-on-year profits in the third quarter of 2019. . For example, general merchandise retailer Target, and consumer electronics giant Best Buy have been enjoying gains in online sales in 2019.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mini Case Study: Walmart. Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. 5 Examples of Supplier Ethics Scandals. . SEE ALSO: Supply Chain Strategy Development. .

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Mini Case Study: Walmart. Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. 5 Examples of Supplier Ethics Scandals. SEE ALSO: Supply Chain Strategy Development.

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Kanban Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2020

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the outsourcing model and the ways it can drive efficiency in your inbound logistics supply chain. For example, if a 3PL stores raw materials for a manufacturer, it will be notified by the WMS whenever an order is placed requiring those materials. Putting it all together: a case study.

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Sabinext

JULY 9, 2019

In this article, I want to give an overview and explain how companies in Europe can successfully tackle the challenges of cross-border delivery. Providers such as Blue Yonder offer interesting solutions and case studies here. Consumers can often choose next day Express delivery, but this comes at a considerable price premium.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

For another case study example, see The Boston Globe: A Home Delivery and Outsourcing Failure.). According to a CCJ article: Both the South Dakota House and Senate passed earlier this month a resolution “encouraging Congress and [FMCSA] to overturn the rules regarding” ELDs….

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

At the operational and tactical level, East Timor may not be a great case study for combat arms officers however for the logistician, there are lessons to be learned at every level from the Commander Joint Logistics down to the private soldier. Brigadier Kehoe’s experiences will continue over coming articles at Logistics in War.

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