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Inside the Shipper Mind with Jim Bierfeldt

The Logistics of Logistics

LMA’s approach recognizes that logistics services today are BOUGHT, not sold. Marketing tactics that interrupt and annoy busy logistics executives get ignored. These buyers now have access to a wealth of information and do their own research on how to solve supply chain problems, and what providers can do to help.

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How to Select a 3PL with Joe Lynch and Adam Robinson

The Logistics of Logistics

Bigger 3PLs will typically have a carrier procurement group and thousands of partner relationships. There should be multiple points of contact including: salesman, director of operations, logistics coordinator / analyst and payment & auditing analyst. The 3PL team should become an extension of your logistics group.

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3 Ways to Benchmark to Improve Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Watch this video: Related videos and articles on this topic have appeared throughout our websites, check them out: Robobyrne: How to Benchmark Your Supply Chain. Benchmarking Success: The What, Why, How of Supply Chain Benchmarking. Dawson Consulting: Why Supply Chain Benchmarking Matters for Small Businesses.

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Why Should You Benchmark Your Supply Chain?

Logistics Bureau

Robobyrne: How to Benchmark Your Supply Chain. Benchmarking Success: The What, Why, How of Supply Chain Benchmarking. Dawson Consulting: Why Supply Chain Benchmarking Matters for Small Businesses. Logistics Bureau Group: 3 Benefits of Transportation Fleet Benchmarking in Logistics Companies.

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How To Reposition Inventory to Better Respond To Natural Disasters

Camelot 3PL Software

More recently, an Institute for Supply Management survey found that the supply chains of approximately 75% of over 600 businesses faced disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. Another step is to identify how much relief supply needs to meet the needs of a group affected by a disaster.

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Foreign Trade Zones and C-TPAT Certification Bring Businesses into the Safe Global Market

Apparel Logistics

Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certifications are two tools with which The Apparel Logistics Group (TALG) can help you minimize the risks and costs of doing business internationally.

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How to Build Cyber Resilience in Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

The logistics sector is embracing new, innovative technologies every day. This digital transformation is providing new opportunities for growth and transformation, but it also opens new opportunities for cyber-attackers to target businesses. Logistics organisations make for particularly tempting targets for hackers.