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Be Sure, Be Insured. Why Carrier Liability Is Not Insurance

Blue Grace Logistics

Here are a few important pointers from the webinar: UPS Capital appointed Harris Poll to survey U.S For the study, Harris Poll surveyed more than 600 professionals. The survey provides some alarming results. Why do shippers need insurance? Why do shippers need insurance? annually LTL shipments show an annual loss of 10.8%

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What Drives an Investment in a Warehouse Management System? 5 Considerations for Your Selection

GlobalTranz

For example, reducing excessive safety stock allows a warehouse to minimize number of reorders, reduce wasted space, and avoid issues in shipping errors. In a Software Advice survey , respondents were asked to identify how the implementation costs of a WMS affected their decision. Implementation Costs. Scalability.

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Technology’s Ever-increasing Role in Supply Chain Functions

GlobalTranz

In a Logistics Viewpoint survey , 50 percent of businesses reported sharing inventory across all channels or engaging in omni-channel practices. For example, e-commerce applications may be used to generate automated order picking, fulfillment, and shipping.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Supply Chain Mobility & How it is Creating More Efficient Manufacturing Productivity

GlobalTranz

Each of these definitions applies to a manufacturer’s ability to produce a surplus of a product. Imagine if the typical definitions of productive were applied to manufacturing. In fact, approximately 73 percent of surveyed manufacturers plan to continue investing in supply chain mobility, asserts a Deloitte study.

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

GlobalTranz

While there is a cost associated with EDI integration, it is definitely worth it. For example, on average the cost savings from automating a manually processes purchase order is $9.89, for an invoice is $11.58 The implementation of an EDI integration is incorrectly assumed to be a costly endeavor with little ROI.

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Nearshoring & Reshoring Will Continue to Increase Thanks to these Main Benefits

GlobalTranz

Yet, understanding these concepts requires a bit more than this simple definition. If you want to see an example of offshoring verses reshoring, look no further than the illicit trade markets for name-brand fashion items. In this example, the consumer is paying for a product that was originally manufactured bit by bit overseas.

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5 Ways Manufacturing Companies Can Find the Deeper Secrets Behind the Numbers & Data That Don’t Lie

GlobalTranz

They are historical by definition, but a number has no bearing or meaning on future events, and is thereby less relevant than you might think. Headline numbers are underpinned by statistics, which have consolidated totals beneath them, and tallies and raw data from sample surveys still deeper down in the process.

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