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6 Questions To Ask 3rd Party Logistics Companies for 2015 and Beyond

GlobalTranz

Fortunately, selecting a 3PL for 2015 and beyond can be broken down into six specific questions. For example, a shipper may want to take advantage of transportation management systems (TMS), which enhance visibility and improve transportation management. What Is the Company’s History? How Extensive Is Their Network?

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Top Trends in Freight Forwarder Digitization

Freightos

Using digital tools to help deliver great customer experience. . For example: CH Robinson launched Freightquote – This platform takes aim at SMBs enabling simple online search and e-booking across multiple US trucking carriers. Robinson all rolled out new digital tools in 2019. Here’s What This Has To Do With Freight.

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Preventing Cross Contact at Food and Pharmaceutical Storage Facilities

Kanban Logistics

For example, 8 items – milk, peanuts, eggs, soy, tree nuts, wheat, fish, and shellfish – account for 90% of allergic reactions in the U.S. For example, at Kanban’s warehouses, certain products can only be unloaded, stored, or transported within a designated section of the warehouse by authorized personnel. Sanitation efforts.

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Quantifying Supply Chain Co2 Emissions

Logistics Business Magazine

COP28, which begins today, will see global business leaders take stock of progress since the 2015 Paris Agreement, emphasising the need for action to drive forward net-zero goals. This can be difficult to gather, let alone analyse for future decision-making.

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Supply Chain Managers May Expect More “Digitization” in Ocean Cargo Arena

The Logistics Academy

Cloud-based analytical tools that leverage sophisticated monitoring and A.I. For years, CargoSmart has helped the industry to connect digitally and adopt tools to help them grow their businesses in the digital economy,” he says. Cloud-based analytical tools that leverage sophisticated monitoring and A.I.

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Announcing Stord’s $2.4M Seed Round of Funding

Stord

Co-Founders of STORD, Sean Henry (CEO) and Jacob Boudreau (CTO) started the company in 2015. STORD’s supply chain software gives customers access to inventory, order management, product analytics, and smart optimization tools to enable data-driven product distribution. Vance, Managing Partner of Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.

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Using ABC Analysis in Inventory Management

EazyStock

See an example of ABC analysis in action here. For example, you may want to focus on improving the service levels of your A class products, over your Bs and Cs by increasing your safety stock levels. For example, some products will have a regular demand, while others will have intermittent demand. Focus on your category A items.