Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 13, 2023

Girl Scout Cookies Crumble Under Supply Chain Woes Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics For some Girl Scouts and their bake sale fans, it’s shaping up to be another tough cookie season. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

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3PL Insights

JANUARY 17, 2022

This article breaks down the new costs for small parcel products and the impact on shippers moving forward. In March of 2021, the United States Postal Service (USPS) unveiled “Delivering for America,” a 10-year plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence. billion in 2021. Medium Flat-Rate Box $15.50 $16.10

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2021

On this blog and the one published by our sister company Logistics Bureau, we often receive questions relating to metrics suitable for monitoring procurement performance. Any time your vendor cannot supply you with a product to meet your order is an incident with direct consequences for your company. How reliable are your suppliers?

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

With the retail e-commerce market projected to reach CAD$29 Billion by 2021, businesses are urged to partner with third party logistics (3PL) providers to satisfy end-to-end customer experiences. This article identifies current trends within the ecommerce market and the top three benefits 3PLs bring to the shipment lifecycle.

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3PL Insights

JULY 15, 2021

By: Sarah Chaney Cambon, Wall Street Journal Published: July 15, 2021. To meet that demand, firms need to hire workers.”. To meet the demand, Evans is seeking forklift operators and warehousing workers to package goods and sort materials. This article was originally published in the Wall Street Journal on July 15, 2021.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Logistics Blog®. What’s in the article: How shippers are using technology. With eCommerce order volumes and consumer demands high and continuing to rise, shippers have turned to LTL in lieu of truckload freight to meet these needs. Whitepaper. Case Study. BlueGrace Logistics. Rethinking LTL freight management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Chris is a thought leader in logistics and has numerous articles and blog posts published in leading logistics and supply chain publications and online forums across the globe.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 28, 2023

billion in 2021, but more than double the $1.3 based BlueGrace, which is backed by private-equity firm Warburg Pincus, is looking to open its first locations in Mexico this year to meet growing demand from customers, Chief Executive Bobby Harris said. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE That was down from a record $5.6 Riverview, Fla.-based

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. In 2021 we find governments and organizations now grappling with these predictions and how best to deal with the outcomes of these predictions. Fulfilment.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Booking a freight shipment in 2021 is perhaps tougher than it’s ever been, thanks to disruptions like pandemic closures, port congestion, trucking capacity shortages, and fallout from the Suez Canal blockage. Click here to read the entire article at DC Velocity. To read the entire blog visit BlueGrace Logistics. DC Velocity.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In answering that question, we’re not going to provide you with a list of possible supply chain KPIs to use in your business—at least, not in this article. Because you can find plenty of other articles on this blog and the Logistics Bureau blog if you’d like to peruse such lists. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In this blog, we’re going to dive into some of the latest trends in the food and beverage industry. In July 2021, the Zero Food Waste Act was introduced to provide grants to businesses that significantly reduce their food waste. The food and beverage industry has faced significant challenges and growth over the past couple of years.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So, rather than get overly prescriptive, I’ll use this blog post to highlight some companies that have achieved success through excellence in inventory management , and outline some of the most effective elements of their strategies. In other words, it will be different for every enterprise or organisation.

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Trans Global Auto Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Today in the Trans Global Auto Logistics Blog, we are looking at Brexit, shipping to Europe and the UK, impacts on the shipping industry, and how all of this affects you. With so many containers in the West, there were not enough containers available in Asia to meet the surge in UK demand, leading to the spike in rates. The Good News.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 10, 2023

This includes sourcing materials, working with vendors, managing warehouses and transportation, and coordinating with retailers to ensure they can meet the changing demands of consumers while remaining profitable. Businesses are prioritizing the speed of data propagation within their supply chains. and Target Corp.

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Ship Monk

MAY 12, 2023

That’s the topic of today’s blog post. According to a Cowen/AFS Freight news release in July 2022, “FedEx and UPS leveraged fuel surcharges as significant profit drivers, adjusting fuel surcharge tables twice since late 2021, with increases that continue to outpace corresponding indices from the U.S. in Q2 2021 to 17.3%

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Identify top products and ensure you have enough stock on hand to meet sudden surges in sales. Since we first drafted this blog post back in 2017, the technology to simplify KPI collation and visualisation has become more accessible, powerful, usable, and affordable. The last update was added in October of 2021.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Sep 8, 2021. Click here to read the entire article at Logistics Management. To read the entire blog visit BlueGrace Logistics. Logistics Management. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. Tampa, Fla.- We are looking for opportunities to create efficiency and process, and scale up unintegrated systems over the years.

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Ship Monk

JULY 19, 2022

This article will compare three top shipping companies, the US Postal Service (USPS), FedEx, and UPS, and show you how to calculate shipping rates for each. To learn more about the differences between USPS, FedEx, UPS, DHL and regional carriers, check out our Comparing eCommerce Shipping Carriers blog. Value of Contents.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I started The Logistics of Logistics as a blog. I moved to the US in December 2021 right in Chicago. The next thing we know, there was an article we read in the newspaper which says, “Three guys trying to solve the problems of common men and women.” In 2021, we raised $100 million from TCV and Dragoneer. Thank you, Ann.

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