Ship Monk

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Known for his innovation across the ecommerce and 3PL landscape, Jan Bednar of ShipMonk received recognition in the “Creators” category of the award. The National Award was presented during a celebration held at the Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2022

For Freight Agents, this means communicating with your 3PL partner. Asking for constructive feedback regularly, from your 3PL par tner and your clients helps you provide consistent, stellar service. Offering solutions is more effective than presenting problems. See what learning opportunities your 3PL partner has for you.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ideally, your third-party logistics provider (3PL) should be providing this for you, but if not, some good resources to check out are FreightWaves , Transport Topics , or Supply Chain Dive. If you’re lacking in any of these, of course you won’t be as confident, so it’s time to get to work on improving your skills or knowledge.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. This is both limited and costly: It could involve a procurement company, which a freight broker or 3PL may actually compete with. Digitize Invoicing to Eliminate Errors and Guard Cash Flow.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. This is both limited and costly: It could involve a procurement company, which a freight broker or 3PL may actually compete with. Digitize Invoicing to Eliminate Errors and Guard Cash Flow.

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10xLogistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

I have written about the growth of Amazon as a 3PL / Logistics company for a long time and yet even I, after following them very closely, did not fully understand their reach into all facets of the value chain until this week. This leads to sexy presentations but bad customer experiences. Innovation is a way of life at Amazon.

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Ship Monk

JUNE 5, 2023

Anyone who owns an ecommerce brand has unwittingly been through a crash course in ecommerce logistics. That’s when they decide to outsource logistics to the fulfillment experts, third-party logistics ( 3PL ) providers. And lastly, the same 3PL that handles your order fulfillment may also be able to handle your reverse logistics.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2022

Similar to methods used for accelerating growth, when scaling your business, finding reliable partnerships (particularly with a trusted 3PL) is a pivotal part of success. That, of course, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t focus on the present state of things. Perfect Partnerships. The better your profit, the more you scale.

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Kanban Logistics

JUNE 10, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic, of course, has only increased competition for warehouse talent. And, after all this, there are still the omni-present challenges of retaining employees once they are hired. Turn to a 3PL. 3PLs have resources that are solely committed to the recruitment, hiring, training and retention of employees.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

This has become critically important given how issues such as Brexit, the pandemic, war in Ukraine and the weather have each highlighted the role chilled and frozen warehousing has in creating resilience in our food supply chains; not forgetting of course how Covid revealed the centrality of low temperature storage in medicine and pharmacology.

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Freight Center

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Liftgate services when no loading dock is present. Of course, some of the more common billing adjustments come from weight and freight class reclassifications. Not Using a 3PL. Third-party logistics companies (3PLs) specialize in finding affordable, custom shipping solutions for their clients.

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Ship Monk

JULY 17, 2023

Working with a 3PL fulfillment partner empowers ecommerce brands in so many avenues. Top-Notch 3PL Fulfillment Technology One of ShipMonk’s founding principles is the development and application of effective, user-friendly 3PL fulfillment technology that sets ecommerce brands of all sizes up for success.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 18, 2021

Of course, shippers still need to move their LTL freight and as a result, they tend to continue operating within the current confines of their contracts or consider moving freight to the spot market. Engage a large 3PL with broad carrier relationships. When carriers cannot handle extra volume, they suspend their service guarantees.

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10xLogistics

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

However, it is bigger than that from a nationwide perspective and I had the privilege of listening to a very insightful presentation given by Eric Johnson (Twtr: @AmShipEric), research director and IT editor at American Shipper at the Jacksonville CSCMP roundtable event in October. Now, of course the key question is what does this mean?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

What Is The Best Course Of Action To Deal With These Problems? The best thing an importer can do is to choose the right 3PL partner. A 3PL that understands the current business situation and is prepared to get out in front of it, not react to events as they happen. So What Is An Importer To Do? Or look at air freight options.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The customers at the conference included very large food & beverage companies, the largest 3PL in the world, and companies from other industries as well. In fact, part of Mr. Wakefield’s presentation involved coaching prospective customers on the arguments that can be made to IT. Overcoming the Objections of IT.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Whether you are a growing eCommerce business partnering with a 3PL or fulfillment center to fulfill orders, or a big box retailer with huge distribution centers, powerful software platforms make both FIFO inventory management and FIFO inventory valuation easier. Software Makes Everything Easier.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

But demand for cold space, from private companies’ own facilities to ‘public’ stores operated by a 3PL for multiple customers, is increasing. Using AMRs rather than ride-on vehicles eliminates the known hazards of the latter – present in any warehouse operation but exacerbated in cold and slippery conditions.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 20, 2018

A growing number of companies are already shifting manufacturing from China to Vietnam, which of course, may also be good news for logistics operators, since demand for warehousing and road transportation services will increase correspondingly with the manufacturing growth.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

All of these initiatives are helping us boost efficiency and capture more value, in order to capitalise on the opportunities that e-commerce is presenting.”. The post U-Freight sees e-commerce logistics opportunities appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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CH Robinson Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Of course, in addition to limiting the number of suppliers you use, your success also depends on which suppliers you choose. Those 80% of the loads in 20% of the lanes typically present attributes that work well for route guide commitments. Choose the right strategic mix of top performing suppliers.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2018

Considering the 64 potential combinations, when applied to the course of 1000 shipments, it amounts to 64,000 opportunities for error. Makes information presentable, identifying at-risk shipments, average freight spend, breaking down barriers to continuous improvement, and much more. Freight invoice consolidation.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2021

COVID-19, which required government response worldwide, presented many barriers to the existing standards of freight. Of course, the implication of this outlook is positive strides in the industrial sector. Many workers considered non-essential by governments, happened to be essential in producing, packaging and transporting goods.

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Of course, the best mode to transportation is necessary, but the other factors that have to be taken into consideration are: The total cost. In this article, we present the different modes of transportation available to move your cargo and freight from one destination to another one. The urgency of the shipment. The size and weight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

Capacity can be easily ramped up or down due to product seasonality, holidays and of course global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The opportunity these advancements present are unprecedented but also forces us to really understand what data is there across the supply chain and how we can use it to drive profitability and growth.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

They know of course how they did against last year and they’ll probably have some customer satisfaction metrics, but that’s not the full picture. The report we then present clearly shows the gap between the status quo and best-in-class. We usually get one of two responses from our presentation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 26, 2020

This of course includes Europe and the UK, where the number of companies understanding the productive power and cost efficiency of these platforms is ramping up. Getting large warehouse management software (WMS) vendors engaged to write the interfaces for materials handling systems can sometimes present a hurdle for any automation project.

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Radius Logistics

MAY 22, 2019

As famous time management expert, Alan Lakein, said, “ Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” You’ll want to measure cost effectiveness of course, but don’t forget about efficiency and quality as well. Flexibility.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

How 3PLs Can Gain Visibility and a Competitive Advantage Offering Automated Billing and a Self-Service Interactive Customer Portal It’s hard to imagine a third-party logistics (3PL) business today operating without some form of a warehouse management system ( WMS ) connecting the digital dots. The answer, of course, is yes.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 25, 2018

Late last week, Marseille, France-based global container shipping company CMA CGM said it reached an agreement to acquire a roughly 25% equity stake in CEVA Logistics, a global third-party logistics (3PL) services provider based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. Forwarders do not like the competition from carriers and mistrust them.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It all started with Alexander’s scrambled eggs, which he, of course, preferred warm versus cold. “I We knew we needed a great third-party logistics [3PL] partner to handle projects like launching in Apple stores in 26 different countries, and in a single day, opening global e-commerce channels and supplying to TMall China.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Operational excellence, of course. With us running five lines of service through our brokerage, we had to have a rating engine that enables us to present the best rates back to customers through our My HNRY portal. What do shipper’s look for in a logistics partner? What factors are driving these expectations?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 27, 2020

Dr. Boris Zimmermann from the Fulda University of Applied Sciences and presents possible ways to optimise the delivery process. Of course, always with an eye on a reasonable cost-benefit ratio.” The last mile is a challenge. In its new white paper, EPG gets to the bottom of the matter with Prof.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 20, 2018

The services made available at the Supply Chain Labs in Berlin and Cape Town include digitalisation workshops and training courses for consolidating digital skills. We presented our product to the Board of Directors at Imperial Logistics after just six weeks and gained valuable information on what needed to be adjusted.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

To pull off logistics effectively, it takes a lot of expert planning, assembling the right mix of people, communication, working together, and of course, if something goes wrong, contingency planning. Consumers are READY TO BUY This Holiday Season, Lean on a 3PL to Not get Mired in the Muck. They keyword, is planning!

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 29, 2024

Within the course of one online chat, an isolated email response, or a single phone call, someone who bought from your ecommerce brand can be influenced whether or not to buy from you again. Be Present Customers should be able to find the answers they need, and the help they need, quickly. Of course it is, right?

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Ottawa Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2018

Of course, what this means is that no matter how small your eCommerce site, you’re likely to see a massive boost in sales as the holiday season rolls around. If you are working with any 3PL (third-party logistics) companies who supply you or help you with other logistical tasks, give them a heads up about your holiday preparation plans.

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