GlobalTranz

AUGUST 16, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is a continuation of yesterday's blog where Mikeala Della from Atlantic Training shows us the top 20 Forklift Safety Tips. After use ensure the forklift is parked in a designated or authorized area. READ Driving after less than five hours sleep is as dangerous as being drunk behind wheel.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

For example, planning, purchase order placement, manufacturing floor information logistics operations and beyond became essential variables in the goal of creating a more agile supply chain. While much of the conversation on supply chains in 2016 focuses on after manufacturing, it always helps to go back to the beginning.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 8, 2016

After all, it's just making stuff and tedious process-driven operations!" Today we feature a guest blog from Fronetics Strategic Advisors , a digital marketing agency, who specializes in the logistics and supply chain industries. Now, onto the guest blog. You’re publishing a sales pitch instead of content.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is the second part of Chuck Intrieri's series on how procurement and suppliers can avoid issues with their contracts. For example, something along the lines of: By accessing and using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of this agreement.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 7, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from Nicole Lewis who talks about embracing the idea of women in logistics for top-level talent. Where smart female children study after school? . On the example of the UK, it is clear, that the diversity problem still exists in this field. Career opportunities for Women in Logistics .

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 20, 2015

You can find GPS tracking , confirmation apps and delivery logs, but there are even more specific apps that track a number of other options, such as fuel efficiency, for example. This collaboration of a “Supplier Day” as we wrote about in this blog post , can go a long way towards proactive freight management.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

There are 230,000 small manufacturing companies in the United States alone, according to a new Infographic from The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Manufacturing Innovation Blog. We have included the infographic below. The Benefits of Using US Workers. Looking to the Leaders.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2016

This is the first in a series of blogs where we will cover the current state for U.S. In the past, cheap labor was one of the most highly sought after factors in manufacturing behaviors. For example, a manufacturer may be able to produce 1,000 units of a product in China at a fraction of the cost of domestic manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2016

After taking a look at the automation technology trends in logistics from our first post, take a look at how these technology trends in logistics will grow and what impact they will have for the industry. This specific example may also be applied to a new concept in logistics, tracking shipments with Bluetooth technologies. .

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Amazon’s loss of appetite for experimental projects (as sales growth slows). For example, home improvement retail giant Lowe’s has begun testing Nvidia’s digital twin solution, Omniverse, in two US stores belonging to the chain. Australia’s continuing weather-driven supply chain problems.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2017

In the below is a real world example of a consultant coming to a third party logistics company with the goal of choosing a warehouse and 3pl provider. This two-part blog series will take you thru the RFP questions along with the answers you'd expect to see from the 3PL. Re-slot the next month based on NEW sales/Usage.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

Sales increased in 2012, but productivity ran far below projections in their new U.S. And, after building the new U.S. For example, Apple cannot launch iPhone production in the U.S. Failure to resolve all exit issues prior to scheduling activities in the U.S. can seize up reshoring efforts. Customers canceled orders.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friends at Mahan's Thermal Products. As far as companies in America go, Johnson & Johnson is setting a primary example of eco-friendly production. Now, you might think this is a good thing – after all; it would be pretty detrimental to drain a natural waterway.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

We trudge on with our top posts from our main blog categories by page view for all of 2014 from the Cerasis blog by featuring another area Cerasis is an expert in: Transportation. Top 16 Most Popular Transportation Blog Posts of 2014. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. The impacts are widespread, and, at this stage, it’s impossible to know how much worse things will get.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 3, 2015

More sophisticated logistics providers known as 4PLs, who completely manage the supply chain for a client's product (including sales and order management), may want to explore full-blown ERP solutions. #2: In addition to these possible pitfalls in selecting a supply chain software solution, you need service after the sale.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 13, 2016

For example, FedEx and UPS may move shipments to the United States Postal Service for final delivery. For example, tracking shipments with smaller carriers may be more complicated than using the big two, explains Jeremy Marsan of FitSmallBusiness. view the whole post at endicia's online shipping blog →.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 25, 2016

As we discussed in the freight insurance vs. freight liability blog post, cargo insurance does have limitations. For example, when shipping via truck in the United States, cargo insurance does not provide protection against all losses a motor carrier may be liable for under the Carmack Amendment or common law.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

In the communications, media, and high-tech industries, for example, it’s common for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to price goods on a cost-plus basis, with incentives to expedite hot products, such as the latest smartphone. We recommend you download that white paper by visiting that blog post here. Matrix Report.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 28, 2015

We write to five main categories on the Cerasis blog: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. I encourage you to use the category picker to the right of this blog to browse various categories or use the search bar at the top right to search by keyword. Want to be featured on our blog?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 17, 2015

It is that time of year again where we feature the most viewed articles on the Cerasis blog in each of the six main categories we write about: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. . Since we started the blog in January 2013, we have published over 650 blog posts. That’s tougher.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 23, 2014

We pick up where we left off yesterday from posting the Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts for 2014 by page views from the Cerasis blog by featuring the Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts in 2014. Top Supply Chain Blog Posts for 2014. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

In our recent blog post on the future of procurement , we discussed how the majority of respondents in a given survey reported procurement as a long-term career in manufacturing. After all, proposed solutions do not cost a company anything beyond data review until implementing those solutions.

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