FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Of all the various freight broker sales tips, setting the hook is essential for getting and keeping a prospect’s attention. . Or it could be a conference presentation or webinar your prospect just delivered. . 7 freight broker sales tips for building the hook. #1: 7 freight broker sales tips for building the hook. #1:

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It’s been three months already since we published our first regular roundup of supply chain and logistics news—doesn’t time fly? Amazon’s loss of appetite for experimental projects (as sales growth slows). Australia’s continuing weather-driven supply chain problems. Mars Attacks Cost Drivers with Digital Twins.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

A leading logistics service provider was among the many companies that saw its operations affected by the pandemic. On top of this, after demand has been adjusted, demand simulations can be run to study the behavior of your resources over time as demand continues to increase or decrease. . Evaluating Potential for Reshoring .

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Shipchain

OCTOBER 25, 2019

We partnered with GTX Corp, ParceLive, and a few others that will be announced soon, began working on case studies, aired our first webinar with major industry executives, graduated from the Plug and Play Spring 2019 Food and Beverage Accelerator Program, joined forces with the World Economic Forum to build the Blockchain Toolkit, and a lot more.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 8, 2016

Editor's Note: Take it from us, a transportation management solutions provider, who understands the question we've all asked: "Who on earth will find manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, shipping, and transportation management content interesting? After all, it's just making stuff and tedious process-driven operations!"

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2016

This is due in part to significant changes and improvements in how the logistics industry perceives and responds to the demands of a growing customer base. As we talked about in the blog post explaining the hyperconnected era, these main connection technology trends in logistics are squarely focused on efficiency.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's Blog is by Carl Turn, a freelance writer in the distribution field, who is showing us how next-day delivery is changing the face of eCommerce. After all, most customers are willing to wait an extra day or two for the right product. .

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 28, 2015

Yesterday we published a blog post concerning the notification window changes made by the NMFC for concealed freight damage. It was the fastest to reach 200 views of any blog post on the Cerasis blog (200 views in 45 minutes). However, it is still possible to file a concealed damage claim after 5 days, it is just more difficult.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Allison Wilkinson, a freelance writer in the industry, who shows us why Reshoring or Insourcing Manufacturing can boost your profits. after it had been outsourced abroad — can actually provide even more lucrative benefits. . Save on Logistics . Minimize Costs of Business Abroad .

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2015

Forklifts and Lifting Equipment Safety Tip#1: Inspection After Collisions. For example, after 100,000 miles, you may need extensive servicing of the hydraulics on the lift. Look for his helpful posts on many of today’s top websites and blogs. Let’s imagine that one of your employees is operating a forklift.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from Chris Richardson who discusses why choosing logistics as your major is a good idea. Why don’t you consider logistics?”. But, what is logistics , really? We’ll list 10 benefits of choosing logistics as your major, so you’ll decide if it’s the right thing for you. It depends.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

Consequently, all processes, including inventory management, logistics, data analytics and ongoing performance management, as reiterated by the staff of Supply Chain 24/7, improvement, can be optimized, creating a more efficient, direct and intelligent supply chain network. Procurement’s Role Did Become More Important.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The shipping capacity crunch is not a new topic, but the end of 2017 is shaping up to reveal an unprecedented crunch, reports Chris Brady of Logistics Viewpoints. The Shipping Capacity Crunch Is Back After an Active Storm Season. CEO, David S. Congdon, reports DC Velocity.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 2, 2015

A 3PL, also sometimes known as a TPL, is a third-party logistics provider. 3PLs can specialize in various logistical areas and geographic regions. Another key point before you start is to understand what to expect in a logistics service level agreement contract. What Is A 3PL? How Does A 3PL Benefit My Enterprise?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 20, 2015

Are you looking forward to becoming a master of logistics, handling freight management with increased efficiency? This collaboration of a “Supplier Day” as we wrote about in this blog post , can go a long way towards proactive freight management. Quality assurance. Freight Transportation Freight Management'

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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. In part two, Chuck focuses on how to draft your terms and conditions. Writing your terms of use can be a monumental task for anyone.

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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. manufacturers, supply chain, logistics, transportation, and freight management. In the past, cheap labor was one of the most highly sought after factors in manufacturing behaviors. and how the U.S. Problems Versus Myths for Current U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2017

When it comes to the logistics industry, whether it's transportation management contracts or warehouse contracts, there are a million moving parts, and as many questions. 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.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

International logistics experts and attorneys can facilitate to avoid extreme delays and surprise costs. Sales increased in 2012, but productivity ran far below projections in their new U.S. And, after building the new U.S. Failure to resolve all exit issues prior to scheduling activities in the U.S. Customers canceled orders.

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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. Trouble has arisen on three fronts. Firstly, the war is having a direct impact on ports and routes.

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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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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2015

We continue our series on the most popular blog posts of 2014 in each of our main categories with our very first post of 2014 by featuring another area important to Cerasis and the industry: third party logistics. But the greater transformation in today’s 3PL landscape is the changing perception of logistics service providers.

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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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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Expedited Freight Questions Answered Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 10, 2023 Whether your organization uses expedited freight shipping every day or occasionally, it pays to understand how to use these services as effectively as possible.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. There were approximately 220 blog posts in 2014, and over 200,000 page views on those posts alone. Read Full Post.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. After all, any professionals job is to do the best job the most cost and time efficiently all while reaching your goals. .

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend, Rachel Everly, a freelance writer in business and finance who shows us how digitized trucking will change the game for logistics companies. . The introduction of digitized trucking marks the beginning of a new era and is set to turn the logistics value chain upside down. .

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

Yesterday we kicked off our most popular blog post series for the most viewed blog posts in the main 5 categories we publish to (although you can browse all categories on the right side of this blog). Those 5 key categories are: Logistics, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Freight, and Transportation. That’s tougher.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2015

The following post is a continuation of our ongoing blog series talking about mobility, connectedness, and the internet of things as it applies to manufacturing. What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics? 6 Benefits of Mobility in Manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 7, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is the final part in a mini blog series from Fergus O'Sullivan with C loudwards.net. This isn’t that bad in and of itself, it needs to fulfill its purpose after all, but what happens with the data it gathers? IoT Technology, Analytics and Machine Learning.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today we finalize our most viewed articles from the Cerasis blog by featuring the most read freight articles published in 2015. Top Logistics Articles of 2015. We encourage you to use the search function at the right of the blog or the category picker to find any content you'd like to read. Top Supply Chain Articles of 2015.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 3, 2015

You may opt to organize your business into an independent third-party logistics provider (3PL), or you may want to purchase software for tracking, monitoring, and processing all of your needs. That said, our research shows that many ERP systems do offer features for logistics providers such as 3PL billing and value-added services processing.

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Shipchain

MARCH 6, 2020

We recently partnered with Keep Truckin, released a new white paper, launched the Delivery Experience Manager for Final Mile logistics, won the Blockchain Innovation Award at #DataccioConnect Singapore, queued up our next industry webinar, joined the United Nations Center for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), and a lot more.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 15, 2018

For maximum effect, it’s essential to that your operators follow these steps before, during and after each shift: . After the Shift: . Justin Engel serves as the Marketing Specialist at Stärke Material Handling Group, where he creates a wide variety of content including blog articles, infographics, and videos.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 28, 2015

We continue our top articles from each of our main 5 categories today by covering the top 10 logistics articles that were the most viewed in 2015. We write to five main categories on the Cerasis blog: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. Top Logistics Articles of 2015.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2015

When I hit publish on today's blog, we will have published 659 blog posts on the Cerasis blog, with our very first blog post coming nearly 3 years ago to the day. . If you are a regular reader (or heck even if you are not) what you will see from our blog is a focus on education.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

When you want to drive down your logistics and transportation spend, the very first thing that you need is freight and transportation data. These functions must integrate easily into current logistics, invoicing , and procurement processes. We recommend you download that white paper by visiting that blog post here.

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