Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Growers, shippers, and retailers with advanced supply chain strategies are earning consumer loyalty, thanks in part to the supply chain professionals who plan, execute, and adapt to the challenges posed by fresh produce. The journey from the farm to the consumer’s table involves a web of intricate processes and challenges.

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Locus

MARCH 28, 2022

The importance of omnichannel retail strategies and optimizing last-mile fulfilment. Omnichannel strategies enhance the accessibility of shops to consumers, boost sales rates, across multiple touchpoints. Having frozen and refrigerated sections can fulfil the demands of the cold supply chain for groceries online orders.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

With ecommerce sales expanding into more non-traditional, oversized items (like refrigerators and other appliances), shippers need to be prepared for the incoming boom of returns. A recent article in Logistics Viewpoints noted that UPS estimated that post-holiday returns were up 23% in 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2024

This article is from Scott Mullins, EVP of Operations and COO at Lucas Systems, and looks at self-distribution in healthcare systems. The challenges brought about by the pandemic made many rethink strategy when it came to inventory, stock on hand, secondary options and the ability to guarantee supply and resiliency.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 9, 2018

Related Articles. The company continues to focus on organic growth and expanding its footprint in the refrigerated market. Radiant posts double-digit revenues growth. Expeditors speeds past analyst expectations in Q1. The new offices are in Cincinnati, Nashville, Philadelphia and Phoenix.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 14, 2022

The following Editor’s Choice article comes from Fernando Cortes, Senior Vice President, Transportation at Walmart, and addresses how Walmart is working to reduce emissions through their transportation practices and operations. Refrigerated Trailers: We also have an opportunity to power our refrigerated trailers with electric energy.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2018

As this article proved extremely popular, I thought it worth adding a few updates to follow progress on the six trends. Depending on the response received by the latest updates, I may revisit this article yet again with additional updates to Trends #4, #5, and #6. 2018 Update: How Did the Trends Progress? Trends come and go.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 14, 2018

Related Articles. The company continues to focus on organic growth and expanding its footprint in the refrigerated market. Executive Moves: Gebrüder Weiss, ZIM, Team. Senger-Weiss will succeed Niessner as Gebrüder Weiss CEO; Destriau has been named CFO of ZIM; and Team Worldwide makes appointments.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

What’s in this article: What is a capacity crunch? This impacts your business with inconsistent rates, uncertainty of available equipment, fulfillment strategy, and more importantly the customer experience. However, a good business strategy enables a better forecast to deal with these situations. What causes a capacity crunch?

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Conger

JANUARY 3, 2019

This strategy helps maximize the space you already have in your warehouse and you’ll minimize the chance of misplacing the smaller items since they’ll all be together. Items that require refrigeration? For example you may primarily use a 48-inch by 40-inch pallet, but a few products are smaller or larger. Consider other variables.

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Now, That's Logistics

MARCH 12, 2019

And with air freight demand predicted to fall closer in-line with supply in 2019 (see the article “ 2019 Air Freight Outlook ”), it will be interesting to see who comes out ahead — and who falls behind — over the next 12 months. million ft 2 of warehouse, office and support space, including 445,000 ft 2 of refrigerated warehouse space.

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Ship Monk

JULY 7, 2022

This article will define minimum order quantity, show you some examples, and help you decide if it’s the right strategy for the type of items you sell online. Minimum Order Quantity vs. Pricing Strategy. Rather than set minimum order quantities, they set a pricing strategy for each unit to cover their costs.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 20, 2023

Complex MOQs To learn about these different types of MOQs, check out the full, in-depth article on our ecommerce blog here. Learn more about order fulfillment with this detailed 3PL article. Pricing Strategy Minimum order quantity (MOQ) can be confused with a pricing strategy at times. There are three main MOQ types: 1.)

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 6, 2020

In this article, we’re looking at the benefits of working with a dedicated global supply chain management specialist for your international logistics and transportation needs. One of CLX Logistics’ clients recently needed to set up a global supply chain to ship sensitive, refrigerated chemical products from the US to the Indian subcontinent.

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Conger

JANUARY 3, 2019

This strategy helps maximize the space you already have in your warehouse and you’ll minimize the chance of misplacing the smaller items since they’ll all be together. Items that require refrigeration? For example you may primarily use a 48-inch by 40-inch pallet, but a few products are smaller or larger. Consider other variables.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: make to order. A transportation cost-per-unit that remained static for two years despite increased utilization of costly refrigerated transport and rising fuel costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Those customers who were quick to recognize new conditions, and respond with innovative strategies, have fared far better in the face of continuing uncertainty than companies taking a more reactive stance. But at Blue Yonder, we noticed an interesting phenomenon.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

Whether to relocate supply or manufacturing from China to another low-cost country or switch to a near-shoring or re-shoring strategy is not a decision to take lightly. LG Electronics: Hit by tariffs on its refrigerators for the United States market, this South Korean enterprise re-shored manufacturing of those appliances.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 24, 2018

and Europe in freight brokerage, last-mile delivery (getting heavy goods like refrigerators from warehouses to consumers), less-than-truckload shipping and contract logistics (handling all of a company's logistics). Read full article. After Jacobs' acquisition run, XPO has strong positions in the U.S. Last year it netted $312m ($2.45

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