Ship Monk

JANUARY 30, 2023

Ideas for Improvement Ecommerce businesses can reduce customer frustration by clearly communicating shipping policies, return policies, claims filing, and processes for returns, refunds, and exchanges. And you can make your customers’ lives much easier by enclosing a return label with instructions inside your orders as well.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Obviously, the ability to improve truck and trailer order forecasting offers excellent value for carriers. When the data is collected and made more available and accessible, carriers and logistics service providers (LSPs) can improve trucking operation decisions. Proactive forecasting increases supply chain efficiency.

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CH Robinson Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Are You Prepared for Tight Truckload Capacity? In the aftermath of Harvey and Irma, truckload capacity is tighter than it has been for years, giving some shippers challenges in covering freight. What’s causing tight truckload capacity. What’s causing tight truckload capacity | Transportfolio. Transportfolio.

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

As a result, demand for truck capacity and rates remain elevated. What’s one thing straining capacity and raising rates? In this blog, we’ll dive into what truck detention is, why it happens, how it impacts truck drivers and shippers, and how shippers can help reduce dock delays and detention. Dock delays and detention.

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Shipchain

APRIL 25, 2019

Instead of merely providing logistics management and expansion of available capacity, today’s 3PL offers a whole host of additional services, including freight invoice auditing, claims management, warehousing and more. In-House Development Is Expensive and Limits Use of the System. Tracking purchase orders.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Blankenship : If you think about over the last ten-to-20 years within the LTL community, there has been a very fragmented approach, in terms of how individual carrier has attacked many challenges and problems. Tampa, Fla.- Logistics Management. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. .- Their conversation follows below. LM : In what ways?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2018

For the purposes of objectivity, better refers to accessing more available truckload capacity, which is tightening more than ever, says the Journal of Commerce, scheduling freight with the right type of carrier that specializes in a given type of full truckload, and securing such capacity at competitive rates.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 13, 2018

Blockchain technology builds value in the supply chain through better transparency and process standardization, but it holds additional value through new logistics services and business models. Limited access to cryptocurrencies. This ensures validation of product, order, and shipping data in real-time. Capacity monitoring.

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Parade

JUNE 24, 2019

I’d like to build on the valuable insight Peter shared because, as Kurtis Tryber discussed in a previous post, At this point, I’m sure we can all agree that brokerages (regardless of their size) need to leverage tech effectively to stay competitive and relevant in this ever-changing market. The question is: how? The reality is: it depends.

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Parade

JUNE 24, 2019

Opportunities to leverage technology to augment carrier sales reps' efforts, book more loads in less time, and strengthen carrier relationships. At this point, I’m sure we can all agree that brokerages (regardless of their size) need to leverage tech effectively to stay competitive and relevant in this ever-changing market.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In this blog, we’re going to dive into some of the latest trends in the food and beverage industry. LIMITED TEMPERATURE CONTROL SHORTAGE. In light of the pandemic, the risks of COVID-19 have made consumers more interested in healthier, less processed foods that will boost their immune systems. MEDICATION SHORTAGES.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As organizations witness growth in orders, expand operations, and scale up their fleets, accompanying challenges emerge inevitably. SMB vs. Enterprise Solutions SMB Solutions SMB solutions are cost-effective but might offer limited capabilities in addressing evolving business challenges. Where does an SMB solution fall short?

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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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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If you’ve followed our blog over the years, you’ll know that we’ve shared lots of information about distribution network design, why it’s vital to get it right, how long it should take, the importance of reviewing the network every so often, and various elements of design such as determining the number of warehouses and where to locate them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

There were multiple booths showcasing robots that could navigate through the crowd, hauling totes for picking orders. According to a company blog post, Amazon will also now provide sellers with an estimated capacity limit “for the following two months to help sellers plan over a longer time horizon.”

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GoShip Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The lack of transportation capacity is one of the most significant problems in modern supply chains and logistics. Even though the industry seems to develop at high speed, some setbacks like capacity challenge are still causing trouble in massive delivery operations. Why do capacity challenges arise? Expand carrier network.

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CLX Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Shippers and carriers each have unique requirements and schedules, and a freight broker acts as a middle man who matches two good partners together to arrange successful shipments. Shippers can skip the paperwork and solve pressing problems, and carriers save time and money by filling their truck capacity.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 20, 2021

This has impeded the ability for shippers to rely on consistency in their logistics processes, and for retail to have an accurate inventory forecast. What this blog is about: The effects of disruption across multiple parts of the supply chain. Disruptions have impacted many aspects of the supply chain.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Is it freight pricing models, capacity constraints, lackluster carrier density or something else? When supply is limited, like trucks have been for much of 2020, and the demand stays high, freight management becomes about more than simple schedules and asking who’s available? What are the biggest contributors to freight spend?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 3, 2021

Cyberattacks seem to be growing in prevalence and severity, particularly those around the major supply chains in the US, including both the fuel supply chain and the food supply chain. On June 2, 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported that a ransomware attack against JBS had resulted in the cancellation of shifts across all US plants.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? Indeed, there is cause for concern about Chinese factories’ ability to fulfill orders, given the massive uptick in COVID cases since the harsh policy was lifted.

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Forto

AUGUST 1, 2019

In this blog article, you will learn what steps you can take to reduce your production. . Limiting SO x emissions from ships will improve air quality and protects the environment. Since then, the limits on sulfur oxides have been progressively tightened. . New IMO regulations 2020. as of 1.1.2012 . as of 1.1.2020.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

The molds rotate around, and on the back end of the rotation the glass items are automatically released from the mold, after which a robotic arm of some kind pushes the piece onto a conveyor belt that takes them through the “annealing” (cool down) process. But there is one image I will never forget from my time there.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Yossi Sheffi of MIT is certainly one of the most influential and I would add interesting figures in supply chain today. Of late, about every three years he produces a new supply chain-related book, the last two being complementary takes on supply chain resilience and risk management. What do you say? .

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 30, 2012

Business Process Outsourcing. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. The major reason of higher home delivery cost for retailers is the number of orders that are not delivered in first attempt. Banking Suite.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

After all, the freight market is incredibly complex and continuously evolving to meet the demands of e-commerce and order fulfillment. Know that market volatility as a whole affects freight rates Market volatility is important to consider because of its direct effect on the freight industry. Unfortunately, the U.S.

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