Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In this blog post, you’ll learn about produce supply chain and the key aspects that ensure the delivery of fresh and sustainable produce to our table. A perfect example of how the transitional seasons demand the produce supply chain is built to be nimble and adaptable. This helps reduce waste and environmental impact.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Technology Brings A New Dawn for Drayage Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - February 29, 2024 Tom Gresham | Inbound Logistics February 2024 The drayage industry has begun to come out of the shadows.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Logistics Blog®. Optimize for your needs. For example, if you’re a retailer and you’re exiting the year with bare shelves, that’s great! For example, if you’re bringing goods in from overseas, you need to build in more lead time versus if the goods are produced domestically, where transit time will be shorter. .

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The Logistics Blog®. Network Optimization. Poorly optimized networks can have many undesirable outcomes, including loss of customers, runaway freight and labor costs, and siloed — rather than integrated — supply chain management. Businesses should expect meaningful insights for the optimization of the network.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 27, 2021

What this blog is about: Leveraging predictive analytics for forecasting and visibility. The importance of machine learning and intelligence combined with human touch for optimized decision making. Predictive analytics allows for simulation testing and provides an opportunity to optimize plans. Check out our July Webinar!

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

By providing that level of cus­tomer support, 3PLs should be able to grow regardless of fluctuations in freight demand, Harris said, pointing to his own company as an example. In some cases, that means partnering with a smaller number of freight transportation providers to optimize their networks moving forward, he said.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 17, 2017

In a blog post earlier this year, we noted how since the election, more manufactures have expressed interest in reshoring and avoiding offshoring entirely. There are real benefits of going green as well that extend beyond how politicians and the public perceive them, reports Brian Lagas of the Manufacturing Innovation Blog.

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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. Agile = The New Lean.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 8, 2016

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. Your content isn’t search-engine optimized. Even publishing one more blog post a week can significantly boost your readership.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Meanwhile, the use of Big Data will empower new fleets and freight optimization and consolidation measures, and the IoT will provide new insights. For example, a consumer can access the Amazon Returns Center and initiate the shipping label printing and shipping of products from any internet-accessible device.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. What is an Example of Internet of Things?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from our friends at Camcode. In this blog, Camcode discusses how collaboration provides supply chain disruption to impact the future of logistics management. While new technology doesn’t always come cheap, costs are increasingly accessible by smaller corporations.

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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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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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. While some retailers may see opportunities to reduce inventories as the pandemic slowly recedes, the outlook in some other industries holds less optimism.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from our friend Kelli Harris, a consultant and recent college graduate in Logistics Management. The role of it in the modern company carries optimization and integration character. Systems Optimization : Models and Computation. Short programs. Logistics and Supply Chain Management .

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2016

As we talked about in the blog post explaining the hyperconnected era, these main connection technology trends in logistics are squarely focused on efficiency. This specific example may also be applied to a new concept in logistics, tracking shipments with Bluetooth technologies. . Increasing Use of Bluetooth Technologies.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

As the level and degree of technology increases in the shipping industry, which includes auditing to catch errors, improvements of freight optimization in small package shipping , and intermodal shipping analysis and selection, the overall stress on existing capacity will increase.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Many manufacturers struggle to optimize warehouse productivity and attract skilled employees. An ERP system that incorporates a cutting-edge warehouse management system (WMS) can help you optimize processes, streamline workflows and decrease errors. For example, the old handhelds took 20 to 60 seconds to load a list of lots.

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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. The Client Details. Create a “win-win” partnership.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain executives must evolve from cost and service as the key objectives for optimal demand-supply balancing towards the “quadfecta” of cost, service, resiliency, and sustainability. The bullwhip effect is one example of this disruptive effect, when small changes in demand cause huge demand spikes downstream.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For example, start at the sourcing process to find, all else being equal, more sustainable suppliers, women-owned, or have characteristics that support compliance. Designing vehicle routes that explicitly optimize transportation routes with carbon footprint considerations is another example.

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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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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

If you have followed our blog previously, you have seen us blog about 3D Printing. You can view all the 3D Printing blog posts in the category here. Instead of milling a work piece from solid block, for example, Additive Manufacturing builds up components layer by layer using materials which are available in fine powder form.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's is blog is from Nicole Lewis who shows us the steps for smarter logistics planning optimization. However, contemporary business affairs feel an increasing need not only in logistics planning optimization but also in it as a whole procedure. Moreover, the smartness of the latter increases literally daily.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 1, 2018

Since this trend isn’t likely to change anytime soon, shippers who can contain the cost of shipping by maximizing efficiency and optimization throughout their shipping network will be on firm ground heading into the future. The first step is to collect all the data required to support optimal decision-making within the shipping function.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2015

I have been following the Marlin Steel blog and the company for quite some time. We are featuring two of their quick blog posts below that are relevant to the state of American Manufacturing today: the real facts about the industry and why someone should work in manufacturing. So what saved Marlin Steel? was Innovation.

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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 →. The Solution.

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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. Digital Industry 4.0

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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

MAY 12, 2017

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Robert Everett who gives us some fantastic tips for effective logistics management. There are various factors involved in effective logistics management, for example, automation and perfect coordination. Important Tips for Effective Logistics Management & Network Optimization.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2017

We are continuing what will become a tradition of re-evaluating the progress of supply chains throughout the year in relation to our predictions, as explained by this blog post. For example, an optimized supply chain is good, but it opens more opportunities for errors. Supply Chains Went Digital.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog from Paul Aureli a Marketing Associate at Crossroads MC , a company who optimizes current manufacturing systems through the use of their technology products. You can learn how to achieve a high level of Manufacturing Optimization (M.O.),

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2016

Also, if you would like to read anything related to the supply chain you can read all the supply chain blogs in that category here or search any keyword in the search bar to the right. For example, smartwatches could help site managers observe real-time performance of business processes, productivity, inventory levels and deliveries.

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. For the most part there was optimism that an agreement will be reached in time. You can read the report and see our short webinar on the topic here.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I started The Logistics of Logistics as a blog. Helping brands with orchestration, real-time visibility, customer experience, and optimization. We can’t track and optimize it.” For example, instead of the entire backing thing, a lot of them moved directly to wallets. China is the other example.

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