Log-hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Efficient inventory management, layout organization, and operational strategies are key to meeting customer demands while minimizing costs and maximizing profits. Efficient replenishment strategies: Implementing distinct replenishment and restocking strategies for various categories to avoid stockouts and overstock scenarios.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 6, 2015

We conclude our “Most Popular” Blog posts series, where we have been giving you the most viewed blog posts in 2014 from our main content categories. 2014 was surely a fun year of content on the Cerasis blog. 2014 was surely a fun year of content on the Cerasis blog. Now, why do we blog?

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Log-hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Efficient inventory management, layout organization, and operational strategies are key to meeting customer demands while minimizing costs and maximizing profits. Moreover, AI excels in preventing stockouts and overstocking, promotes supplier collaboration, and optimizes warehouse management.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

With the pandemic and political instability, businesses in the Middle East have begun to reconsider supply chain strategy to improve their resilience. Oil price fluctuations. Fluctuations in oil prices and oil supply disruptions are majorly caused by political events, supply pipeline issues or weather problems.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This impacts your business with inconsistent rates, uncertainty of available equipment, fulfillment strategy, and more importantly the customer experience. Our economy relies on the transportation of goods and materials to connect suppliers with manufacturers, manufacturers with retailers, and retailers with consumers. Inventory .

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

In addition, TMS operators can often negotiate the best possible freight rates. You must evaluate the option in detail to know if it presents more pros than cons or vice versa. Without these checks and balances, companies tend to flit from carrier to carrier or use whichever one or two appear most convenient or economical.

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EazyStock

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A key responsibility of every stock replenishment team is to negotiate the best price for the items they reorder, so that the sell-on price can be as profitable as possible. But when looking at the bigger picture the ‘best-price’ is not always the most cost-effective way to procure a product.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Mobile devices have proven optimal for implementing innovative strategies, connecting freight loads with other equipment and assets , and more. Without high levels of visibility into suppliers and sub-suppliers, companies increase their exposure to supply chain risks and become less resilient.”

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 28, 2023

In most cases, your business model will spring naturally from your product(s), the type of customer you’re targeting, and your pricing strategy. Suppliers of products such as car parts, office equipment, and raw materials are examples of B2B businesses. The remainder goes to the supplier or manufacturer.

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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. Many Western enterprises unknowingly depend on Russian and perhaps Ukrainian companies as t ier 2 suppliers.

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CLX Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Here’s our list of the four essential supply chain management tools you need to provide the best service at the best price. Procurement tools enable businesses to manage and automate purchase orders from suppliers and quickly settle accounts. Shipping Management. Demand Forecasting Tools. Start Building a Next-Level Supply Chain.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 20, 2023

A manufacturer purchases steel from a supplier and turns it into tiny gears to make watches. To the supplier, the steel is merchandise inventory (a.k.a. By forcing customers to buy a certain number of product(s) with each order, a supplier can achieve profitability through economies of scale. finished goods). Order Level MOQ 3.)

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Transporeon

APRIL 2, 2019

This blog examines how manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers can take back control and cut cuts by improving tender management. Many shippers expect prices to remain stable (44%) but no-one thinks that rates will decline (Transporeon/Xeneta survey, 2016). So what’s going on with ocean freight rates?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This speculative post explores the difference between B2B and B2C freight pricing. Should they offer tiered freight-price options like those enjoyed by consumers, and what stops them from doing so? Tiered Freight Pricing in B2C Markets. Pricing calculations can be based on: Distance traveled. Trucking lanes used.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

Our rates are going up and the carriers are completely unwilling to negotiate with us—where did we go wrong?”. First, the typical procurement-driven sourcing event views transportation as a commodity and thus, is oriented toward getting the lowest price. In this market, your carriers know that they don’t have to “negotiate” with you.

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EazyStock

MAY 28, 2019

Today, Amex Auto Spares’ local procurement staff spend considerably more time negotiating best pricing with suppliers rather than trying to figure out what to buy! My strategy for choosing to implement any platform is simple: It solves a pain point which we can understand. What benefits do your clients see?

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EazyStock

MAY 28, 2019

Today, Amex Auto Spares’ local procurement staff spend considerably more time negotiating the best pricing with suppliers rather than trying to figure out what to buy! My strategy for choosing to implement any platform is simple: It solves a pain point which we can understand. What benefits do your clients see?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Editor’s note: Today’s blog is from our friend Brandon Stanley. They will have to negotiate for resources, budgets, and schedules. Sometimes a supplier doesn’t deliver the materials on time, so the production process gets stuck and the entire timeline is altered. Download white paper. Flexibility. It’s never boring.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2017

Today's blog is a continuation of yesterday's where we discussed cost management and KPIs with warehousing contracts using a real-world scenario. Currently, our client provides an incentive to a supplier via gain and pain share. Some incentives are reducing UNIT PRICING. This is also a negotiable issue. KPIs Question 1.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 30, 2012

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. In my previous blog , I highlighted the factors which helped e-commerce retailing develop in India. Consumers get their choice of goods as well get satisfied with the price they pay.

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