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. Reducing the environmental impact of producing and transporting produce is a major concern.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

How to Navigate Your Supply Chain During Market Swings Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 21, 2023 Market conditions play a crucial role in shaping challenges professionals face when managing their organization’s supply chains.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 9, 2023

The Supply Chain of Mother's Day Flowers Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - May 9, 2023 Mother’s Day is a special day to celebrate and honor mothers around the world. per person, which was an increase from $16.50

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Logistics Blog®. Case Study. It’s important to factor extended transit times into your inventory management strategy. Fuel prices have also begun to recede from their peaks and should continue to drop due to recession fears. What To Expect for the 2022 Holiday Shipping Season Show Submenu Resources. Whitepaper.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 13, 2023

Girl Scout Cookies Crumble Under Supply Chain Woes Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics For some Girl Scouts and their bake sale fans, it’s shaping up to be another tough cookie season. This year is seeing similar problems.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Analysts point to several macro trends buoying the LTL market, specifically e-commerce growth and the increasing impact of near-shoring since the start of the pandemic. Shippers and carriers must remain focused on long-term growth by negotiating fair pricing. Not much can be done in the foreseeable future that will lower fuel prices.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2023

Demand for Goods and Services Remains High In Florida Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics Shippers’ demand for trucks may bounce back this year according to a Bank of America. What will 2023 bring for the economy of durable goods?

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Locus

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Retailers need to have economical shipping prices by optimizing fleets and third-party carriers to reduce shipping costs. Download the Case Study 3. High first-attempt delivery: With optimized routes, create precise delivery schedules to reduce reattempts and failed deliveries. Locus helped Bigbasket hit 99.5%

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This information is then used to adjust shipper pricing strategies, eventually pushing increased costs back to consumers. The ripple effect of inflation has streamlined the benefits of managed logistics, which provides insights to combat escalating costs in an effort to maintain profit margins.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The index correlates growth or shrinkage to overall industry volume of freight shipments and product prices. “We Based on the sentiment for inventory, there’s going to be some inventory replenishment , but most likely, shippers are going to be shifting to a more conservative inventory management strategy,” Lockard told Sourcing Journal.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Logistics Blog®. Case Study. This could partially explain why port congestion did not decrease among East Coast ports even when the West Coast saw a reduction. Consumers are paying the price. Cost/pricing—68% of respondents. Shippers have choices when creating their LTL strategy and selecting providers.

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Locus

OCTOBER 7, 2022

It also showed that 80% of consumers are willing to pay higher prices for same-day deliveries. To access the complete set of insights, view the webinar here: Watch the Webinar. Some surveys and studies suggest 52% of the IT projects do overtime budgets. Below are key takeaways from the session “ Buy vs Build?

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The Logistics Blog®. Case Study. The softening in LTL pricing noted by BlueGrace mirrors the decline in the long-distance LTL producer price index over the summer, but pricing remains historically high. Carriers are going to price to get the stuff they want on their trucks,” he said. Whitepaper.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The Logistics Blog®. Case Study. Knowledge is power–understanding what’s causing the situation can help reduce stress and enable you to select the best course of action to best move forward. The Current State of Imports and Exports Show Submenu Resources. Whitepaper. BlueGrace Logistics.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 20, 2023

Shipper's Guide to Planning Ahead Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - March 20, 2023 Data shows there is a consensus that revenue will increase and inventory levels will build. This is the cyclical market of supply chain transportation.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Logistics Blog®. Case Study. According to those surveyed, they are making this move to reduce costs, add revenue, and/or support company growth. These companies report that this move is also beneficial to their customers by improving costs, services, delivery times, efficiency, and a reduction in damaged goods.

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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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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 28, 2023

China tensions and the pandemic-driven distribution crisis forced businesses to give priority to supply-chain resiliency over the cost-cutting that once sent that production to Asia, particularly China, consultants and deal makers say. private-capital firms and the companies they own are increasingly looking to Mexico. has grown as U.S.-China

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2015

Editor’s Note: This blog post is from SupplyChainOpz. Many studies state that those who can manage the functions with the supply chain, they have a competitive advantage. However, with reduced life cycles, customer-driven innovative products and services have forced supply chains to be flexible and adaptable.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 20, 2015

In fact, in order to combat these ever pressing issues and competition, we recently shared our insights on trends for 2015 facing manufacturers and distributors on the Cisco-Eagle Blog. Bottom line, it’s great to say you want to have a commerce-enabled site, but before jumping to the technology stage, what is your strategy?

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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. It is important to note the necessity to build strategy of company’s logistics system development and integrate it as a full-fledged component for not less than 10-15 years. 3) OnCampus Texas.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . We are now on the 4th of our 5 main blog categories we will feature as we wind down the year. Read the Full Article Here.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Editor Note: Today's Blog is from Darren Palfrey, the CEO at Gravity Supply Chain who shares the 5 supply chain best practices to keep your supply chain synchronized. Consumers expect nothing less than perfect order fulfillment : the right products delivered to the right place, right now, in perfect condition, at the lowest price.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. Ceiling year of a study of 22 industrialised countries (Uni. Significance. Raleigh-Durham-Cary N.C.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Transportation spending is a perennial target of budget-cutting exercises, and a large, multi-faceted cost center for many companies; some may spend three to six percent of their materials costs on transportation. Accurate transportatin data is likely the single most important factor in a sustainable cost reduction plan.

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Shipchain

JUNE 27, 2019

Until then, we received some questions from a ShipChain community member, so Lee and I were glad to be able to put together some detailed responses and present them here on the blog to clear up any misconceptions. The short answer is that Sidechain transactions will be variably priced. Absolutely.

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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. Did you ever notice when you read an article, or study a report, that the numbers are always very logical and get right to the point?

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 25, 2022

Supply chain leaders can work in any industry as long as they know their stuff, but this does mean that a change of employer can require some in-depth study , especially if the market is unfamiliar. Regular webinars to attend, and recordings of past webinars to digest at your leisure.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

I started The Logistics of Logistics as a blog. You are dealing with customers who need foster, who have anxiety, and who are price-driven, who do not want to pay for the logistics. Delivery experience drives customer retention, and it is driving reference and many studies and numbers about it. Thank you, Ann. It is complex.

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