FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 1, 2021

Many LTL industry trends, including capacity limitations, increasing accessorials, surcharge rates, changes in market trends and buying patterns, are almost certain to continue through 2021 and for some time to come. Major shippers and transporters have only so much space available to work within LTL shipping capacity.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2023

This article by SHIPSTA addresses six of the most common challenges that can surface in peak shipping season, while providing solutions on how to best address them. Take a closer look at SHIPSTA to see how its platform and services can help you both during and outside the peak shipping seasons.

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Locus

JUNE 23, 2023

So, knowing more about order fulfillment, its importance, process, and strategies is critical. Read Also: How to Improve Net Promoter Score for Your Courier Company What are the processes involved in Order fulfillment? How many orders am I currently shipping? How many orders is my business looking to ship next year?

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3PL Links

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Unlocking Customer Satisfaction: Is Your Fulfilment Strategy Aligned with Expectations? Labor, inventory accuracy, and split shipping are a few examples. Unlocking Customer Satisfaction: Is Your Fulfilment Strategy Aligned with Expectations? Let’s start with inventory deployment and demand forecasts.

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CH Robinson Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In a fast-moving world which has been shaken by a global pandemic, ongoing geopolitical challenges, and an untold capacity shortage, shippers are trying hard to stay on top of the game keeping their supply chains moving without sacrificing on their delivery promises. For example, at C.H.

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CLX Logistics

JULY 13, 2020

2019 brought a dramatic swing back in favor of shippers as capacity loosened. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, dry van capacity was at a premium. What you really need to understand and be able to communicate to management is where you should be and how to get there. Now, let’s look at how to get there. But is that enough?

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GoShip Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

Learn how to do it within your budget. Understanding the freight shipping rates cycle will help you recognize the early signs of market shifts and modify your logistics strategy dynamically. The tight market brings increased shipping rates due to the lack of moving capacity. How to predict freight rate changes?

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Now, That's Logistics

APRIL 13, 2021

“That choice these companies make dictates their logistics, fulfillment, and transportation strategies,” Largeau points out. Where those taking the DIY approach can maintain direct content with their customer bases and control the customer experience, they also have to build out their own fulfillment and shipping strategies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2024

In smart manufacturing, for example, the deployment of a multitude of sensors and devices for real-time monitoring of machinery, predictive maintenance, and quality control are primary use cases. These concerns mean that industrial companies need to carefully consider how to integrate this new technology into their long-term strategies.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. For example, you can be doing finance in supply chain, or you can be doing operations. APICS, for example, runs some really good supply chain and logistics programmes. Marketing Yourself.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2017

The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate compliance date is around the corner, and shipping capacity is tightening at a phenomenal rate. As the shipping industry prepares to face these challenges, figuring out how to take advantage of available shipping capacity can be challenging. Click Here.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 11, 2021

Normal operational conditions and the strategies used to manage them have gone out the window, with costly results. China is not importing from US companies at nearly the same rate, causing a capacity nightmare. Establish proactive strategies that factor in supply chain disruptions and detect early signs of trouble.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In smart manufacturing, for example, the deployment of a multitude of sensors and devices for real-time monitoring of machinery, predictive maintenance, and quality control are primary use cases. These concerns mean that industrial companies need to carefully consider how to integrate this new technology into their long-term strategies.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 10, 2018

While the development of a wholly demand driven supply chain (DDSC) might not be for every enterprise, there is no doubt that many can benefit from such as strategy. “In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” ” – Mark Zuckerberg.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Large companies with a supply chain risk strategy already in place couldn’t fully cope with the impact of the pandemic. It’s the result of a deliberate strategy that may require tradeoffs compared to other approaches. This strategy requires greater investment and inventory carrying costs but enables continued production.

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Trinity Logistics

MAY 9, 2022

Managing transportation costs is a top challenge for shippers, while another challenge that goes in hand is sourcing consistent and reliable capacity. Some believe the spot market is the way for shippers to save money and stay on top of capacity, while others think it’s contract. HOW TO TRACK RATES IN THE SPOT MARKET?

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Parade

APRIL 22, 2019

For example, earlier this year, Redwood Logistics bought Strive Logistics, and combined, they now have over $1 Billion in freight under management. Book more loads and create consistent capacity for carriers. The question is— how can technology help you capture and capitalize on this data? Deliver targeted carrier engagement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

While accidents are part of the reason, the complete explanation also includes rising medical and litigation costs, catastrophic losses, an escalation in inexperienced truckload capacity entering the market, and nuclear verdicts—all of that plus the economic performance of the industry itself.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2018

For example, a black swan event may include both the physical damage and ongoing disruption caused by a hurricane and subsequent bottlenecks, so shippers that know how to isolate the causes of poor visibility and areas that are likely to contribute to worsening of black swan events can effectively reduce their chances of coming to fruition.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

However, inconsistencies in service levels, including the use of inaccurate data, an economy that hinges on the state of foreign markets (think China), and changes to regulations and labor requirements are continuing to impact the capacity of the shipping industry. Capacity Is Tight, Not Impossible. Capacity of today’s fleets is tight.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Even the most robust in-house strategies can turn to the value of logistics automation within analytics, such as the insights found in Lane Signal, to further refine their operations. Enterprise shippers need a proactive strategy to secure capacity One of the biggest challenges that shippers face remains to secure capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

With the carrier capacity crunch and other challenges looming large, seamlessly fulfilling all those orders will be no easy task for many merchants. Carriers have imposed widespread shipping capacity limitations. This can help offset need for national carrier capacity and drive more sales to existing and new customers.

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Trinity Logistics

MARCH 22, 2023

FROM PROSPECT TO CLOSING A SALE First, develop your strategy for handling freight leads. Here are some suggestions from our top sales experts on how to effectively get your prospect’s attention, work your pipeline, and turn your freight lead into a new shipping customer. You can sell that capacity right away on your first phone call.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 7, 2018

Most all shippers have felt the recent tightening in capacity. The Great Capacity Crunch: The Current State, Future Outlook, & How Shippers Can Thrive in Any Capacity Crunch. Some have even broken up truckload shipments into LTL orders, trying to trick their way into more capacity. Download eBook.

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Automotive Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

This move to battery-electric driven vehicles will require new supply chain solutions and innovation, says Gilder, but the sector is still nervous about how to deal with the unknown, including battery logistics, and there are new players entering the market. Transformation strategy. The strategy has already had tangible results.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like? But consider, too, how you can turn those needs to your advantage in inventory management.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 17, 2022

How to help manage overall transportation costs. How high diesel prices may change future freight procurement strategies. One turnkey approach to managing costs in volatile markets can be to focus on reducing costs where you do have control: Sourcing strategies. BlueGrace can help. Supplier relationships. Modal selection.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 25, 2018

Cameras also can play a big role, enabling the monitoring ability of team members through a common platform to tap open a video and get a real-time sense for where a machine is and how the operation is functioning. Bottom Layer : this would include various hardware products with interconnectivity capacity, like gateways and more.

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CLX Logistics

MAY 3, 2024

A resilient and agile supply chain strategy is not just a prudent choice—it’s a necessity, especially within the context of chemical supply chains. Challenges in Supply Chain Strategy Planning Designing a resilient and agile supply chain organization is not without its challenges.

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Parade

JANUARY 3, 2022

Today we're sharing 3 features to help you maximize the benefits of Parade's capacity management. It could be used to learn where you have capacity, what kind of capacity you have, and give those carriers the exact loads they want to run. #2. For example, if you’ve got a carrier that says they hate L.A.

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Parade

JANUARY 3, 2022

Today we're sharing 3 features to help you maximize the benefits of Parade's capacity management. It could be used to learn where you have capacity, what kind of capacity you have, and give those carriers the exact loads they want to run. #2. For example, if you’ve got a carrier that says they hate L.A.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 23, 2021

The right shipping strategy is vital to ensure your products are where they need to be when they need to be there, especially in times of disruption. Value added warehouse solutions rely on established processes and capacity strategies to optimally position freight for successful deliveries and high order accuracy.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Even the most robust in-house strategies can turn to the value of logistics automation within analytics, such as the insights found in Lane Signal, to further refine their operations. Enterprise shippers need a proactive strategy to secure capacity One of the biggest challenges that shippers face remains to secure capacity.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In light of this, this post explains the human factor’s impact and how to manage it inside a logistics system. For example, having individuals who can handle unanticipated situations is essential. How to deal with the human element within the business? Take a look!

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Businesses would like to make the most of their investments in warehouse automation, but they’re not sure how to do that. Decreased steps, faster task completion, capacity smoothing, lower operational costs, and customer service gains. It intelligently and profitably delivers the right task to the right resource at the right time.

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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. Carrier relations.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

These marketplaces enable freight brokerages to find new carriers, share freight opportunities, and discover capacity options. However, if a last-minute load is tendered and your core relationship carriers are busy, or your team aims to grow your operations beyond its current capacity, new carriers are needed.

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