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Private Investors Looking to Capitalize on Nearshoring Trends Turn to Mexico

Blue Grace Logistics

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. companies opening factories in Mexico, for example, nor investment in private real estate.

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Bucking the Trend in Transportation – Simultaneously Cap Rate Growth and Beat Capacity Constraints

Talking Logistics

Bucking this trend is a daunting proposition and even those large volume shippers that are already embracing powerful logistics IT solutions to more efficiently manage spend, like transportation management systems (TMS), fleet tools, optimizers and others, are still frequently overpaying greatly for spot moves. Consider the potential savings.

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Case Study: How to Predict Which Bra Sells Where

Logistics Business Magazine

Local consumer trends can also be very different from one country to the other, with varied colour expectations. Sales in textiles are largely driven by trends, so it’s really important to work closely with local experts to make the right selection.”. We decided that a combination of the two would work best for us in Europe.”.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

Excessive costs can hide anywhere in your company’s service provision or supply chain functions, including manufacturing, logistics, distribution, and customer service. View case study Learn more about cost-to-serve benefits. Let’s examine several possible issues that can lead to profit margin erosion.

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Managed Logistics Meets Five Challenges for Complex Supply Chain Operations

Blue Grace Logistics

Case Study. For example, if a focus on customer service has resulted in shipments that are too small for optimized handling, the right provider should have ideas for a hierarchy of batching decisions that will both protect the company’s reputation with customers and create new efficiencies. The Logistics Blog®. Whitepaper.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

On-time-in-full performance of distribution centers. Examples of building intelligence in your processes: Automating product segmentation based on multiple dimensions including revenue, demand variability, supplier lead-times to manage different service level targets. Estimating revenue impact of lost sales when stock-outs occur.

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Blockchain in Supply Chain: 2 Ethereum-Based Projects That Demonstrate How Blockchain Can Improve Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Otherwise known as a distributed ledger, the automatic recording of data into the blockchain allows for cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum or Bitcoin to serve as way more than just a store of value. Download white paper.