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LTL in a Post-Yellow World with Curtis Garrett

The Logistics of Logistics

Curtis is hosting the industry’s first live LTL Mastermind Event, November 9 th and 10 th in High Point, North Carolina. Curtis documents and shares challenges, progress, and goals in a collaborative and community driven way. The closure of Yellow Transportation is a significant event for the LTL industry.

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Logistics Unleashed: Unveiling the Most Pivotal Events that Shaped its Development

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

In this captivating article, we delve into the annals of history to explore the most important events that paved the way for the extraordinary development of logistics as we know it today. The Hanseatic League introduced concepts such as consignment, just-in-time delivery, and customs documentation.

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FreightHub stays on course – our crew successfully steers our customers digitally through the corona crisis

Forto

When dealing with a crisis – whether it is caused by a pandemic, a natural disaster , or political events – we believe that, in addition to communication, three factors are crucial. We don’t have a large server room and there are no paper documents in circulation. But our approach goes even further.

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FreightHub stays on course – our crew successfully steers our customers digitally through the corona crisis

Forto

When dealing with a crisis – whether it is caused by a pandemic, a natural disaster, or political events – we believe that, in addition to communication, three factors are crucial. We don’t have a large server room and there are no paper documents in circulation. But our approach goes even further.

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Scenario Planning - Face it You are WRONG!

10xLogistics

Rather, the supply chain manager should think of the number as the first step in a multi-step process to develop and document different scenarios which could occur. Of course, in life, and in supply chain, all the assumptions almost never come true or develop as you planned them. It is a hypothesis.

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Why Containerised Freight Shipping is Daunting for SMEs

Logistics Bureau

To further compound the issue, some costs are incurred only in the event of problems arising at the ports of loading or discharge and are impossible to foresee when booking a shipment. Documentation fees. Of course, you can seek external help with this, which would come at a cost but might give you the start you need.

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What is a routing guide and what are best practices to create one

FreightWaves SONAR

And according to Brian Straight of FreightWaves , a routing guide is a living document that enables faster transportation management and keeps freight spend under control based on lane volatility, seen also within SONAR SCI Lane Acuity. What is a routing guide : a list of preferred carriers for tendering freight.