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5 Tips for Writing a Transportation Management Plan

GlobalTranz

It is essential in organizing activities in the transportation industry effectively and efficiently. The challenges that the transportation industry faces are enormous. Government regulation that touches on aspects of volume and carriage is another force that’s in play in the industry. Download White Paper.

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Roadcheck Week is Coming: May 4-6

Blue Grace Logistics

During the inspection, inspectors will check the driver’s operating credentials, hours-of-service documentation, seat belt usage and for alcohol and/or drug impairment. The only other times during the course of the year it has been lower was over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. percent of all driver-related concerns.

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Hanging in the balance

Automotive Logistics

The big questions now are whether the current downward trend will last and if new approaches in the outbound logistics segment can help support the domestic finished vehicle industry. . up on the previous year, according to the Polish Automotive Industry Association. In 2017, Poland produced 689,700 finished vehicles, 1.2%

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What is a 3PL? How Third-Party Logistics Providers Benefit eCommerce Brands

Ship Monk

The risk that comes with that, of course, is what can happen to your “baby” if you completely entrust its growth and care to someone else. Technology is at the crux of advancement in any industry. In this total hands-off approach you outsource the management of your “baby” to some other entity entirely. Epic eCommerce Integration.

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Third-party logistics: Future fields of opportunity?

Automotive Logistics

Seat, the Spain-based Volkswagen Group brand, wants to introduce methods that will help outbound logistics to follow more of the ‘just-in-time’ process in production, which could mean a change in how transport resources are allocated and planned. However, carmakers outsourcing entire outbound supply chains remains relatively rare.

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3PL Warehousing 101

Kanban Logistics

From there, the 3PL will coordinate the outbound shipment – either with its internal transportation arm or with an external provider. Ultimately, of course, warehousing costs are largely individual. Average number of outbound shipments per day. Value-added warehousing services. Number of orders processed annually (B2B and B2C).

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

Supply Chain Cost Reduction Challenges: Deere and Company has a diverse product range, which includes a mix of heavy machinery for the consumer market, and industrial equipment, which is made to order. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, achieving a considerable portion of that growth by way of acquisitions.