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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

In this post, we explain what those pillars are, why they matter, and how to align them in a way that supports supply chain management excellence. Our three pillars (or fundamentals) of great supply chain management excellence are strategy, service, and cost. For example: Alignment of strategy and cost leads to happy shareholders.

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LTL to Intermodal Shipping: How to Find and Eliminate Freight Spend Black Swans

GlobalTranz

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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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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Why E-commerce Fulfillment Is Set to Move to a 2-Hour Delivery Standard & What You Can Do About It

GlobalTranz

How to Stay Competitive With Two-Hour Delivery Warehouses must plan for growth in e-commerce fulfillment to stay successful, and they need to transition existing operations to a record-breaking picking strategy. Gain real-time visibility into inventory, moving to a just-in-time inventory management strategy.

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Full Truckload, Parcel, LTL, Intermodal?Oh My! How to Manage All Over the Road Modes Effectively

GlobalTranz

Considering the 64 potential combinations, when applied to the course of 1000 shipments, it amounts to 64,000 opportunities for error. Paired with value-added services, a quality TMS can transform outbound and inbound logistics into a turnkey operation. It is a one-stop platform that manages all existing transportation modes.

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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

Of course, it would be possible to write an entire book on this particular subject, so for the sake of keeping this article relatively brief, I’ll stick to a short explanation of crucial factors to consider when planning a warehouse network (even if it is a network of one). Outbound Logistics: Keeping Customers Satisfied.

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What is Reverse Logistics?

GlobalTranz

How to Optimize Your Return Logistics Through Integration. Like traditional outbound logistics, return logistics requires the careful planning of pick-ups and deliveries of products, however, the involvement of end-consumers in the process creates additional complexities. Of course, customers may opt to complete a return in-person.