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Maximize Ecommerce Supplier Relationships

Ship Monk

When was the last time you thought about your business’ relationship with its suppliers? The last time they raised prices? So much attention is paid to negotiating the price of the goods and coordinating the delivery that very little thought goes into the quality of the relationship and how improving it might help you both.

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LTL in a Post-Yellow World with Curtis Garrett

The Logistics of Logistics

Curtis’ career has taken him through LTL operations – both driver and dock, Weights and Research, pricing, yield management, strategy, sales, and technology. Their flagship course, Understand LTL: Building an LTL Brain , was released in November 2022 and is designed to make LTL less frustrating and intimidating.

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Cost to Serve Analysis—And the Costs of Neglecting It

Logistics Bureau

And, of course, I will also share how knowing your cost-to-serve will help you to solve those all-too-familiar performance gremlins. Process Performance What if the problem isn’t connected to products, customers, or pricing but lies instead with process performance? We’ll begin with a look at pricing strategy.

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Global Logistics Market Analysis: 2022 Summer Edition

MTS Logistics

Last year was marked with capacity issues and high prices, but today, freight prices have decreased, while capacity has increased. Of course, we may still experience more factories in Asia not operating at 100 percent capacity, further trucking shortages, port issues, etc. They also agreed demand spikes caused higher pricing.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. Some companies expect to cut ocean-freight rates by half or more, which in turn could allow retailers to slow or stop price increases for goods.

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5 Important Considerations When Importing from China

Forto

When looking for trustworthy suppliers, you should take your time and seek support. Deal with the customs formalities – also to be able to calculate your sales prices exactly. Find Trustworthy Suppliers. Of course you can start by looking at the websites of the suppliers in question and find out who they already supply.

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Is it Time for B2B Freight Providers to Learn From B2C?

Logistics Bureau

This speculative post explores the difference between B2B and B2C freight pricing. Should they offer tiered freight-price options like those enjoyed by consumers, and what stops them from doing so? Tiered Freight Pricing in B2C Markets. Pricing calculations can be based on: Distance traveled. Trucking lanes used.