Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Webinars Show Submenu Resources. Carrier LTL Embargoes – Why They Happen And How To Manage Them. Since an embargo is designed to reduce stress on a limited capacity network, they may also be isolated geographically. That is another way carriers effectively reduce the reliance on their networks. Whitepaper.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

How to Navigate Your Supply Chain During Market Swings Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 21, 2023 Market conditions play a crucial role in shaping challenges professionals face when managing their organization’s supply chains.

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AIMMS

JULY 13, 2020

How can you gain this capability without getting bogged down in a long implementation? We recently held a webinar with our partners at Oliver Wight to address these questions, covering the most common obstacles companies face when adopting IBP. For instance, COOs own the supply strategy, marketing the portfolio strategy, and so forth.

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Conger

MARCH 28, 2024

Technologies like artificial intelligence continue to enhance these capabilities to become more attractive and allow new visualizations and data collection standards. Telematics collect and transmit vehicle speed, mileage, and fuel consumption data, while GPS allows precise location tracking.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

a How to Navigate Your Supply Chain During Market Swings Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 21, 2023 In the realm of ever-fluctuating food prices, a pragmatic revolution is quietly taking place in the shopping carts of budget-conscious consumers.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Although supply chains are starting to normalize and rebound, COVID-19 exposed a lot of weaknesses and led shippers to gain a better understanding of the importance of data portfolios, which is the primary purpose of outsourced logistics solutions. Visibility and data remain top-value propositions that outsourced logistics entities solve for.

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AIMMS

JULY 13, 2020

How can you gain this capability without getting bogged down in a long implementation? We recently held a webinar with our partners at Oliver Wight to address these questions, covering the most common obstacles companies face when adopting IBP. For instance, COOs own the supply strategy, marketing the portfolio strategy, and so forth.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Patrick gives us some insight into workplace efficiency and how to reduce waste. . The lean concept, itself, is a strategy created to simplify, organize and optimize a working environment. Targeting Workplace Efficiency and Reducing Waste . Any cuts made serve to engage more efficient channels of task accomplishment. .

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 25, 2022

When combined with the power of your ERP system , modern Quality Management Systems (QMS’s) help small to midsize manufacturers dramatically enhance efficiency by reducing resources spent on monitoring, evaluating and improving product quality. Here’s how: Information is consolidated on one platform.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 12, 2018

Cerasis is excited to announce the release of an all new, exclusive, & educational resource “How to Optimize Full Truckload Shipping Through Technology & Best Practices” white paper! Get a free copy of the white paper by filling out the form to the right.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2020

With this same principle applied there cannot be one standard transportation budget methodology applied while planning for 2021 The ability to respond to these challenges will determine the future strategies required in 2021 to ensure recovery and possible profitable performance. Finalizing Your 2021 Freight Budget Webinar October 21.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

For those of you who still track labour data – think employees starting and stopping their shifts, and activity on machines – on timecards and spreadsheets, you know all too well the kinds of frustration manual processes can cause: Errors that creep in from manually transferring data into your ERP system.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Thanks to data gathering programs, supply chain software , and data entry applications, this represents a mountain of data, which has the potential to provide ground-breaking insight into how to improve business-model efficiency. What Is Supply Chain Big Data? How Does Big Data Improve a Supply Chain?

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 18, 2021

These LTL embargoes are a short-term solution to allowing carriers to immediately reduce the stress on their networks. As such, carriers can better allocate their assets and determine how to go about reducing the massive strain on resources and effectively divvying up such resources to move freight throughout the country.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S. Over the years, Amazon’s strategy to tackle counterfeit goods focused on providing data to law enforcement and taking aggressive enforcement actions against counterfeit sellers.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Not only can a company provide more information about a shipment to their customers in the way of tracking and delivery information – a must in this ‘instant gratification’ era - but they can also use the data from this system to improve the overall experience of their company. Inventory Reductions and Improvements.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 6, 2016

There are several factors that exist today that are forcing shippers to use even more resources, which distract from their core competencies, in order to have a strategic and much more nuanced, complex transportation management practice. 6 Benefits of Applying Useable Data in Logistics For Continuous Improvement.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Growers, shippers, and retailers with advanced supply chain strategies are earning consumer loyalty, thanks in part to the supply chain professionals who plan, execute, and adapt to the challenges posed by fresh produce. Reducing the environmental impact of producing and transporting produce is a major concern.

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WorkWave

MARCH 20, 2023

This post delves into the fundamentals of delivery management, a variety of solutions accessible to delivery businesses today, key components offered by these platforms, and how to decide on the correct one for your organization’s requirements as well as effective strategies for implementation.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 1, 2018

Data-driven analytics enables you to make cost-effective transportation decisions. However for most shippers, parcel spend is poorly understood because shipping data is often locked up in point solution silos, such as carrier-provided systems and websites, in a variety of different formats. But no longer.

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WorkWave

MAY 6, 2020

In last month’s webinar, Overcome the COVID-19 Impact on Your Pest Control Business , we explored the impact of COVID-19 on the pest control industry from the perspective of a trusted partner with nearly 40 years of experience partnering with pest control companies to help them reach their full potential. Facing Challenges Head-On.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2017

However, the digital supply chain has grown increasingly reliant on the use of “smart technologies,” such as those involved in automated data capture, analyses and the Internet of Things (IoT). How Do Companies Prevent Bad Data From Causing Issues? It is time to think about the difference between good data and bad data.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Understand where your supply chain digital strategy is going in your company, and tightly link a visibility tool with that effort. Visibility and the associated data can be a key component as part of the digital strategy.”. Step 1: Build trust in the data. This starts with clean, reliable data. Crossing the STREET.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 24, 2023

Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is a great place to start digitization of your manufacturing or distribution business to centralize all your data and streamline your operations for greater efficiency. Building a business case can help develop strategies to achieve buy-in from the top down.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 21, 2020

Understanding the nuances of your supply chain and how to improve upon it is the best way to achieve maximum savings, optimize efficiency, and manage customer expectations. The data and analytics gathered during the measure phase is instrumental to a proper understanding of your operations.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2018

Manufacturers are looking for ways to explore new technologies, reinvent manufacturing strategy, enhance troubleshooting, bringing manufacturing closer to consumer and levy the power of intelligent tools to streamline operations and cut costs. This, in turn, reduces hiring and retention costs and promotes a positive company culture.

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Penske Move Ahead

APRIL 29, 2020

Penske Logistics senior vice president of global sales Joe Carlier will join a panel of experts in a May 21 webinar hosted by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals ( CSCMP ) on the 2020 Third-Party Logistics Study. How analytics fit into the supply chain. Please click here to register. Why is there an analytics gap?

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Industrial IoT and big data are converging to enable demand-driven 'smart supply chains.' One of the biggest challenges facing automotive, aerospace and defense manufacturers is the limited shapes a part can be cut, molded or welded in. The data science algorithms can help in customer segmentation and clustering.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Tech That Helps Small to Mid-Size Carriers Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - October 23, 2023 With inflation continually driving costs up and demand for freight down, experts say growth in the freight market will be modest throughout 2024.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Companies that successfully reduce workplace injuries while reducing the costs associated with those injuries see benefits to their bottom line. Not to mention, they also see workers' compensation payments decrease, medical expenses decrease, and a reduction in lost productivity. Risk Reduction. Performance Measurement.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 11, 2017

While new technologies, like drone delivery, big data analytics and the Internet of things (IoT) push the boundaries of traditional last mile delivery logistics, growing complexity continues to puzzle shippers. Therefore, shippers must be able to control to blend last mile with other shipping strategies.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 1, 2016

Digital technologies, such as big data, business analytics, augmented reality and 3-D printing, are converging to transform the way manufacturing is done. The 52 percent who aren't ready will soon be playing catch-up to companies on the cutting edge of these trends. Responsive Technology #2: Big Data and Predictive Analytics.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

While supply chain entities struggle to stay competitive with the e-commerce giant, more organizations will look for ways to eliminate inefficiencies and boost operations. Per IDC Manufacturing Insights , the use of robotics will become more platform based through robot-as-a-service, reducing costs of deployment and maintenance.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 18, 2016

With more products coming in, the pressure will be on distributors and order fulfillment centers to create warehousing space and eliminate wasted space wherever possible. Customers have the option to have products shipped to home or the store, and this eliminates any confusion about how much space is needed within each store.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 4, 2014

As a technology company ourselves, who offers a transportation management system for manufacturers and shippers, we value this post as it talks about the importance of using the data we all find in our business. When you look at the numbers, they show an immediate logical connection, but how the numbers are derived is more important.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 23, 2018

Let’s take a closer look at the problem, the solution, and how to pick the right freight management system for parcel shipping. It should be made up to essential personnel in your financial, logistics, human resources, customer service, and upper-level management departments. Data analytics are critical in all modern business.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

However, costs can be further reduced through the use of a warehouse management system (WMS). Recently we read from Software Advice their recent report, the 3PL budgeting guide , which listed how much should a 3PL budget and how to compare a Warehouse Management System.

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