GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

There are several definitions of 3PL. Using a third party logistics provider that has higher quality technology and processes than your in-house operations will help realise efficiencies with the management of your inventory and increase on-time performance. Editor's Note: Today's blog is a guest blog by our friends at 2 Flow.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 20, 2017

So, let’s get some quick definitions and understanding down of the three chief methods that you’re looking at for an order fulfillment solution: Drop-shipping. Here’s your business calculation: Profit = Retail price – costs of buying and storing inventory – costs of shipping the products to each customer. 3PL fulfillment.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2014

In this series, we will first talk about how EDI in transportation works and what it is, covering the history of EDI in transportation, the definition, how it works technically, and then some common EDI codes used within the transportation industry. Their job was to develop standards to be adopted between the various trading partners.

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Turvo

JANUARY 12, 2021

This is a primary focus of an upcoming FreightWaves webinar this week on Thursday, January 14th, 2020, at 2 PM EST. Panelists for the event are Sudarsan Thattai, Chief Information Office for Lineage Logistics, and Ketan Karkhanis, Turvo’s Chief Product Officer, moderated by FreightWaves’ VP of Sponsored Content, Mary Anne Hensley.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

It was cheaper than producing products in the US, manufacturers could produce large inventories with little capital up front, and consumers did not really have a public voice. Yet, understanding these concepts requires a bit more than this simple definition. Reshoring Vs. Nearshoring.What's the Difference?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

The TMS enables the shipping controls to what inventory is going out, when it’s going out, where it’s going, when it will get to its destination, and how it’s billed to the respective business. Ironically, these 10 elements are the definition of and instructions for gaining “Best in Class” shipper status.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, the definition of auditing, asserts the Business Dictionary states, “[The] systematic examination and verification of a firm’s book of accounts, transaction records, other documents, and inventory.”. This definition alone shows how an audit can directly lead to the identification of problems in a given shipping process.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 29, 2016

Transportation managers must keep up with the ship dates of inventory, where inventory is currently located in the transportation process, what insurance information is being used and appropriated for each shipment, and many more factors. Effective transportation management can be a hassle.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 14, 2016

In the warehouse, the Internet of Things is helping to keep track of inventory, track orders, and identify and schedule maintenance for faulty equipment. The IoT is connecting the warehouse and retail space as well as the office. And this is just in the office.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Each of these definitions applies to a manufacturer’s ability to produce a surplus of a product. However, modern manufacturing is not about creating surplus inventories, but creating the right amount of product, at the right time, for the right consumer- the Holy Trinity of Manufacturing. Causing or resulting in something.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 15, 2015

Companies will be able to do predictive maintenance to reduce downtime, better manage their inventories, and also to become more flexible and responsive to changes in market conditions. ” Schulze says “orchestrated manufacturing” is a strategy for capitalizing on change wrought by Industry 4.0

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