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4 Top Strategies to Enable Efficient Shelf Replenishment

Locus

We’ll look at four strategies to optimize shelf replenishment, reducing stockouts, improving inventory management, cutting waste, and boosting productivity. Eliminating the Need for Markdowns: By maintaining the right stock levels at the right times, we can avoid bothersome markdowns.

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Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn

EazyStock

The right purchasing and logistics strategies give companies an edge during these unique, uncertain times and, during the return “to normal,” a greater competitive advantage and continued growth. Rapid cost increases, interest rate hikes and reduced demand require more effective inventory management and forecasting attention.

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7 ways freight tech reduces operations costs and improves profits for carriers

FreightWaves SONAR

Although many carriers have worked diligently towards reducing operational costs and increasing profit margins, there is still work to do for the top for-hire truckload freight carriers to improve. Freight data reduces dwell time and load time. Operational costs continue to increase for carriers year to year.

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Maximizing Warehouse Efficiency: Unleashing the Potential of ABCD Analysis

Log-hub

Efficient inventory management, layout organization, and operational strategies are key to meeting customer demands while minimizing costs and maximizing profits. Efficient replenishment strategies: Implementing distinct replenishment and restocking strategies for various categories to avoid stockouts and overstock scenarios.

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Maximizing Warehouse Efficiency: Unleashing the Potential of ABCD Analysis

Log-hub

Efficient inventory management, layout organization, and operational strategies are key to meeting customer demands while minimizing costs and maximizing profits. Efficient replenishment strategies : Implementing distinct replenishment and restocking strategies for various categories to avoid stockouts and overstock scenarios.

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The 4 Types of Trucking Carriers Shippers Should Consider in RFPs

FreightWaves SONAR

With a strategic, long-term agreement in place, these carriers make up the backbone of many transportation chains and provide the day-to-day shipping coverage needed to meet customer needs. Instead of wasting the time of the specialty transport carriers with mundane local shipments, their focus can remain on high-demand, long-distance hauls.

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What is freight load balance scoring and why should carriers care?

FreightWaves SONAR

Supply chain leaders continue to focus their efforts on finding the right mix of assets used, market positioning and carrier freight pricing strategies. Carriers need balancing to meet market capacity demands. And they may grow to expect a better deal and push hard for extra cost reductions in annual contracts.