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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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The 12 Most Popular Freight Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

We conclude our “Most Popular” Blog posts series, where we have been giving you the most viewed blog posts in 2014 from our main content categories. 2014 was surely a fun year of content on the Cerasis blog. 2014 was surely a fun year of content on the Cerasis blog. Now, why do we blog?

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Why It’s Vital to Disclose that Your Ground Freight Shipment is Hazmat

Freightera

Read our Intro Guide to Hazmat Freight Shipping for more information, or visit our Help Center to learn about online freight shipping with Freightera, how to use the platform for instant quotes, and what documents to include in shipping. Happy shipping!

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Four Ways Shippers Can Optimize Their Cold Storage Operations

Blue Grace Logistics

What This Blog Is About: The current status of cold storage and transportation. Fundamentally, there are three sensitive product categories that are under risk in the case of a hypothetical break in the cold chain: Perishable foods, such as fruits and vegetables, or unprocessed or frozen meat and fish.

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Top 6 Supply Chain KPIs: Keep Your Dashboards Simple

Logistics Bureau

Accurate documentation: This metric tracks the percentage of sales orders accompanied by accurate documents throughout the process. Documents included in the metric can vary but usually include advance shipment notifications (ASNs), labels, and invoices. How to Calculate Inventory Days of Supply. x 0.96 = 0.8661.

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Cargo Insurance: What is it, What are the Types, & Do I Need it for My Shipment?

GlobalTranz

As we discussed in the freight insurance vs. freight liability blog post, cargo insurance does have limitations. Overall, it’s crucial for shippers to document their cargo’s value in case of disputes, losses, or damages. These policies are segmented in two categories namely renewable policy and permanent policy.

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Targeting Workplace Efficiency & the 3 Steps to Reduce Waste

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: Today's blog comes from Patrick O'Rahilly, Founder and CEO of FactoryFix.com. Patrick gives us some insight into workplace efficiency and how to reduce waste. . While lean practices aren’t hard to adopt, they’re still difficult to implement if the proper documents, data, services and knowledge isn’t processed.