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How To Reduce Soft Costs in Shipping

Dedola Global Logistics

For instance, things like fuel prices, hourly wages for employees, and materials are some hard costs. Soft costs are usually time-consuming tasks such as planning, tracking shipments, gathering documents, handling disputes, and handling communication with your freight forwarder and over-seas suppliers.

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THE LOGISTICS BEHIND A CAR RENTAL COMPANY

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

This franchise is located in the different countries in South America by big automotive and Renting companies, which negotiate on a large scale with suppliers and vehicle dealers. The vehicles offered to the customers have not been working for more than 2 years, so they are constantly renewed.

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How to Win During Peak Shipping Season

Logistics Business Magazine

This allows you to turn your data into insights and action and surface the best opportunities by giving you visibility across different pricing options vs the best combination of lanes, modes of transport or other business requirements. and automatically calculate optimised award scenarios.

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How To Reduce Soft Costs in Shipping

Dedola Global Logistics

For instance, things like fuel prices, hourly wages for employees, and materials are some hard costs. Soft costs are usually time-consuming tasks such as planning, tracking shipments, gathering documents, handling disputes, and handling communication with your freight forwarder and over-seas suppliers. The Dedola Difference.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Practice integrity, avoid conflicts of interest and personal enrichment, treat suppliers equally and fairly, and comply with legal and other obligations. Directly or indirectly, you are affected.

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Four Essential Supply Chain Management Tools

CLX Logistics

To meet these demands, shippers need the right supply chain management tools with the flexibility to grow and scale as needed. Here’s our list of the four essential supply chain management tools you need to provide the best service at the best price. Shipping Management. Demand Forecasting Tools.

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7 Distribution Technology Trends Worth Discussing

GlobalTranz

Modern distribution technology has significantly changed how suppliers get their products to end-users, and consumers are driving changes in how Distributors use technology to better their business processes. Value-Added Services and TMS Capabilities Are Critical Points in Contract Negotiation.