10xLogistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

I wrote back in January, embedded in another article about why people should do "should cost" modeling prior to negotiating rates. This has caused me to do a lot more thinking about this topic and after doing some analysis I have come to the realization this is the best way to get to what the true cost of freight should be. It also eliminates all the emotion, speculation and hype of the industry when you read about capacity constraints, driver shortages and other macro economic issues.

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Apparel Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Let's say you finally found that perfect dress — the sort that could make you shine, that you had vaguely conceived in mind already that wouldn't quite come into focus (and that you wouldn't know where to buy even if it did). There it is, even better than you had imagined, right in front of you, less than a foot from your face … in a picture posted on some celebrity blog now splayed alluringly across your screen.

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Apparel Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Let's say you finally found that perfect dress — the sort that could make you shine, that you had vaguely conceived in mind already that wouldn't quite come into focus (and that you wouldn't know where to buy even if it did). There it is, even better than you had imagined, right in front of you, less than a foot from your face … in a picture posted on some celebrity blog now splayed alluringly across your screen.

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Sorting Blog 48