The Logistics of Logistics
AUGUST 14, 2017
The opposite of cold calling may be the key to growing your sales. I talk to companies every week about their frustration with cold calling. It is a painful and inefficient way to get new sales, but for many the alternatives seem daunting and unattainable. Growing your sales without cold calling is challenging, but very doable. The Problems with Cold Calling.
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 15, 2017
Editor's Note: Today's blog is from Mikeala Della from Atlantic Training where she shows us 20 important safety tips for forklifts and their drivers. This is a two part series. Today, we will cover the top 10. We might be beating a dead horse here, as you’ve probably already been involved in countless forklift safety training sessions, toolbox talks, etc.
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Carter Logistics
AUGUST 14, 2017
Truckload Shipment v. Shared Milkrun. In this blog series, we have compared several different methods that are used to transport freight from one location to another. Carefully analyzing the way freight is shipped can lead to significant cost savings in your supply chain. In this issue of our series, we will take a closer look at the Truckload Shipping Method compared to the Shared Milk Run.
Triskele Logistics
AUGUST 15, 2017
Competition between businesses and within supply chains require companies to explore and adopt innovative technology to strategically enhance their position within the market. Drones are one such technology that can give businesses a competitive edge.
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Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.
3PL Insights
AUGUST 15, 2017
For some, it might seem like Twitter is too new for the logistics industry—after all, it’s a mature industry meeting a brand-new way of expressing oneself online. But there are plenty of ways Twitter can benefit your logistics company, even if you’re wary of using social media. Here are three ways that Twitter can help you to communicate more effectively as a supply chain provider.
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Apparel Logistics
AUGUST 16, 2017
Social media is a phenomenon apparel e-commerce retailers can't afford to ignore. Seventy percent of Americans have at least one social media profile. If you analyze young adults aged 18 to 29, the demographic many apparel e-tailers target, that figure jumps to 90 percent. In addition, a third of millennials would rather use social media to communicate with businesses than any other channel.
Insight Into Action
AUGUST 15, 2017
Looking for lift off with a new product? It could be your most innovative, disruptive concept to date, with consumers itching to get their hands on the latest hi-tech, luxury handbag or designer fashion. However, if your supply chain management falters your supply fails to meet demand – and your product launch falls flat. At best, you’ll face expensive, expedited transport to fulfil retailers’ needs; at worst, you could lose those crucial sales and forgo competitive edge.
3PL Insights
AUGUST 14, 2017
Ranking high organically in search engine results is a combination of many factors that include purposeful blogging. Using strategic keywords in your blog that pertain to your business is just one important piece of this puzzle. By making keyword investments toward your online reputation and presence, you will slowly build more credibility to your website in certain keyword searches.
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 16, 2017
Editor's Note: Today's blog is a continuation of yesterday's blog where Mikeala Della from Atlantic Training shows us the top 20 Forklift Safety Tips. Here's the last 10 Forklift Safety Tips. 11. Keep Clear of the Mast. To start the list of forklift safety tips, let's start with the obvious: . Do not authorize anyone to stand or walk under the load or forklift machinery – The load can fall causing injury or death.
Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller
As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe
Jayem Logistics
AUGUST 14, 2017
Reverse L ogistics is a process of managing and maintaining products before the manufacturing stage. This flow of returned goods is from consumer to retailer, retailer to distributor and distributor to a manufacturer is also known as the R everse S upply C hain. The materials return activity can include repair, warranty recovery, redistribution, re-marketing, end-of-life recycling, or any combination of these activities.
Mazars Ledger
AUGUST 14, 2017
Water made headlines over the past year, with the major contamination discovery in Flint, MI, droughts and then flooding in… The post What’s Ahead in Water? appeared first on Insights Center - Mazars - United States.
3PL Insights
AUGUST 14, 2017
Ranking high organically in search engine results is a combination of many factors that include purposeful blogging. Using strategic keywords in your blog that pertain to your business is just one important piece of this puzzle. By making keyword investments toward your online reputation and presence, you will slowly build more credibility to your website in certain keyword searches.
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 17, 2017
Being in control of your supply chain and warehouse is essential to your success, and warehouse management systems follow suit. However, you need to do a bit more than just flip the proverbial switch, explains F. Curtis Barry & Company. Fortunately, you can follow these steps to ensure you implement an order management system properly. 1. Plan How to Implement an Order Management System.
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Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.
DC Velocity Reverse Logistics
AUGUST 14, 2017
Guest article by Dr. Keith Wade, American Public University System Lean Manufacturing leads to greater efficiency Lean manufacturing or Lean production is termed as a systematic approach that is used for elimination of waste within any given manufacturing system. Also, Lean considers wastes that are created through overburden and wastes.
Freightera
AUGUST 15, 2017
100s of new lanes from Red Deer, Alberta to other cities in Canada are in! These rates have just declined. Examples of new freight shipping rates include (in CAD$) – Updated Aug 15, 2017 : LTL – 1 pallet, 48 by 48 by 48, 500 lbs. Red Deer , AB to Calgary , AB. Previous best rate: $295.27. New Best Rate : $171.02. Red Deer , AB to Acheson , AB.
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 14, 2017
Join Cerasis for an educational webinar on the technology shaping the Less Than Truckload shipping industry by registering to attend " The Guide to the Digital Revolution & Technology Shaping Less Than Truckload Shipping" on Wednesday, September 13th at 10 AM Central. Shippers or those interested in the technology driven less than truckload industry can register by visiting [link].
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