Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

DOT Week 2023 Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search Jackie Syverson - May 3, 2023 Every year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Administration ( CVSA ) conducts its annual international road checks, also known as DOT Week or DOT Blitz. What is DOT Week? So, be patient.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

When selecting a transportation mangement 3PL to aid you in a robust and effective transportation management strategy , defining the rules of engagement is critical to success. Risk management is a huge part of an effective transportation management strategy. What happens in the event of a disaster? Constantly Think About Risk.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 18, 2021

When these events occur, carriers may simply refuse to accept freight from their shippers, and that’s especially true when capacity tightens during any peak or quasi-peak, such as the produce season. . Want More Information On How To Successfully Manage An Embargo? Carriers may simply refuse to accept freight from their shippers.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is the second part of Chuck Intrieri's series on how procurement and suppliers can avoid issues with their contracts. In part two, Chuck focuses on how to draft your terms and conditions. How to Begin Your Terms. Writing your terms of use can be a monumental task for anyone.

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Conger

MARCH 28, 2024

Benefits of Fleet Management Operational Efficiency Businesses can implement numerous strategies to streamline workflows to enhance operational efficiency in fleet management. One of the strategies to consider is adopting robust fleet management software, which enables businesses to automate and streamline fleet-related processes.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 17, 2018

Rather than giving up, shippers need to consider what Amazon and the big box giants have done right and apply these concepts as part of a robust parcel shipping strategy. Consider Event-Specific Labeling Guidelines. As explained by Brad Hollister of Clear View Audit , Consider Zone-Skipping Strategies.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 20, 2015

How much should you invest? How to gain adoption? Bottom line, it’s great to say you want to have a commerce-enabled site, but before jumping to the technology stage, what is your strategy? The Cerasis “e-commerce” blog category has great articles on developing your strategy. What should you do?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2015

Millennials have witnessed countless layoffs, periods of market instability, offshoring of manufacturing entities , and other significant events in their lives. Unfortunately, these events lead to one common issue: millennials do not view the manufacturing industry as previous generations did. Click for Larger Infographic. From [link].

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 26, 2016

How does the proposed solution evolve in the event of an unforeseen collapse or expansion of operations? These critical steps must include the following: Create a 3PL Selection Strategy or Plan. Ensure the outsourcing provider’s strategy aligns with corporate strategy. The 3PL should meet with the executive team.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Procurement strategy was not always evident. But, the key to utilizing this information lies in knowing what to do and how to do it when an event occurs. Ultimately, more businesses will seek out partnerships with bigger companies to stay competitive with Amazon’s bare price points and ease of use. The Big Picture.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be popping up in more conversations throughout the entire supply chain , and more businesses have turned towards IoT experts for guidance on how to take advantage of its benefits. The Internet radically changed how the world communicates. The IoT Supply Chain with Robotics & Other Industries.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 2, 2015

When a devastating event befalls the city of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to Baymax and transforms his friends into a band of high-tech heroes called “Big Hero 6.” There are even Minecraft coding classes to teach kids about how to make changes to the game through modifications. You can check out one of ours below.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

However, it’s only the application of historical data about given time frames to determine your needs for a given event. Unfortunately, this data does not necessarily provide insight into how to change your operation unless it has been cleaned. Ultimately, you must accept data’s benefits as well as its flaws when uncleaned.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2017

Parcels are no longer bound by weight or size dimensions, and parcels can easily entail a multi-carrier shipping strategy. When carriers are actively engaged in price wars or promotional events, they make discounted rates more available to the public. Contracts bring up another shipping influencing factor, negotiated shipping rates.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2016

Today marks the official halfway point of 2016 and that means it's time for our "Top Posts for the first half of the year" annual event. We will feature our 5 main categories all week: Logistics , Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Transportation , and Freight. Identifying ways to improve the system can be complicated.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 4, 2016

This is termed an application convergence strategy, and supply chain entities can layer the cloud-based solution on top of the existing, legacy solution and derive better results through the integration of both systems. Yet, some supply chain entities may be unwilling to directly move to an entirely cloud-based solution.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Today we continue our long series and look at teaching shippers how to remain strategic when it comes to logistics and their transportation management program. The world of transportation management is constantly evolving, and today’s transportation management systems must adapt to the chaotic events of daily life and business practices.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 6, 2015

It’s a lot of work to effectively manage freight and that is evident as readers gobbled up posts around freight claims, freight shipment processing by understanding the documentation and how to class your freight so you can get a freight rate. Readers also wanted to know and make sure they were working with reputable freight brokers.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

Businesses cannot unlock the full potential of digital without reinventing their supply chain strategy. For digital technology to create significant improvement in business outcomes, businesses need to: Reinvent their supply chain strategy. Develop digital strategies that allow you to proactively evolve ahead of the competition.

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Turvo

JANUARY 12, 2021

This is a primary focus of an upcoming FreightWaves webinar this week on Thursday, January 14th, 2020, at 2 PM EST. Panelists for the event are Sudarsan Thattai, Chief Information Office for Lineage Logistics, and Ketan Karkhanis, Turvo’s Chief Product Officer, moderated by FreightWaves’ VP of Sponsored Content, Mary Anne Hensley.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

Unfortunately, the capacity crunch is real, and shippers need to know how to face the prospects of a slower 2016 to stay competitive and meet the demands of their customers and partner businesses. Capacity Is Tight, Not Impossible. Capacity of today’s fleets is tight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2022

In today’s world where major global trade disruptions are more the norm than the exception, organizations are increasingly understanding that they have to assess their international business strategy at least on an annual basis, if not more frequently, in order to strengthen supply chain resilience and propel their global growth momentum.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 6, 2018

The Problem: Full Truckload Carries Less Risk, So Shippers Forgo Cargo Insurance Risk exists in all transportation modes, and failure to consider risk in full truckload shipping is a poor strategy that will result in loses. Having information available is crucial to preventing delays if an unforeseen events occurs.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Thanksgiving and Logistics are Only As Successful as the Planning and Execution: My Personal Thanksgiving Dinner Event Story. Do you know what carriers you can choose and generally know how much they cost ? How are you celebrating your Thanksgiving this week? Prep as much as possible the night before.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Patrick gives us some insight into workplace efficiency and how to reduce waste. . The lean concept, itself, is a strategy created to simplify, organize and optimize a working environment. To fully understand how to implement lean manufacturing, you’ll need to understand how to add value to your end product.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 29, 2016

Rather than simply initiating changes between accounts, bitcoin goes a step further by recording every motion in a long chain of events, explains Adrian Gonzales of Talking Logistics. For example, an employee that goes into the system to change past events will alter the coding of the event.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 23, 2016

You may have to learn how to navigate a new software, or your organization may simply need additional training on a new transportation management system (TMS). In the event of an accident, an international shipment’s value could be lost without an appropriate standard of coverage, leaving the shipper to pay the full cost.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2015

With that said, when we call a blog post a freight blog, it will focus more on the actual freight vs. the strategies and other factors involved beyond that freight. The 7 Best Events For Freight Shipping in 2015. Are you up-to-date with the latest events in freight shipping and logistics? Read the full Article here. .

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 25, 2016

For example, certain types of cargo are excluded, only specific equipment and terminals are covered, losses caused by certain events are not covered, or coverage applies only if a service is performed in a certain way. If you want help on how to know if cargo insurance is for you, reach out to Cerasis today and we'll help you decide !

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 4, 2014

However, it goes deeper to unveil how to best go about understanding the data by further collaborating and putting trust into your internal and external business relationships. Numbers are viewed in relation to other numbers, and can change depending up on the context of how they are used. It’s a great read!

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 18, 2022

We went across almost 10,000 to 15,000 students, where we taught how to build robots. I started going to events in conferences because I didn’t work anywhere. They did never teach you in any school or college how to build a good business, a good culture, and how to grow that. 2013 is when I started FarEye.

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