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A Guide to Optimizing Your Inbound Freight Management 

GoShip Blog

Manufacturers often rely on inbound freight to transport all the materials and machinery they need to produce their products. This is why your inbound freight management must be smooth and foolproof. So how do you optimize inbound freight management? Why should you optimize your inbound freight management?

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Top 5 Roadblocks to Effective Inbound Logistics Management

GlobalTranz

With the added pressure to lower costs to end-users, your customers, it’s no surprise that the need for increased scrutiny and cost reductions among inbound logistics partners, your vendors, has gone rogue. Vendors need access to stringent, high-quality instructions for how to bring shipments to you. The first roadblock is simple.

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How to Reduce Transportation Costs

Trinity Logistics

Before we jump into how to reduce your transportation costs, it’s essential to understand what factors are causing them to rise. For example, you may discover that one carrier consistently adds accessorial charges while another compatible carrier does not. Are you taking the proper steps to do so? WHY COSTS ARE RISING.

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Inventory Carrying Cost: What It Is, How to Calculate It and How to Reduce It

FourKites

We’ll list some examples of inventory risks below, but generally speaking, inventory risk cost can be assessed as the probability of any event occurring which can damage or cause you to lose your investment in that inventory, coupled with the total value of potential lost goods. Examples of inventory carrying costs. Opportunity Costs.

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7 Easy Steps to Create an Inbound Vendor Routing Guide

GlobalTranz

An inbound vendor routing guide is comparable the beating heart of your operation. It manages inbound freight, not unlike the incoming blood supply from the lungs, and pumps it out to the remainder of your supply chain. Creating an effective inbound vendor routing guide is not without its share of challenges. 12,000+ pounds.

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How to Effectively Manage E-Commerce Logistics and Transportation

Now, That's Logistics

Regardless of which E-Commerce fulfillment approach a shipper takes, Largeau says it’s important to consider both inbound and outbound logistics and transportation. Companies that align with a marketplace may lose some control of the customer relationship, but they also gain access to established fulfillment processes. Tricks of the Trade .

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What Is Cross-Docking?

FW Logsitcs

How Cross-Docking Works Cross-docking is a supply chain management practice that involves directly transferring goods from incoming trucks to outgoing trucks without extra storage in between. Supply chains that utilize this process are able to meet customer demands faster by avoiding extra inventory handling steps.