Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. Such a system can enable planners to create routes and transmit them directly to drivers via an in-cab display or mobile device.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Meanwhile, real-time data can be used to make smart split-second decisions – like how to correct or replan when problems occur. For example, predicting arrival times for loads has traditionally been a pain point for both shippers and carriers. This is just one example. This takes several forms.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

They face higher costs. In some cases, those same caps bring even higher costs. They have less negotiation power with carriers and partners. Proactive shippers have used multi-carrier parcel shipping technologies and strategies to navigate rising carrier costs for years. They must navigate carrier parcel volume caps.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Given that it is a subject that every businessperson should be knowledgeable about, it is a crucial logistics function in the supply chain. Here are the aspects that characterize supply logistics: Pick vendors who provide better supply conditions, better raw material quality, and more affordable costs. Duties of inbound logistics.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

For most individuals, surprises can be wonderful—but, as a shipper, you try to avoid them at all costs. In this post, I will outline how to select reliable core carriers and find the right third party logistics provider (3PL) for your business. Here are a few examples of factors that can influence your strategy.

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Radius Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Politically, trade tensions between nations, regulatory changes, and the ever-present threat of conflict can impact supply chains at any moment. Our team possesses in-depth knowledge, experience, and expertise in optimizing and managing supply chains. Building Strong Relationships We don’t operate in isolation.

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Parade

MAY 15, 2019

The opportunities presented by properly digitizing key aspects of dispatch. How empowering your carrier sales reps can lead to higher sales, operational efficiency, profitability, and a more attractive workplace. For example, they might be relying on verbal confirmation from a carrier who expressed interest in a specific opportunity.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 22, 2018

Capacity is a very real problem impacting companies in all verticals, especially those who ship density-based freight that present further challenges. As carriers get smarter about how to price freight, more and more items are moving away from the standard NMFC system and being designated as density-based freight.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Supply Chain and Logistics Knowledge. However, in the wake of the pandemic, with ecommerce demand ballooning as it is, an injection of supply chain and logistics knowledge can generate a much-needed marketplace advantage. Where to Access the Knowledge You Need. How to Improve Product Availability. Product Availability.

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Freightos

JANUARY 25, 2024

Aimee Loshinsky January 25, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo In Freightos Q4 2023 KPI press release , we announced that the company surpassed one million bookings across the platform in 2023. We know how to facilitate bookings.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

Our rates are going up and the carriers are completely unwilling to negotiate with us—where did we go wrong?”. Because they are transactionally focused when they should be taking a strategic approach. In this market, your carriers know that they don’t have to “negotiate” with you. Don’t like our rates?

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

One of the challenges of ethical procurement is to know how to make it into a practical reality that people can apply in a consistent way. For example, how would you deal with the following situations in procurement? Your Italian company is negotiating the supply of aerospace products to a government in Asia.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Digital Transformation is a strategic transformation of the business processes and models to leverage the opportunities created by the digital technologies which can result in improved customer service and value additions to the business. Some examples and benefits of digitalisation in shipping are. How to avoid these pitfalls.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For example, as online sales reach a record high, B2C service provider Jet.com uses some creative logistics concepts to bring value to customers. They not only have to present the models to demonstrate their understanding, but they also have to relate the models to real companies. But hard skills must be coupled with soft skills.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2015

Yet, many politicians, economic analysts, and skilled workers continue a call to arms to save the stereotypes of an archaic manufacturing industry. The manufacturing industry still relies on the skills of manufacturing workers, but these skill sets have changed to meet demands of the new era. Where Are the Workers?

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JUNE 7, 2020

It was a very low price for having the luxury of watching the pilots do their thing. The pilot responded yes, but that it also depended in many other factors, such as the type of ship you are on, its loading condition, the present current, and whether you’ve got “the feel” of the ship. That did not bother me at all.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The cost-effective concept allows a single mobile base to tend to one or many carts that can have a variety of onboard items, including packages, materials, or even robot arms. For example, the NIST demonstration shows an assembly operation. Managing SKU level eaches is very different from managing larger quantities.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

Those remaining at their present positions for more than 10 years see steady increases in income, reaching a high average of $120,980. One recent example of this, recalls McGowen, was when traffic congestion at Vancouver kept a large shipment stalled on the highway. Respondents reflect. There’s never a dull moment.”.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In terms of the driver shortage, ECG’s president Wolfgang Göbel presented figures showing that over the next 10-15 years in Germany alone, 40% of truck drivers would be retiring, which given current trends meant a shortfall of 150,000 drivers. Safety and skills. Drivers also need to be more secure in their daily practice.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The company’s first product was a travel mug , which a team of Ember engineers presented to Starbucks – a company that puts great effort into growing, hand-picking, and roasting its coffee beans, only to have the final product poured into a paper cup. “We Value-Justified Cost, Please. Breaking the Mold. the next morning. “We

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

At the Seeq Conneqt conference Brent Railey gave an fascinating presentation on the importance of tackling cultural issues when implementing innovative technology. Mr. Railey described how Seeq enabled a cultural shift at the company. How people are penalized if they fail, along with their incentives, and this drives behavior.”

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2019

Barcode scanning is highly cost-effective and as pervasive within the North American automotive supply chain as elsewhere. With RFID, you receive the automated scanning and a barcode, along with readable instruction, for a very low cost. RFID prices have come down as the technologies have vastly improved.”.

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