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How to Prepare an Efficient LTL Transportation Budget

Blue Grace Logistics

How to Prepare an Efficient Transportation Budget Show Submenu Resources. Learn how to build your shipping budget correctly. How to define your transportation needs. The economic forecast for the next six months and how it could potentially impact the amount of goods you need to ship during that period. . Whitepaper.

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How to Become a Lean, Green Manufacturing Machine

GlobalTranz

Recycling and re-using packaging and shipping materials, for example, can make your company leaner and greener. When you unpack received goods, add the packing materials such as peanuts or bubble wrap to your stash for shipping products. You save money on packaging while saving the environment with efficient use of packing materials.

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Four easy warehouse wins for your manufacturing or distribution business

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Here’s how to do it: Label aisles, rows and bins with floor or overhead placards so employees can identify the correct location quickly and easily. For example, by stacking containers higher you can make use of vertical space, and mobile shelving units can be useful for seasonal products. Use space-saving containers or shelving.

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8 Action Items Shippers Can Take to Minimize the Cost Effects of DIM Pricing for Less-Than-Truckload Shipping

GlobalTranz

Yesterday we explained how to calculate dimensional weight covering the parcel examples and the impact on shipping costs , in general. For example, 50 pounds per cubic foot or greater will receive class 50 designation. Try using lightweight but strong packing materials that do not bulge or expand.

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Augmented Reality Supply Chain is Here and It’s Going to be Effective

GlobalTranz

For example, smart glasses in the warehouse are considered a form of Augmented Reality Supply Chain, explains SupplyChainDigest. Another example of AR is the yellow strip for the line of scrimmage during a televised football game, asserts Roland Martin. The wearer is able to overlay a computer simulated image into the physical space.

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Cargo Insurance: What is it, What are the Types, & Do I Need it for My Shipment?

GlobalTranz

For example, when shipping via truck in the United States, cargo insurance does not provide protection against all losses a motor carrier may be liable for under the Carmack Amendment or common law. Under all risk coverage, included aspects are: Damages due to inappropriate packing. Does Cargo Insurance Have Limitations? Infestation.

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