Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Inventory management is a crucial aspect of supply chain management, and effective strategies can help businesses reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profits. But what does a great inventory management strategy look like? At that point, each SKU will be taken to any convenient storage location in the warehouse.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

With costs rising recently, it’s easy to see why the challenge for many companies has been to reduce their transportation costs. Before we jump into how to reduce your transportation costs, it’s essential to understand what factors are causing them to rise. STEPS TO REDUCE TRANSPORTATION COSTS. CUT YOUR MANUAL PROCESSES.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

Battling these issues is making it tougher for HVAC contractors and plumbers to meet their customer’s demands in the short term and perhaps even longer. WORK WITH MANY SUPPLIERS If current suppliers can’t meet your needs, then it’s a good time to explore other ones. Many

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 5, 2024

The last time they raised prices? So much attention is paid to negotiating the price of the goods and coordinating the delivery that very little thought goes into the quality of the relationship and how improving it might help you both. Of course, it wouldn’t be a business strategy if there weren’t a couple more acronyms to learn.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

Battling these issues is making it tougher for HVAC contractors and plumbers to meet their customer’s demands in the short term and perhaps even longer. WORK WITH MANY SUPPLIERS If current suppliers can’t meet your needs, then it’s a good time to explore other ones. Many

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

The hyper-focus on meeting customer expectations is also creating pressures upstream in the supply chain, as manufacturers extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. To meet customers’ growing expectations for personalized offerings, the typical company’s product lines have grown exponentially.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Fuel prices and a shortage of drivers are putting transport logistics under immense pressure. Add to that the rising fuel prices and inefficiencies – Eurostat has found that every fifth journey is an empty truck – and the transport industry is facing major challenges which must be addressed as quickly as possible.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

Retailers such as Walmart have rigorous standards and will only purchase from suppliers who meet these standards. While studies show that consumers want sustainable products, only 5%-10% will actually pay a price differential for that,” Sheffi says. Cutting energy costs is the poster child for this,” says Sheffi. “In

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Growers, shippers, and retailers with advanced supply chain strategies are earning consumer loyalty, thanks in part to the supply chain professionals who plan, execute, and adapt to the challenges posed by fresh produce. This can lead to spikes in demand and challenges in meeting consumer expectations for fresh produce year-round.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 13, 2018

With more business moving to online, you need to be prepared to meet your customers where they are. . With capacity being tight these days, partnering with the right 3PL will increases the chances that your time-critical shipments will be delivered on time and at a competitive price. Door to Door deliveries. Experience matters.

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Globalior

AUGUST 5, 2020

7 Ways You Can Reduce Costs on Imports If your company is doing any cross-border trade, you have to carefully manage operational costs like transportation charges, insurance, duties, taxes and warehousing expenses. When was the last time you studied the charges on the invoice from your Customs broker? Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).

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Bringg

MARCH 24, 2021

Packages are getting delayed, shipping carriers have raised prices, and businesses – whether suppliers, wholesalers, or retailers – all feel the burden on their end of the supply chain process. To meet the new demand, companies will have to adjust their operations for greater efficiency, flexibility, and cost reduction.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Suspicion that digitization will eliminate jobs is not without cause—there is no doubt that certain roles are changing or being eliminated by automation. In a recent Forrester study, they found the problem to be poor quality data. Be sure any technology you implement is likely to allow you to meet unforeseen needs.

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 24, 2023

For example, inflation erodes away about 8.5%. Meanwhile, an overriding and enduring imperative exists to provide customers with the best products at competitive prices. Smaller retailers may struggle with lower prices and reduced sales. While inflation averaged 1.2% in 2020, it jumped to 4.7% in some areas.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Recently, a Grand View Research study shows that the cold chain market was estimated at USD 233.2 Recently, there’s been an increased demand for temperature-sensitive drugs (think covid vaccines and biologics), rising demand for better food quality, a surging need to reduce food waste, and growing demand for generic drugs.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 9, 2019

Adolescents used illustration to communicate their feelings around food and identity in the Bridging the Gap study. tend to be more expensive than low-nutrient staples like rice, this translates into price. Childhood, interrupted: Are we meeting the needs of adolescent mothers? Cultural and family dynamics also play a part.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

According to a 2016 PWC report on the future of the logistics industry, “like individual consumers, industrial customers now expect to get shipments faster, more flexible, and with more transparency at a lower price.” Meeting Tomorrow’s Expectations: The Digital Supply Chain of the Future. Make it explicit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

Mr. Sorenson has studied integrated business planning for many years. The desired operational outcomes include delighting customers with the price, quality, services, and delivery performance. For example, while GEON has over 2000 customers, initially they are manually building forecasts for 600 customers and 1200 ship-to locations.

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CLX Logistics

JUNE 27, 2023

Understanding how a provider can alleviate and eliminate rail transportation issues is vital for ensuring efficient rail freight operations, cost-saving opportunities, and relieving your business from avoidable stressors, hiccups, and pitfalls.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Next, your target audience in that market is super demanding both in terms of the price and quality. Are you confident that it’ll perform well and you’ll meet all the requirements of your target audience? In other words, making money on that market requires some serious planning and perfect execution.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 28, 2023

China tensions and the pandemic-driven distribution crisis forced businesses to give priority to supply-chain resiliency over the cost-cutting that once sent that production to Asia, particularly China, consultants and deal makers say. companies opening factories in Mexico, for example, nor investment in private real estate.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

As a simple example, if you have 100 lanes with 10 offers per lane, that number would be 100 10 , or 100,000,000,000,000,000,000. The more you complicate scenario-building with operational constraints, the longer the process takes (days become weeks) and the less likely it will be that you can meet every one of those constraints.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2017

In addition, customers are continuing to demand lower prices and free shipping. For example, a customer is a shoe store may purchase shoes, but if offered a new brand of socks, he or she refuses. While this example is a bit extreme, it highlights how a longer buying cycle can translate into insights for manufacturers.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

According to a study conducted by Harvard Business Review, 73% of retail shoppers use multiple channels to shop. Another study by Retail Dive found that the average engagement rate of marketing campaigns using three or more channels was 18.96% (that’s the average across all channels!) What is a Multichannel Sales Strategy?

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ShipLilly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

For example, carriers have cut per diem times. For example, the latest volume data (July) as reported by Container Trades Statistics (CTS) show a 1.9% For example, SCFI average spot rate levels from Shanghai to North Europe last week stood at $1,054 per TEU. Containerized imports from Asia increased by 13.4%

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World Food Programme Logistics

APRIL 2, 2019

In sub-Saharan Africa the situation is particularly worrying: in 2017 we estimate that 23,2 percent of the population suffered chronic food deprivation, due to many factors including: droughts, rising of food prices and slower economic growth. Well, now what ?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Using Robots in Logistics to Reduce Shelf Life Problems. A study carried out in conjunction with that data evaluated nearly 50 strategies for improving that issue. For example, vision guidance allows machines to work with foods like pizza. Vision enables robotics also help when it comes to handling certain foods.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

So the question becomes: is it possible to offer 2-Day shipping at an affordable price? In this guide discover the most important things you need to reduce 2-day shipping costs and make offering 2-Day shipping a feasible option for your ecommerce brand. Fast shipping at an affordable price is the solution.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 30, 2020

For example, if a trade show booth must be moved from one side of the country to the other and the lack of parking spaces causes the driver to drive fewer hours and the shipment to arrive a day late, that’s a big problem for the shipper and the person expecting the shipment. Fewer drivers means less competition, which means higher prices.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

LogiMAT is back in April 2023 with another excellent opportunity to network, forge important strategic alliances, and have face-to-face meetings with key national and international players from a wide range of industry sectors.” The products, systems, and solutions on display there meet the demands of today’s marketplace. “As

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 5, 2023

There are ways and means to reduce excess expenditure in fleet operation , and you can separate them roughly into three categories. Consider Downsizing Your Fleet Reducing fleet size might be the most drastic option for cost reduction, but it’s also the one likely to deliver the most significant savings.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2017

Here are two examples that I experienced last week, courtesy of Amazon and AAA. My wife walked into the study with a large box from Amazon. The shift to dimensional weight pricing by UPS and FedEx for all ground packages in the U.S. Amazon: Two Extremes of Packaging.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Things are changing in supply chain management: while cost-cutting has been at the top of the agenda for many executives for years, in future they will be increasingly concerned with the shortage of skilled workers, sustainability and resilience. Many companies can and must become even more efficient or make workplaces more attractive.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 2, 2018

John Langley, a professor at Pennsylvania State University and author of the 23 rd Annual Third-Party Logistics Study: The State of Logistics Outsourcing, and Balika Sonthalia, a vice president at A.T. The 3PL Study is produced by Dr. Langley and Infosys. Please visit www.3PLStudy.com 3PLStudy.com to access the report at no cost.

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