Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
The moves span inbound, intracompany, and outbound shipping. An RFP is a data intensive exercise. On the outbound side, they were using a transportation management system from e2open. Then on the outbound side, the visibility analytics allows for the same type of improvements that increases the shelf life of their products.
FreightWaves SONAR
JUNE 5, 2023
The Outbound Tender Reject Index, or the percentage of loads rejected by carriers. The chart above displays the Outbound Tender Reject Index, the average percentage of truckload shipments tendered by shippers which were then rejected by their contracted carriers. Chart: FreightWaves SONAR.
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Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 5, 2021
Thus, in addition to their roasting plant with an inbound warehouse attached to it, and a warehouse for outbound finished goods in nearby Oakland, the company also has 700 reps that source their product from roughly 100 small DSD warehouses across the nation. This in turn meant adding new shifts, which was also a nontrivial exercise.
Triskele Logistics
MAY 27, 2018
Whether you are managing them yourself, or have outsourced the management of your supply chain, it's a really good exercise to understand how it all works. E.g. If they are bringing ingredients/parts to you for production, can you give them an outbound shipment of finished goods back toward their home terminal?
Penske Move Ahead
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Private fleets typically handle about 2/3 of the outbound flow of goods and work with third-party carriers to handle the rest. For-hire motor carriers handle 17% of all outbound freight movements, while dedicated contract carriers perform 12%. Petty: "It is apples-to-apples numbers they can use. This is powerful information internally.
GlobalTranz
JUNE 19, 2018
Conducting annual procurement exercises. Hiring outside experts to help manage both inbound and outbound freight, such as hiring a third-party logistics provider (3PL). Benchmarking progress and use of all transportation modes. Leveraging a web-based and constraint-based bidding tool, such as a transportation management system (TMS).
Logistics Bureau
MARCH 3, 2019
Outbound Logistics: Keeping Customers Satisfied. High availability of accurate throughput data will be of great aid to the outcome of the design or layout exercise. Similarly, the optimal flow of goods through your inbound and outbound supply chain should be considered when deciding upon the number and locations of warehouses.
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