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Transportation Cost: The Impacts & How To Gain Visibility To The Right Data – LinkedIn Live

Blue Grace Logistics

Webinars Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search Adam White - February 29, 2024 LinkedIn Live Webinar On-Demand: Transportation Cost: The impacts & how to gain visibility to the right data What’s the Topic?

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The Power of Purchase Order Collaboration: A Game-Changer in Managing Direct Spend

Logistics Viewpoints

Configure to Order: This strategy involves customizing standard products based on customer specifications. Here is a summary of the key supply chain characteristics of each of the manufacturing strategy and how it impacts collaboration with suppliers.

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6 Cost Reduction Benefits From Optimized Transportation Management

GlobalTranz

With a logistics company streamlining and studying the entire process, lower costs for shipping and storage are common. A reduction in product breakage because of a lack of proper packaging is also a measurable benefit. With a solid communication strategy in place, it is easier for businesses to find problems in the delivery system.

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Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries

Freightos

And when rates plummeted in early 2023, carriers saw importers no-show on their volume commitments in favor of the less-expensive spot market. A similar study from 2018 found the same flaws and dynamic led to poor contract reliability even in much less volatile times. But this problem isn’t new.

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Reshoring – The Future of Supply Chains

Speaker: Rosemary Coates - Board Member & Founder at Reshoring Institute, Best-selling Author, Host of the Frictionless Supply Chain podcast

Companies can lower the risk of disruptions by shortening the supply chain and moving manufacturing close to the points of sale to reduce the need for expensive and time-consuming transportation. In this webinar, Reshoring Institute founder Rosemary Coates will teach you: What is happening in the supply chain today.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. manufacturers hurried to produce off-shore, believing significant cost reductions and huge profits would follow. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Supply chain risks are reduced.

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Customer-Focused Logistics: Why Shippers Shift from Process to Experience

GlobalTranz

According to a recent study, reports Material Handling and Logistics , only 3 percent of respondents believe their existing technology supports an improved customer-focused logistics experience. In fact, the only way to bring costs down beyond traditional capabilities lies in devising a strategy-based approach to customer service.