GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Welcome to the maiden voyage of “3PL Tax and Money Matters”! In more than 25 years of private practice and consulting with businesses of all sizes, I’ve learned that one of the most beneficial exercises is asking the right questions. Minimizing Business Mistakes is All About Asking the Right Questions.

Expense Reduction 89

Expense Reduction Transportation Sourcing Strategies Manufacturing Procurement 89

Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Several poor outsourcing decisions had led to excessive 3PL expenses. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, achieving a considerable portion of that growth by way of acquisitions. Findings included the following problems. Fewer than 50% of outlet deliveries were arriving on time. Procurement analysis.

Cost Reduction 77

Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction Price Reduction 77

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

My exercise plans for the weekend are set. The challenge, of course, is finding the right balance — that is, figuring out how to meet peak demand volumes without building out a network that goes under-utilized the remaining 11 months of the year. Rake today, shovel tomorrow.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 0

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software SAP Supply Chain Design Software 0

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

After the Ford Motor Company switched to a global material manufacturing system, it gave its suppliers access to the system for real-time information on stocks and shipping, with coordination by a 3PL of deliveries to achieve full truckloads of parts. Embedded 3PL Relationships. Alternatively, innovative thinking can help.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software 40

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Light lunch: cold cuts, bread coffee, and soda: simple: this expenditure is up to you, of course. Now that you know how to get a supplier day conference and are collaborating with your suppliers better, it’s time to have a value analysis exercise. It takes planning, structure and effective implementation to work effectively.

Vendor Strategies 96

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Waste Reduction 96

Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 15, 2020

In the normal course of events, these goods risk disposal or destruction. As restrictions on movement are lifted in the UK, stakeholders need to be ever more vigilant, exercising due diligence to ensure that they maintain security, in what is predicted to be a very active period of cargo theft.

Cargo 43

Cargo Supply Chains Exercises Disposal 43

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

After the Ford Motor Company switched to a global material manufacturing system, it gave its suppliers access to the system for real-time information on stocks and shipping, with coordination by a 3PL of deliveries to achieve full truckloads of parts. Embedded 3PL Relationships. Alternatively, innovative thinking can help.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Logistics 40

FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

It will be all-hands-on-deck as the greater economy, industrial, manufacturing, and housing businesses all fire back up and that pent-up demand and idle cap-ex are exercised. (2) Of course, the annual RFP has been a staple of the industry for 25 years. No, there won’t be the normal winter doldrums this year.

Freight 52

Freight Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

For any logistics company, running a van fleet can be a costly exercise. In this way, the Teletruk greatly reduces the risk of load and vehicle damage and, of course, eliminates the risk of injury associated with manually handling loads in to vehicles. Thanks to its unique telescopic mast design, which gives a forward reach of 2.4

Cost Reduction 28

Cost Reduction Industry Exercises Logistics Network Optimization Software 28

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

There are exceptions of course, but they tend to be very large scale manufacturers where the investment horizon is from 5 to 15 years. It must be a joint exercise. So the long term 3PLO agreements havesuccumbed to the trend for shorter terms of one to five years. This is a mistake.

Outsourcing 52

Outsourcing Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Price Reduction 52

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

You must take care to employ the right internal resources, to select the right 3PL partners , and protect your business from risk with comprehensive service level agreements. Of course your company will almost certainly have some of them under control and may even have matured to a higher level of sophistication.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 40

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 31, 2016

You must take care to employ the right internal resources, to select the right 3PL partners , and protect your business from risk with comprehensive service level agreements. Of course your company will almost certainly have some of them under control and may even have matured to a higher level of sophistication.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design 45

247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Of course, that would be hard to do if the business in question needs to pile on costs just in order to increase its market share. Thus, the choice of scale is a strategic exercise because it involves a forecast of what market conditions are expected to be over the short run interim. It’s certainly a good question for investors to ask.

Purchasing Skills 28

Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software 28

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For example, it either makes sense to outsource logistics activity to a 3PL, or it makes more sense to keep it in-house. For larger organisations, in particular, a logistics function of some nature will need to exist, since it would be folly to allow a 3PL partnership to be dominated by the service provider. In many cases, it doesn’t.

Outsourcing 98

Outsourcing Cost Reduction Resource Reduction Expense Reduction 98

Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 14, 2018

That’s no bad thing of course, provided the reasoning behind the decision is sound and the consequences thoroughly evaluated. In the majority of cases though, terminating the outsourcing partnership should be a last resort, rather than the go-to course of action. Why Take Logistics Back In-House?

Outsourcing 70

Outsourcing Cost Reduction Material Savings Operations 70