Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2017

While these approaches can certainly deliver a significant return on investment (ROI), other strategies that can positively impact their transportation network are often overlooked – for example, thinking more strategically about capacity. In contrast, a 3PL partner will constantly look for matches within their own dense freight network.

Capacity 72

Capacity Price Reduction Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction 72

GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, many supply chain resiliency plans may have considered a health crisis in which organizations and key partners face lower-than-normal staffing levels. For example, hand sanitizer sales spiked 313% during one week in February 2020, according to reports from Nielsen. Embracing technology is part of that solution.

Supply Chain Planning Software 75

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Manufacturing Procurement 75

Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2021

One example is the shortage of citric acid, as it’s often used in vitamin or electrolyte drinks, even in soda. Plastics make every kind of product imaginable — from food packaging, appliances, smartphones, and car parts to exercise equipment and roller skates.

Industry 109

Industry Supply Chain Planning Software Material Savings Supply Chain Software 109

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

With the services of a trusted 3PL and a good transportation management system (TMS), you can glean an abundance of data around activities and practices related to your transportation department. In many different industries, it can be difficult to secure the kind of operational data you need to make a real impact on your spending.

Data 94

Data Transportation Cost Reduction Material Savings 94

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

US food company Sysco offered an example when eyeing joint operations with U.S. For example, a manufacturer may start to package finished goods in a way that eases handling by a logistics service provider who can then offer better prices for stocking and transport. For example, two ocean carriers can join forces to share ship capacity.

Collaboration 40

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

Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

If you’re already a 3PL you already know about customs processing, temporary storage, inward processing relief, then you’re already exercising those facilitations and you will want to investigate if the opportunity is materially more beneficial. But as a small operator not used to these things, there’s a definite benefit.”.

Logistics 63

Logistics Government Packaging Exercises 63

Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill. Persuade the customer otherwise.

Reverse logistics 53

Reverse logistics Vendor Strategies Logistics Network Optimization Software Inventory Reduction 53

CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

To an international 3PL in 2016 however, supply chain visibility (SVC) is known as the capability to monitor and register movements through a transportation network. Today, companies have varied interpretations of “visibility,” largely due to evolving business demands and globalization trends. Improve lead times and performance.

Optimal Sourcing 40

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software 40

Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

A product category like apparel, for example, has too many subcategories to be considered a niche. If you’re already knee deep in design iterations and fulfillment provider RFPs, we hope you’ve already gone through this exercise. As you grow, consider outsourcing to a 3PL. What is Not a Niche? What kind of apparel? Loungewear?

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Material Savings Cost Reduction Inventory Reduction 52

Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

US food company Sysco offered an example when eyeing joint operations with U.S. For example, a manufacturer may start to package finished goods in a way that eases handling by a logistics service provider who can then offer better prices for stocking and transport. For example, two ocean carriers can join forces to share ship capacity.

Collaboration 40

Collaboration Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Logistics 40

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

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. This example, the pencil, is already a high value item). It takes planning, structure and effective implementation to work effectively. What is Value Analysis?

Vendor Strategies 96

Vendor Strategies Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Waste Reduction 96

Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 15, 2020

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. This element of risk is consistently one of the top five heads of cost in terms of claims for businesses TT Club insures.

Cargo 43

Cargo Supply Chains Exercises Disposal 43

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

These responsibilities extend across functions and when properly exercised, comprise supply, demand, distribution, production, purchasing and capacity planning. Where necessary, this includes vendors and supply chain partners such as 3PL logistics providers. In order to do this, you’ll need to establish a set of KPIs and metrics.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Inventory Reduction Inventory Scenario Planning 40

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

For example, companies who have their own in house vehicle fleets often struggle to deliver products on time. Examples include special build products such as plant and equipment, chemicals, large scale equipment, unusual hardware and spare parts. To assist your analysis, examples of industries are plotted on the matrix.

Outsourcing 52

Outsourcing Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Price Reduction 52

247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

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. The modern assembly line is the best example of this. As a simple example, consider advertising as an upfront cost to setting up a distribution channel. Inside and outside.

Purchasing Skills 28

Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Planning Software 28

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

It’s not unusual for example, for companies to measure their supply chain performance only on the basis of financial metrics like supply chain cost per order. 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.

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

It’s not unusual for example, for companies to measure their supply chain performance only on the basis of financial metrics like supply chain cost per order. 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.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

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

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.

Outsourcing 98

Outsourcing Cost Reduction Resource Reduction Expense Reduction 98

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

As reported by Reuters, “Amazon could build a stake of almost a third in warehouse robotics firm Balyo in the next seven years…Under the terms of the deal, Amazon will receive free stock warrants representing up to 29 percent of Balyo’s capital which it can exercise depending on orders of the company’s products.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 72

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software Logistics 72

Stord

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Imagine the delight of a customer discovering a perfectly assembled spa day kit, complete with everything needed for a moment of winter wellness, or the convenience of finding all the supplements and exercise apparel needed to properly kick off a new hobby - everything they need with no extra effort!

Inventory Reduction 88

Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Design Software Cost Reduction Resource Reduction 88

Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 14, 2018

So what might drive companies to return to insourcing, especially after the painstaking exercise of finding an outsourcing partner, drawing up complex contracts and service level agreements and building a relationship which at the outset, is foreseen as a long-term partnership? Why Take Logistics Back In-House?

Outsourcing 70

Outsourcing Cost Reduction Material Savings Operations 70