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Online event: guarding retail profitability

Logistics Business Magazine

The 45-minute online event comes in response to the unprecedented disruption in ocean and air freight that threatens the profitability, and even the survival, of many businesses. The post Online event: guarding retail profitability appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine. Scheduled for 14.00 BST (15.00

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4 Benefits of 4PL & Managed Transportation Services

CLX Logistics

You’re likely familiar with a 2PL or 3PL, but now, we often see the term 4PL used throughout the industry. Sometimes you’ll see both 4PL and Managed Transportation Services used together or interchangeably to describe similar services. Even here at CLX Logistics, we provide 4PL services to many of our clients. Improved ROI.

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Transportation Metrics That Matter Most to Track and Improve Performance

GlobalTranz

As supply chains become more impacted by market disruptions and unpredictable events, they’re also becoming more critical to a company’s customer experience levels and bottom line. Creating a data-driven supply chain tracking important transportation metrics helps shippers respond and adapt as quickly as possible to known and unknown events.

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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

At our Blue Yonder ICON event later in April this year and 3PL Execution Forum in June, 3PL and 4PL companies will explain how they are leveraging innovations as an advantage. Now, logistics providers are accelerating the pace to adopt new technologies to serve customer-first and eCommerce expectations.

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Logistics Center of Excellence: Delivering Value to Organizations

Talking Logistics

Within a Center of Excellence, an end-user has the aerial view that only a 4PL can offer: supplier performance management, risk mitigation, customs clearance, visibility control and alert management. In such an event, fixed delivery dates of those products, as opposed to “manageable” dates, may require expedited delivery.

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Large U.S. Chemical Shipper Optimizes Operations with LaneLogixTM from CLX

CLX Logistics

They were also seeking a platform to help manage a transportation procurement event that would allow them to optimize their spending through rapid industry shifts and challenges. The first quarter bid event resulted in 20% projected savings over the baseline, the second resulted in 30% projected savings, and the third resulted in 29% savings.

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Supply Chain Gears-up for Challenging Peak Season

Logistics Business Magazine

That’s according to a recent survey led by Deposco of 200 supply chain leaders working for European retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, or 3PL/4PL firms. The relative impact of peak season is growing too, with Amazon Prime Day now considered a peak event by 62% of respondents.