Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2024

As freight transportation costs continue to rise year-on-year, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and any other organisations that are part of a supply chain must think smarter about pushing down the cost of moving goods from A to B. Maximise Your Carrier Capacity How are you presenting your freight to the freight company?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2022

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Ian Arroyo April 29, 2025 Blog As Freightos’ Chief Strategy Officer, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing firsthand how the logistics industry has transformed since COVID-19 disrupted supply chains worldwide. What’s become increasingly clear is that there are no more black swans in global logistics.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2024

Cost to Serve: The measurement of cost factors that go into the servicing of a customer, or the production of a product. For companies involved in shipping freight, the combination of order-level management and cost to serve analysis can be a game-changer.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 2, 2021

From a financial standpoint, transportation cost analysis remains focused on determining the value of the resources used to execute a given shipment and goes well beyond benchmarking. Moreover, this kind of analysis does not focus on who ends up paying which expenses in the end. Limited data sharing within the chain.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

Perhaps you haven’t had much opportunity, amid the turmoil, to consider the cost to serve your online customers. The tips in this article will help you know how to identify the customers, products, and processes that might be inflating your cost to serve (CTS) unnecessarily. High Cost to Serve: It’s an Omnichannel Problem.

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Dedola Global Logistics

APRIL 30, 2025

Global Logistics Trends 2025 Navigating Key Logistics Trends for High-Value Importers Sourcing from China and Beyond Listen to Our Analysis Your browser does not support the audio element. Introduction: 7 Game-Changing Shifts You Can't Ignore Did you know that 70% of importers faced unexpected supply chain costs in 2024?

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Labeling — Barcodes, QR codes, RFID sensors and other technologies eliminate manual entry and human errors on shipping manifests and customs forms. This information is used for quality control and to optimize storage locations, packaging materials and shipping costs. Digital technology reduces the need for frequent physical audits.

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Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

Customer satisfaction and keeping costs in check rests on optimal last-mile delivery operations. Naturally, the costs of meeting such expectations, especially on the delivery front are also increasing. The biggest challenge that logistics providers face is rising last-mile carrier delivery costs. These include: 1.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Effective inventory replenishment processes ensure that order fill rates can be achieved while keeping inventory carrying costs under control. Inventory Replenishment Strategies to Boost Profitability. However, businesses are also acutely aware that holding inventory costs money. Both can be very costly.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Read also: 7 Cost-Saving Tips Every Supply Chain Manager Should Know 3PL, 4PL, and 5PL: different levels of outsourcing The big difference between these 3 levels, known as parts of the logistics process (party logistics), is the degree of outsourcing of services. This partner assumes the most global logistics strategy of all.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 8, 2025

In manufacturing, performance improvement, cost reduction and process optimization are crucial. Industrial engineers have used heuristics-based rules, what-if analysis, and physics-based simulation to get predictive and prescriptive insights for several years.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recent studies have shown that among the challenges frustrating warehouse and distribution centre managers this year, rising energy and labour costs are two of the most often cited. We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Cost efficiency, quality management and traceability are major issues for companies in this region. Managing costs With the demand for fabricated metal products growing so much, production runs are increasing as are the costs. The significant cost items are labor, materials and machinery.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Hurricane Milton battered the west coast of Florida last week.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Better product handling should be done to reduce this issue. The Cost of Returns: Returns will cost companies monetarily and brand value. High operational costs: Returns necessitate additional operational processes which incur costs. More time on the road means more fuel consumption, leading to increased costs.

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Log-hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In our previous blog, we explored how matrices enhance supply chain efficiency, from inventory management to logistics. By leveraging these technologies, businesses can optimize operations, reduce costs, and make smarter, data-driven decisions. This reduces last-minute disruptions and improves overall supply chain resilience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For companies that want to go beyond the traditional spreadsheet, which cannot handle this ocean of information efficiently, statistical methods such as cluster analysis can help. What is Cluster Analysis? Cluster analysis is a statistical umbrella term for methods that classify data points according to their attributes.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We take a look at these questions and more in this blog post. chemical and plastics manufacturers struggled to reach overseas markets last year due to rising shipping costs, port congestion, equipment shortages, and capacity constraints. The Logistical Position. Despite increasing their capacity, U.S.

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3PL Links

MAY 3, 2023

Improving Supply Chain Visibility: The Impact of Data Strategy | Image source: Pixabay A business-contextualized data approach is crucial for boosting supply chain visibility, especially during downturns. It is important to answer the following questions: What is the goal of developing a data strategy? What are the expected insights?

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 24, 2023

Freight costs and budget adherence are among the most important and often overlooked aspects of transportation management. The costs of logistics as a ratio of total expenses are too significant to ignore. In most industries, supply chain logistics account for 5% to 50% of a product’s total cost.”

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

April 23, 2025 Blog Today, we’re excited to announce the launch of Freightos Enterprise our comprehensive solution designed specifically for large enterprises that import and export, who need to bring control, visibility, and efficiency to their global logistics operations.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 17, 2021

That’s where SONAR SCI Lane Acuity can add the most value and prepare enterprise shippers for true, future-ready bidding strategies. How to use data to stay strategic and lower costs across the board. . How contract data amounts to tactical bidding management. Fill out the Form Below to Access a COPY of the White Paper.

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

S&OP helps you effectively achieve your company strategy. This can result in different teams using different data formats, diverging results from data analysis, and hence poorly aligned decision making. To make matters more complex, different departments also used their own method for estimating product costs.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Avenues of transport are declining as major cargo airlines, like Cathay Pacific , drastically reduce flights to mainland China and Hong Kong. With S&OP Navigator, they could swiftly simulate the impact of reduced production on their supply chain. – Tweet this. Resilient planning in action .

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2021

Large companies with a supply chain risk strategy already in place couldn’t fully cope with the impact of the pandemic. It’s the result of a deliberate strategy that may require tradeoffs compared to other approaches. This strategy requires greater investment and inventory carrying costs but enables continued production.

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GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Over the years, marketing strategies have evolved with the times, the advent of technology, and changes in consumer behavior. Why a Solid Marketing Strategy is Important A marketing strategy refers to a business’s action plan for achieving its short and long-term goals and developing a sustainable competitive advantage.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 23, 2023

Fossil fuel energy prices are expected to remain high, so reducing energy consumption can reduce costs. New industrial processes that reduce emissions can also lower the cost of energy. ESG reporting and analysis Data is one of the most important requirements of an ESG program. Manage the portfolio.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A workflow analysis will allow for a thorough review of daily operations with the goal of identifying obsolete practices and areas of improvement. Here, it is important to automate processes that will maximize the impact on resources and costs. The post 4 Steps to a successful supply chain automation appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Let’s take a look at what happened with the major themes, as well as the research and analysis we conducted in 2022 to help determine what those themes will look like in 2023. The only bright note is that shipping costs will be a fraction of what they were over the last several years. Despite many calling for U.S. Figure 1: U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2024

With tart cherry juice sales transitioning into a steady demand pattern, retailers must adapt their inventory strategies accordingly to meet this evolving consumer preference. It serves as a compelling example of how retailers must reassess their inventory strategies to adapt to rapidly shifting market demands driven by trends.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 10, 2021

What This Blog Is About: What is omnichannel and its impact on physical retail? Over the last decade, ever since social media and the IoT became common-place mediums, there has been a change in marketing tools and strategies. A more streamlined communication is provided by omnichannel strategies.

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Carter Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2019

Blog Topics. Near-sourcing – a business moving its operations closer to where its end products are sold – is a growing trend as well as a strategy in the supply chain industry today. This adds to the cost of manufacturing and storage. The Shared Milkrun Mexico & Border Logistics. 4 Benefits of Near-Sourcing.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Authorities will reduce daily neopanamax transits to five by February, suggesting that even at their most extreme, restrictions could still accommodate container traffic reasonably well.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 20, 2024

For manufacturers, having the right business intelligence on hand at the right time can eliminate the guesswork from decision making, offering real-time visibility into business processes so you can anticipate your next move. Data warehousing costs rise. Eliminate reporting inconsistencies and data redundancy. Human error.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 17, 2023

Unfortunately, without proper processing and analysis, this data is of little use to the organization. In this blog post, we will explore how manufacturers can leverage this technology to achieve data-driven success. This can lead to improved quality, reduced waste, and optimized production processes.

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