The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 1, 2022

On top of that, he collaborates with customers to identify custom-built solutions and apply Loadsmart’s off-the-shelf products and services. With reliable contracts shippers are less likely to be forced in the spot rate market and Loadsmart has an incentive to meet the target price.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 368

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WorkWave

MARCH 27, 2025

Without this shared foundation, meetings and action plans can stall because different stakeholders are bringing conflicting numbers from different data sources, leaving decision-makers wondering, Which version should we believe? These insights can inform risk assessments and strategic planning to meet business requirements.

Sourcing Strategies 75

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The collaboration combines Shipium’s end-to-end logistics platform with ClearJet’s sortation systems and predictive logistics, offering real-time transit visibility, scalability, and cost-effective delivery solutions. This includes identifying hazards like guardrail damage, missing signs, and improper road striping.

Supply Chain Design Software 113

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

For months, retailers have been stockpiling massive amounts of goods to meet surging consumer demand, and compensate for ongoing supply and logistics issues. More supply chain companies sharing more real-time data creates richer opportunities for benchmarking, analysis, insights and collaboration to drive business benefits for all parties.

Inventory Reduction 104

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Supplier Integration and Collaboration Building relationships with suppliers who are committed to sustainability is key to reducing your supply chain carbon footprint. Do you want me to expand on any of these or talk about your specific situation? How can we help?

Resource Reduction 75

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TransAudit

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A mature supply chain leverages visibility, automation, and collaboration to ensure stability in the face of uncertainty. Use tools to automate root cause analysis and reduce dependency on manual reporting. Collaboration Across the Network Collaboration remains pivotal, particularly in industries like healthcare.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Let’s explore how DPPs are impacting regulatory compliance, preparing for future rules, and encouraging industry collaboration. Environmental Protection Agency focuses on lifecycle analysis and waste management. DPPs allow companies to centralize compliance data, ensuring that it meets requirements across regions.

Compliance 111

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

This oft used adage is shaping the collaborative supply chain management: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Let's take a closer look at how collaborative supply chain management is continuing to become a key factor in efficiency through three totems. Ironically in the supply chain, this saying remains true.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 30, 2016

Collaboration has always been seen as the stepchild at the logistics dinner table. It's nice to have around, but no one really wants to think about what collaboration means for the company. After all, how can two competitors collaborate without compromising the information and structure of each company?

Collaboration 54

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. Take a proactive approach to collaborate with your Suppliers. Reverse marketing starts first with Value Analysis. Complete one-on-one meetings.

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Carter Logistics

JULY 29, 2020

Obviously, face-to-face meetings are out. Since most individuals are working from home, or a mix of office and home, I let the customer set the preference for the meeting medium (video chats, conference calls, etc.). Some contacts are able to spend more time discussing and collaborating now that they are working virtually.

Supply Chain Planning Software 113

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GlobalTranz

MAY 17, 2016

Logistics providers must leverage the power of inter-management and team collaboration to continue growth in an industry that’s under a great deal of stress. Analytics start the conversation as to how a TMS improves team collaboration in an organization. Overcoming these difficulties seems impossible, but there is a solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 23, 2024

Collaborate across departments: Engage stakeholders from different departments within the organization – not just supply chain management including logistics and procurement but sales, marketing, and finance. Assess the quality, granularity, timeliness, and relevance of each data source to determine its suitability for AI-driven analysis.

Optimal Sourcing 122

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Stord

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Analytics for Risk Management This isn't your grandmother's data analysis; we're talking about sophisticated pattern recognition that makes your shipping operation smoother than a freshly waxed surfboard. When picking your partners, ensure they meet and exceed these security requirements because the risks are too great to your business.

Data 78

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3PL Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

They needed a partner committed to meeting the high expectations of their customers and meeting the quality standards for which Stanislaus has become known. These changes, coupled with a thorough root-cause analysis conducted in collaboration with the rail service provider, resulted in a 75-80 percent reduction in damage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

The hyper-focus on meeting customer expectations is also creating pressures upstream in the supply chain, as manufacturers extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. To meet customers’ growing expectations for personalized offerings, the typical company’s product lines have grown exponentially.

Supply Chain Software 117

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Resolution To address these challenges, companies are seeking comprehensive supply chain planning solutions that can act as a margin multiplier by optimizing resources, managing inventory, and enabling real-time collaboration and visibility across the supply chain network.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 21, 2022

Making the situation worse, trucking companies haven’t been able to hire back enough drivers to meet demand. A recent SYSPRO survey shows that only 45% of businesses have looked at systems to address supply chain disruptions and just 44% have investigated technologies that enable collaboration with external suppliers and customers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Agility relies on having this kind transparency at your fingertips, through concurrent planning, so you aren’t waiting on analysis and a report from a link up or down the chain. If all the links can see the same information at the same time, they have both the transparency and agility they need to act collaboratively.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 19, 2021

The goal is to produce an integrated plan that meets the strategic goals of the overall organization. The goal is to match projected demand over the coming quarters with the ability of the organization to produce products that meet that demand. Finally, after collaboration and further analysis, the annual plan is agreed to.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Managed Logistics Meets Five Challenges for Complex Supply Chain Operations Show Submenu Resources. In searching for a provider, here are five tactical challenges that any MLP must meet. Much of this can be resolved through an analysis of claims trends across the vendor network. The Logistics Blog®. Whitepaper. Case Study.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2021

These processes are intrinsically linked and require shared data and collaboration across all network partners. Learn more about transportation optimization and how it can help you drive operative advantage while meeting customer expectations and delivery requirements. Learn More.

Optimal Sourcing 126

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EazyStock

JANUARY 31, 2022

Inventory Management KPIs for Effective Inventory Analysis. But with a wealth of inventory KPIs available to choose from to include in your inventory analysis methods, which ones are the most important to ensure you’re on the right track to optimum efficiency? Managing inventory is a complex business. Inventory turnover ratio.

Inventory Reduction 52

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This also enabled collaboration within teams which in turn improved operations, productivity, compliance, and product quality. Less need for specialized IT and shorter development cycles – The current supply of software engineers or coding specialists is unable to meet business demand, as we know experienced developers are hard to hire.

Supply Chain Software 119

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Ship Monk

APRIL 5, 2024

SRM is more than a one-and-done analysis. The Value of a Collaborative Relationship Why, you might ask, would I care about building a relationship with a supplier? Taking a collaborative approach with suppliers can help your business innovate, find better products and solutions, reduce inventory costs, and work around future problems.

Negotiate Pricing 105

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GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2015

Creating a smooth flow of products downstream in a lean supply chain requires all departments and functions in the organization to work in collaboration. When you create your Sales, Inventory, Operations and Production Plan (SIOP) monthly, or more frequently, invite your top Suppliers and Customers to the SIOP meeting. Brainstorm.

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Balancing the need for lean inventory to minimize costs while ensuring sufficient stock to meet customer demand can be a delicate task. Environmental Sustainability Meeting environmental regulations and sustainability goals presents challenges in industries with high carbon emissions or those reliant on scarce resources.

Supply Chain Planning Software 111

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CH Robinson Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2021

We’ve seen these solutions play out with our global experts and technology platform, Navisphere, by providing shippers with the aggregated data and analysis they need to determine which ports or terminals to avoid and the right tactics to overcome unique challenges. Closely collaborate and communicate with supply chain partners.

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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. This analysis identifies the inventory level where profitability is maximized by keeping customers happy while minimizing excess stock.

Inventory Reduction 118

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

An agile supply chain has dynamic and adaptive capabilities, such as information, communication, coordination, and collaboration, that enable it to sense, analyze, and act on disruptions. Collaborate and communicate with supply chain partners and stakeholders, using tools such as information sharing, joint planning, and coordination.

Supply Chain Planning Software 131

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2021

Establishing a collaborative relationship, rather than one in which the buyer takes a dominant role, will help to strengthen positioning in the market. Supply chain management is characterized by the fact that all interested parties collaborate towards a common strategy or to achieve a common objective. Finally, make it personal.

Maintainability 118

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FreightWaves SONAR

AUGUST 1, 2024

Understanding Sales and Operations S&OP is a structured process that brings together various departments within a company — such as sales, marketing, finance and operations — to collaboratively develop a unified business plan. This plan ensures that supply meets demand in a way that maximizes profitability and service levels.

Optimal Sourcing 59

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 16, 2015

P re-bid supply chain and customer analysis helps LTL shippers define strategic bid objectives, such as reducing costs or number of carriers, delivering goods to market more quickly, and addressing freight challenges within certain geographic areas. Due diligence is a shipper's most important step in successful bid analysis.

Negotiating Skills 90

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Log-hub

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

7 min read Maximizing Warehouse Efficiency: Unleashing the Potential of ABCD Analysis In the dynamic world of supply chain management, optimizing warehouse operations has become an indispensable factor for businesses. One of the most powerful tools employed in this endeavor is the ABCD Analysis.

Inventory Reduction 40

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 23, 2018

I don’t think any of us have meetings with suppliers where this doesn’t come up.”. Adams added that it was the tier suppliers involved that pushed for the use of RFID technology on the containers and the analysis of the data gathered. That was a good challenge. “It

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Moreover, due to the equipment shortage, products scheduled for export cannot meet their agreed-upon dates. In light of this challenge, collaborating closely with forwarders could offer a solution. Forwarders possess more trucking capabilities compared to what individual exporters can access.

Cost Reduction 110

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

To meet these expectations, logistics companies are pursuing innovative solutions to offer faster delivery times and enhance customer satisfaction. Additionally, e-commerce companies frequently collaborate with cargo providers to establish robust logistics networks and deliver expedited services to customers.

Optimal Sourcing 101

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