Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

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. That’s a strong indicator that improvements are there for the taking, but you need to exercise care in how you go about it. High Cost to Serve: It’s an Omnichannel Problem.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MAY 14, 2024

From a shipper’s perspective, transportation is a cost center, and the exercise of sourcing trucking capacity is not much different than that of procuring raw materials for production. To learn more and stay in touch with our experts, s ubscribe to our newsletter for updates, tips and offers!

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

They’re also integrating with local cartage agents and white glove carriers specializing in commercial and residential deliveries of oversize items, like furniture and exercise equipment. Tips for LTL Shipping Success in 2021. LTL Freight Volumes Will Remain Volatile in 2021. Plan for rate increases.

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GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Conditions such as the freight container’s temperatures and the care exercised during loading and unloading are carefully considered when transporting specialty goods. Tips & Tricks for CPG Companies Shipping LTL Freight Damages, delays, and delivery errors during LTL freight can cost a hefty price.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy that’s aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. Don’t get me wrong here; off-the-shelf KPIs can serve a useful purpose, for example, when used for external benchmarking exercises.

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3PL Links

JUNE 19, 2024

Read also: Top 8 Tips for Choosing the Best Logistics Partner for Your Business Top 10 Best Logistics Practices for E-commerce Businesses Our organization has separated ten infallible logistical methods to help you obtain the necessary understanding of what to use in your e-commerce; check them out: 1. 3PL Links tells you everything now!

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GoShip Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

Here are some tips on how you can create an effective inbound freight management system: Utilize A TMS A TMS, or transportation management system, is a platform used in logistics that provides data about day-to-day transportation operations, trade compliance, and documentation. Not to worry, we will help you get started.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

If you’re already knee deep in design iterations and fulfillment provider RFPs, we hope you’ve already gone through this exercise. Follow our blog for more ecommerce business tips, and feel free to contact us with questions. What Problem is your Product or Brand Solving? We’re here to help you grow!

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

The Kmart Australia story would make a good blog topic to illustrate the benefits of aligning supply chain and business strategies , but in this post I want to share the story of the original Kmart chain, which today shares nothing in common with Kmart Australia save for the brand name and logo. I look forward to welcoming you personally.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We hope the tips and ideas in this article will help you make inroads into warehouse energy and labour cost reduction. A warehouse benchmarking exercise is an excellent way to start the quest for improvement opportunities.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

With it, you will be able to apply for a line of credit with your bank but even more than that, your business plan is also an exercise in specifying which niche you will be targeting and who your customers are. In general, the best tip to reduce the price you have to pay for your freight broker bond is to work on improving your credit score.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. Don’t get me wrong here; off-the-shelf KPIs can serve a useful purpose, for example, when used for external benchmarking exercises.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

If you’re a supply chain professional, the tips and guidance in this post will probably not be new to you. The major requisites for effective supply chain performance monitoring include: Starting with a benchmarking exercise to understand performance relative to the industry average and best-in-class companies.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 31, 2016

If you’re a supply chain professional, the tips and guidance in this post will probably not be new to you. The major requisites for effective supply chain performance monitoring include: Starting with a benchmarking exercise to understand performance relative to the industry average and best-in-class companies.

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