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Real-World Scenario: Best Practices for Warehousing Contracts: Part Two

GlobalTranz

Today's blog is a continuation of yesterday's where we discussed cost management and KPIs with warehousing contracts using a real-world scenario. Now we dive a bit deeper with incentives, gain sharing, should-cost models, and governance in warehousing contracts. Should-Cost Models in Warehousing Contracts.

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Freight Costs: 5 tips to get the biggest bang for your buck

FreightWaves SONAR

In this intersection, freight cost projection and predictive rates can help companies better prepare for unknowns. With extra steps and processes, changes to driver schedules, accessorial changes, and other factors, transportation spend creates a pattern.

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Real-World Scenario: Best Practices for Warehouse Contracts: Part One

GlobalTranz

This two-part blog series will take you thru the RFP questions along with the answers you'd expect to see from the 3PL. Use Warehouse/3PL cross-functional teams to contribute Cost Savings Ideas: Lean initiatives alone will bring cost reduction and process improvements. Create a “win-win” partnership. The Client Details.

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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

Because most of these companies, their first step will be to build some sort of factory, some sort of distribution center in Mexico that would bring their supply chain closer to the U.S. “Nearshoring has the potential to boost the growth of Mexican manufacturing exports to the U.S., trillion economy. in 2022,” the report stated.

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Canadian Shipper: Freightera has a Plan to become the Amazon of the Freight Industry

Freightera

Freightera is one of the only companies that has created a fixed cost model with data directly from carriers. Read the entire article on Canadian Shipper and on Dan Goodwill’s blog. The post Canadian Shipper: Freightera has a Plan to become the Amazon of the Freight Industry appeared first on Freightera Blog.