GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We continue our top blog posts of 2014 from our main categories today by focusing on something at Cerasis we are experts in : Logistics. We’ve already listed the top 10 manufacturing blog posts and the top 10 supply chain blog posts last week. Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014. Read the Full Post.

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Ship Monk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

By value , we mean how much that inventory cost to make or purchase, plus how much it’s costing you to store it. For an eCommerce business, inventory is your most valuable asset (at least in terms of bookkeeping) and also one of your largest costs. How to Calculate Beginning Inventory.

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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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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. In a nutshell, the pandemic has increased the importance of supply chain, posited it as a ‘cool’ career choice, and strengthened the need for job seekers to improve their supply chain skill sets.

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EazyStock

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Instead they balance the costs of holding stock e.g. warehouse costs, opportunity costs and cashflow problems, with the risk of not having enough e.g. missed sales targets or costly backorders. Prioritizing which stock items to carry based on their forecasts, an item’s demand volatility and pick frequency and cost of sales.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 31, 2023

And I had some specific thoughts on how they could fix the problem. Please follow along with me as I share the stories and solutions in part 1 of this two part blog series. What’s the Actual Cost of a Mispick? That out-of-stock cost is hard to calculate because you often need to know what sales you didn’t make.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

We live in a time where we can purchase almost anything with a click of a button. The post Top 3 challenges facing manufacturers and how to overcome them appeared first on SYSPRO Blog. Here is a list of challenges and solutions for manufacturers to remain resilient and maintain growth momentum. Transitioning to B2B e-Commerce.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 29, 2022

In the first blog on streamlining manufacturing , we discussed how OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) and MOM (Manufacturing Operations Management) can improve manufacturing processes. Equipment is purchased on the assumption that it will last years and can be depreciated over its useful life.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 12, 2022

With direct and indirect materials making up at least 50% of typical manufacturing costs, the procurement function could be re-imagined so companies can be more responsive to customer demands and more agile when dealing with supply chain challenges. They have a contract with a supplier who delivers on time, and who charges acceptable prices.

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GoShip Blog

JULY 27, 2021

This will force you to drive up your prices! Did you know that 40% of customers are likely to back out of purchase due to pricey delivery fees? . There are factors that drive up the price, such as mode of delivery, the volume of the shipment, and how fast it’s supposed to arrive at its final destination. . Coverage

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

Of US adults surveyed , 69% say environmental impact is important when making a purchasing decision. Teach them how purchasing from you makes them a part of that positive mission. If your brand is positively associated with eco-friendly partners and practices, this can definitely give you a competitive edge. We hope you do!

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Typically, a Bill of Materials (BOM) is built by two people — an engineer and a cost accountant. The cost accountant is responsible for the values of the items in the BOM, which also includes labor. The cost accountant has the important task of assigning costs. How detailed should a BOM be?

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

If yours is one of those businesses shifting from traditional to online retail, you’ve probably faced some of the logistical challenges arising from the need to deliver your customers’ purchases to them. Perhaps you haven’t had much opportunity, amid the turmoil, to consider the cost to serve your online customers.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

There is an extensive horizon between the date of a supply decision (for instance, purchasing livestock feed or specific fertilizers) and its final result (the sale of the processed and packaged product). Download our case study to find out how Tereos Sugar & Energy Brazil has improved its S&OP Process with optimization technology.

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GoShip Blog

JULY 14, 2020

Additionally, it’s hard to decide whether or not to make a purchase over the internet. If you have a few interested customers, the sale is unlikely to close as spontaneously as the purchase of groceries. How to sell heavy equipment online. This makes selling heavy equipment online a bit challenging.

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3PL Links

JANUARY 8, 2025

Image source: iStocks | The Ultimate Guide to Fleet Management: Strategies to Control and Optimize Your Processes Investing in a fleet management system results in an improvement in internal processes, which directly reflects the quality of the service provided to the end customer. How does a fleet management system work?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 23, 2017

We work with a lot of manufacturing companies and one of the questions we get most often is 'Why do we need to blog'? Often followed by 'How do we blog for manufacturing'? A word about what a blog is. But a blog is not all writing and the part that is written should be conversational and natural. Podcast or audio.

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Ship Monk

JULY 20, 2023

Even once you’ve decided on a shipping carrier and shipping service, the cost to send packages can vary greatly as a result of many factors. Here you’ll learn about the different factors that affect shipping costs including base rate, surcharges, weight, shipping zones, and shipping speed.

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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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Ship Monk

DECEMBER 30, 2020

consumers agreeing that free shipping increases the likelihood of them making a purchase, you can imagine the kind of conversion wins you’ll be scoring by making it an option during checkout. While shipping that is both free and fast is ideal, free shipping on its own is still a powerful purchase driver. . With almost 80% of U.S.

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Dedola Global Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Importers like to minimize their shipping costs, and that’s understandable. Companies expect their purchasing or logistics managers to find the best available rates. We deliver high-touch service competitively to importers who know how expensive mistakes and poor communication can be. What do you sacrifice for cheap rates?

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Image source: Pexels | Everything You Should Know About Automation in Fulfillment Logistics Introduction to Automation in Logistics Have you ever thought about how Amazon delivers packages quickly and efficiently? And how does technology change the way products are shipped? How Does Automation Reduce Operating Costs?

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

In this blog post, I will delve into 5 issues companies typically experience with their S&OP software. image source: [link]. The app they developed helps their distributors identify which products they should purchase and how many. In the past 2 years, we’ve seen the appeal of S&OP increase a lot more.

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Ship Monk

JULY 19, 2022

Running an eCommerce business forces you to become an expert at a lot of things, but estimating shipping costs isn’t the best way to spend your time. This article will compare three top shipping companies, the US Postal Service (USPS), FedEx, and UPS, and show you how to calculate shipping rates for each. Dimensional Weight .

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2021

Companies have the right to receive the best service and the best price from their suppliers, and the relationship between shippers and suppliers is a key component to a successful partnership. What This Blog Is About: How to build a mutually beneficial relationship based on trust & credibility with your suppliers.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 5, 2020

When a customer clicks on either button, they are purchasing from one seller and one seller only. While there are a few different factors that go into securing the Buy Box — such as product price and customer feedback — your fulfillment strategy is a top consideration for the algorithm. FBM (Fulfilled by Merchant). More Responsibility.

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EazyStock

MARCH 17, 2021

In this piece, we’ll take a look at some of the top types of supply chain disruptions, the impacts that they have on your supply chain, how to mitigate whatever risk you can and finally how you can handle supply chain disruptions once they occur and come out on top. Price Changes/Fluctuations. Cyber Attacks.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This wouldn’t be an ecommerce blog if we didn’t talk about Amazon. Just hop on board the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) bus, and you can outsource all the post-purchase headaches that come with running an ecommerce business. How Does FBM/MFN Work? How Does FBA Work? That’s what we’re going to help you figure out!

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When a coach in sports picks their team for an upcoming game, they need to make critical decisions, putting the right players and their respective set of skills in the right place at the right time. They give players a job to do that contributes to the overall success of their objective.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2018

The use of full truckload shipping is rising in popularity, resulting from its lower cost as compared to less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. By lowering freight spend and learning how to procure full truckload capacity, shippers can effectively divert capital from logistics to marketing.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 12, 2016

A Director of Operations, Warehouse Director or Manager, or even the Director of Supply Chain or Logistics, are always in the pursuit of continuous improvement as well as warehouse cost savings in both time and money. With the myriad of tasks and personell, a director or manager must oversee, how on earth are they to get everything done?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Their purchases are often strongly determined by nutritional value, packaging, and shelf-life. Without knowing which materials came from which suppliers, what batches were mixed together, how and where they were processed and packaged, and finally who you sold them to, you can’t know what they may have come into contact with.

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Envase Technologies

JULY 21, 2022

Given the current state of the market, the best way to achieve these priorities is to find opportunities to excel at the following: Control fuel costs. Without question, the largest cost incurred by any small trucking company is the purchase of fuel. But in the end, you have to purchase fuel. We are not anti-factoring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2022

Today’s article comes from Emerge, and looks at how to create full truckload budgets in a volatile market. Whether it’s for ocean freight, air, rail or truck, the fundamental issue with budgeting is that folks are called upon to assign accurate costs to transportation services that will be provided in the future.

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Shipchain

JANUARY 8, 2020

But the question remains– who is eating the cost of that damaged product ? According to Retail Drive, 21% of oversized online purchases arrive damaged each year, with 15% never arriving at all. . So who eats the cost- whether it be a one-off damaged product or an entire pallet worth millions?

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GoShip Blog

AUGUST 23, 2022

Running a business means making tough decisions like creating the company budget or raising prices for your services. They can practically raise their prices almost any time and few people will complain. Price changes can affect your customer retention, and if you’re in an overly saturated market? Getting Competitive.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Editor’s note: Today’s blog is from our friend Brandon Stanley. One of the main responsibilities of this manager is to minimize the cost and maximize the effects of the company’s supply chain. Impressive Communication Skills. Writing Skills. That’s when the need for writing skills comes in.

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