Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 26, 2024

What you will learn in this blog: Leveraging Data Analytics For Invaluable Insights Implementing Lean Principles for Waste Reduction Effective Management Of Supply Chain Costs As companies navigate market fluctuations and challenges, effectively managing supply chain expenses becomes pivotal for success.

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CLX Logistics

MAY 3, 2024

A resilient and agile supply chain strategy is not just a prudent choice—it’s a necessity, especially within the context of chemical supply chains. Challenges in Supply Chain Strategy Planning Designing a resilient and agile supply chain organization is not without its challenges.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2024

Hosted by BlueGrace’s own Brian Blalock , along with Carly Bly , Vice President of LTL and Carrier Relations, and Jason Lockard , Vice President of Managed Logistics, this discussion offers a deep dive into current trends, market dynamics, and strategies for enhancing your LTL experience. Do you have more questions about this topic?

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EazyStock

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Inventory Control Techniques that use Stock Optimization Best Practices. There are hundreds of inventory control blog posts on how to organize warehouses, track goods and pick and pack efficiently. What is stock optimization? 6 Inventory Control Techniques to Optimize Stock Levels. Understand your demand.

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Locus

JULY 24, 2023

Retailers should find ways to optimize truckloads to reap benefits. However, trucking industries have many business models they operate by. How do we optimize these loads? Typically supply chain managers at shipping companies would resort to cost cutting strategies and use of legacy solutions.

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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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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 2, 2024

This blog discusses how manufacturers can start making AI a reality. AI is a term for computing capabilities that are perceived as representing intelligence, including image and video recognition, prescriptive modelling, smart automation, advanced simulation, and complex analytics. ML models learn from data. How does AI work?

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Locus

JUNE 23, 2023

So, knowing more about order fulfillment, its importance, process, and strategies is critical. At this stage, businesses check if items are safe and secure and if the inventory levels are accurate and optimized for better space. So there is no fixed rule for selecting the order fulfillment strategy. Let’s fill in!

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Insights from Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 offers some guidance. In the report, you will find capabilities across five categories: technologies, competencies, frameworks, operating model strategies, and organizational models.

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Locus

MAY 15, 2023

The direct-to-consumer (D2C) model has been gaining popularity among customers for some time now as manufacturers get a lot more room to provide customized brand experiences that bring a lot more delight to consumers, which in turn strengthen brand loyalty.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2021

Transportation management optimization can help, provided shippers know a few things about its value and where to start. Transportation Management Optimization #1: Shipment Pooling. Using a pooling strategy does not increase handling costs as it substitutes pool point costs for an LTL carrier’s terminal distribution costs.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Inventory Replenishment Strategies to Boost Profitability. To overcome all these inventory management risks, you need a toolbox of effective inventory replenishment strategies. 5 Inventory Replenishment Strategies to Increase Profits. More and more businesses are therefore turning to inventory optimization software.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Here are seven proven strategies every supply chain manager should explore to streamline operations, boost efficiency, and drive profitability. Optimize Inventory Management Inventory often represents one of the largest expenses in a supply chain. Cost Saving Tips for Every Supply Chain Manager 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Test your resiliency through digital twins and scenario planning: Using a digital twin to model disruption scenarios, simulate and identify the most critical failure points as well as customers and products more exposed to external shocks in supply and demand. Conduct this resiliency test for all categories of products and suppliers.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Optimizing truckload freight spend is essential in today’s freight market. Simultaneously, brokers may apply the index due to their unique blend of both shipper and carrier characteristics, depending on business model and demands. That’s a crucial advantage in optimizing spend for all involved parties. Request a SONAR Demo.

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 13, 2020

In a perfect world, supply chain managers would be able to foresee every possible risk and threat to their supply chain and have a strategy prepared to successfully address any challenges when the moment came. Optimize Inventory. Prepare for Upcoming Supply Chain Risks. What were your biggest challenges in 2020?

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 6, 2022

Data and optimization can improve efficiencies in supply chains, save shippers money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to logistics experts who shared insights last Friday in honor of National Supply Chain Day. “In Opportunities for optimization. What is preventing widespread optimization? Freightwaves.

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EazyStock

AUGUST 21, 2020

There are many financial benefits to introducing stock reduction strategies – in particular focusing on your excess and obsolete items. We’ve written numerous blog posts on ways to reduce excess and obsolete inventory and lower inventory carrying costs. In each of these cases, inventory optimization software can help.

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Morai Logistics

MARCH 15, 2018

Omni-channel strategies prove to be an effective method for meeting on-demand delivery for consumers and providing efficient solutions for shippers. Research presented supports an industry shift from traditional to Omni-channel strategy, finding that it enables third party logistic (3PL) providers to offer all distribution initiatives.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

We trudge on with our top posts from our main blog categories by page view for all of 2014 from the Cerasis blog by featuring another area Cerasis is an expert in: Transportation. Top 16 Most Popular Transportation Blog Posts of 2014. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post.

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Locus

MAY 20, 2024

This blog delves into essential acronyms and abbreviations, from BOPIS to WISMO, that are pivotal for optimizing supply chains and elevating customer satisfaction. In a way, this model is a win-win as it saves return logistics costs for retail businesses. Read Also: Optimizing Indonesia’s Growing Cold Chain Businesses 17.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 17, 2023

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. However, to realize these benefits, businesses must be strategic in their implementation and use of BI solutions.

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WorkWave

JUNE 27, 2024

This blog will delve into the current state of driver availability, its causes, consequences, strategies for mitigating the challenge, and future outlooks and long-term solutions. By optimizing routes, companies can ensure that drivers spend less time on the road and more time fulfilling orders, therefore increasing productivity.

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Freightos

JUNE 17, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. In the first issue of our AI popup newsletter series, Matt Motsick, CEO of Rippey AI and a long-time logistics technology leader, explores buying or building AI models.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

trillion by 2023 , indicating a need for more robust online sales strategies. For businesses to succeed in eCommerce they must ensure they have an effective eCommerce supply chain strategy. Here are ways you can optimize your inventory management practices for eCommerce competitiveness: How to Manage eCommerce Inventory.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

That being said, this innovative tool has been instrumental in identifying clear indicators of market fluctuations and how that intel has helped shippers prioritize business strategies. Inventory optimization. It highlights the importance of optimizing inventory management practices to ensure efficiency and avoid unnecessary costs.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 24, 2023

The Association for Supply Chain Management’s Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model provides seven primary processes that will ensure order fulfilment is carried out properly and efficiently — Orchestrate, Plan, Order, Source, Transform, Fulfill and Return.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Shift to a service-oriented business model. As I explained in a previous blog , this is a business model where manufacturers have ongoing responsibility for the equipment after it is sold. However, the value of data comes from the insights it creates, the processes it can help optimize, and how it can improve decision making.

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Ship Monk

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A powerful order and inventory management system can track inventory levels in real time, help identify short and long-term trends, automate critical re-order points, optimize order size and cadence , generate customized reports and so, so much more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain executives must evolve from cost and service as the key objectives for optimal demand-supply balancing towards the “quadfecta” of cost, service, resiliency, and sustainability. It is critical that supply chain design tools model real world complexity to effectively model the risks. are most exposed to risk?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 5, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Our first post covered the Top 5 Freight Management blogs of 2016. Today's post will cover the top 5 logistics blogs from 2016 so far. Top Logistics Blogs from the First Half of 2016 So Far.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Blog More Resources Home It’s Not About Chatbots: Getting Real on AI Usage In Real Life Logistics (AI Popup #5) AI Popup #5 September 17, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More It’s so hard to talk about AI without sounding pretentious or annoying. The model would be trained on our own customer data.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 22, 2024

Within this framework, circular supply chains have garnered significant attention as a transformative strategy to mitigate environmental impact, foster resource efficiency, and drive long-term sustainability. Why is Supply Chain Sustainability Critical? What is a Circular Supply Chain?

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Today, digital transformation is not just a recommended business model, it’s the lynchpin that governs the survival of a company in the highly competitive market. They are cornerstones to enable modern business models, simplifying the way to do business for customers and organizations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 29, 2022

But instead of ignoring the 4IR because it implies radical business change, manufacturing decision-makers should start preparing their organizations for the cultural, process and business model adjustments that will be essential. Leadership with a purposeful digital strategy is the key to transformation. Start small.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 17, 2023

Manufacturers should be aware of how AI will affect them and the skills strategies they will need to create. AI is a term for computing capabilities that are perceived as representing intelligence, including image and video recognition, prescriptive modelling, smart automation, advanced simulation, and complex analytics.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 25, 2022

The company, Dell Technologies, still follows an assemble-to-order model for personal computers and laptops, allowing customers to choose from a range of options for each part of the PC. Manufacturers using ATO also have to ensure two other factors are optimized. Manufacturing lead time (MLT) — the time required to manufacture an item.

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