Now, That's Logistics

MARCH 23, 2022

This has put companies in the position of once again having to put more time and effort into forecasting, planning, budgeting and generally just thinking way ahead when securing ocean freight capacity for their imports and exports. The escalated cost has changed the way shippers shop around for freight capacity.

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ECW

MARCH 19, 2025

Ensure every outbound truck is loaded to maximize capacity to cut costs and lower emissions. Heres how to tell if its a good fit: Youre spending too much on warehousing. How to Make the Switch to Cross-Docking So, youre sold on the idea. Heres how to transition to cross-docking without disrupting your operations: 1.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2024

So the topic for this week is warehouse capacity. Understanding Warehouse Capacity Challenges So it seems to be a particular challenge at the moment, people running out of warehouse capacity and we’ve been seeing this trend in the Logistics Bureau, a consulting business for probably the last three or four years.

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Trinity Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

It’s no secret that capacity gets tighter and freight rates higher for all shippers during produce season. Yet, produce shippers that make use of these suggested tips have a better chance of finding capacity and keeping their costs manageable. Fighting tight capacity and high freight rates? Shipping temperature-sensitive items?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

To reduce the risk of supply chain disruption , shippers need to know what it means for their operation going into the start of May and how to use the right services to find available capacity before the CVSA roadcheck storm arrives. Consolidate parcel and LTL freight to reduce wasted space and tap additional capacity.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 3, 2021

Nick’s operational focus and capacity to find a path forward, no matter the challenge, make his skills indispensable when working on a project, problem, or idea. To succeed, both startups and companies at scale need to make decisions about how to effectively acquire new customers and address their target audience. Automated tracking.

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Shipsta

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Tender seasons is upon us, and this year there are a lot of factors to consider when choosing your carriers: Capacity is tight, rates remain high and lane disruptions and bottlenecks are more common than ever.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2021

What’s in this article: How to become a shipper of choice. Today, it has become vital for shippers to ensure they stay in the good standings of carrier partners to continue moving freight in this tight capacity market. All this adds to current tight capacity constraints which increases freight costs.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Before we jump into how to reduce your transportation costs, it’s essential to understand what factors are causing them to rise. TIGHTER CAPACITY. To offset tight capacity and rising shipping costs, shippers should go out to bid for new transportation contracts more than annually. Are you taking the proper steps to do so?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Carrier capacity tops the list of parcel shippers’ challenges. E-commerce order volume keeps climbing, straining carrier capacity with shippers sending more parcels outbound and receiving more returns inbound. Carrier capacity management strategies ease the crunch. Widening our view of carrier capacity management.

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Trans Global Auto Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

From manufacturing plant shutdowns in North America to goods piling up on Chinese factory floors, an extremely tight logistics capacity is disrupting international trade on a scale not seen in modern history. What is Tight Logistics Capacity? When there is more capacity supply than demand, we experience overcapacity.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 3, 2023

However, with demand now lower-than-anticipated, warehouses are operating at reduced capacity, leading to higher warehouse rates. The post How to Reduce the Impact of Supply Chain-Related Inflation in Logistics appeared first on More Than Shipping.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The reasons for a carrier to reject the load tender are: 1) lack of trucking capacity; and 2) the rate is too low. A change in reefer trailer capacity can also help explain why capacity, in general, has changed, as those reefer trailers are not available for other types of freight. As load volumes increase, capacity tightens.

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Freight Center

AUGUST 18, 2021

Trying to ship a single piece of furniture has the capacity to be two things: a headache, or a piece of cake. Let's take a look at how to ship a single piece of furniture safely and for a good price. At FreightCenter we prefer cake.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 19, 2021

A 13,000-TEU ship has a fixed capacity and will not be able to accommodate even one more TEU. The ocean freight industry is in a competition with a record number of mergers, acquisitions, and new alliances that affects the service in key trade lanes and reduces carrier capacity. Update Forecasting Values.

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Parade

MAY 6, 2020

A nthony is CEO at Parade, a freight technology company providing the industry-leading capacity management platform. While you are likely used to hearing “we’re all set” when capacity is loose, during cost-conscious times, contract shippers look increasingly to intermediaries to lower costs. Cash is king.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

How to Navigate Your Supply Chain During Market Swings Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 21, 2023 Market conditions play a crucial role in shaping challenges professionals face when managing their organization’s supply chains.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 12, 2021

I had the opportunity to sit down with Tim Denoyer, vice president at ACT Research, to ask him about the current state of Class 8 truck manufacturing and what it means for truckload and less than truckload (LTL) capacity in the near future. Where are Class 8 tractor sales headed, and what does this mean for capacity?

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Kary Jablonski and Joe Lynch discuss how to level up your freight brokerage. Kary is the CEO of Trucker Tools , the leading carrier relationship management platform that helps brokers grow their carrier network, book loads digitally, track freight, and build enduring relationships with carriers to drive reuse.

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ShipLilly

JANUARY 25, 2021

From an operational point of view, the 2020 holiday season was more difficult than usual because businesses had to deal with the reality of limited carrier capacity which reduced their speed in processing orders. Inevitably, the rationing of delivery capacity created chaos throughout the holiday season. As the U.S.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Failure to plan for volume increases, react to unforeseen circumstances, or predict future capacity needs and your company may begin to resemble the delay-ridden airport terminals plaguing air travel recently. The post How to choose the right ERP system for your business appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Watch this: Related articles on this topic have appeared throughout our website, check them out: KPIs for Your Warehouse: How to Choose and Use Them. And discover the respective term of each area in these 3 categories: Short, Medium, and Long. KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics.

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WorkWave

JULY 8, 2022

It needs to include all relevant factors, such as vehicle load capacity, working hours, location of all the required stops on the route and time windows for deliveries. Now, more than ever, every delivery business needs to focus on how to properly maximize its resources and save costs wherever possible.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The 3PL’s capacity procurement team utilizes a proprietary qualification process to identify and contract the highest quality providers to operate within its network. The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo. Learn More About the True Cost of OTIF Failure. Andrew Lynch. Zipline Logistics.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Therefore, manufacturers are facing the dire need to improve their data mining capacities to improve real-time decisions. The post Top 3 challenges facing manufacturers and how to overcome them appeared first on SYSPRO Blog. This forces manufacturers to miss out on quality.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2021

FreightFriend is a cloud-based, AI-powered truckload procurement solution to help shippers and brokers build carrier relationships and find the right capacity to match to the right freight. Key Takeaways: Making Carrier Relationships More Productive with Noam Frankel.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 1, 2021

Many LTL industry trends, including capacity limitations, increasing accessorials, surcharge rates, changes in market trends and buying patterns, are almost certain to continue through 2021 and for some time to come. Major shippers and transporters have only so much space available to work within LTL shipping capacity.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Shippers need to embrace a more agile and responsive approach to transportation mode flexibility in order to keep service levels high and costs low, not only during the current freight capacity crunch, but in order to better ride the coming freight cycles.

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 30, 2023

Shippers had to keep products moving when full container load (FCL) capacity and equipment became scarce. The post How to Reduce Shipping Costs with LCL Shipping in the Post-Pandemic World appeared first on More Than Shipping. For this reason, transporters were forced to prefer LCL transportation.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

A poor or negative cash position can cause executives to look at how to reduce expenses to survive. For instance, working with more brokerages, asset-lite trucking companies, or even owner-operators can effectively increase carriers’ ability to outsource capacity, allowing the original carrier to fulfill its obligations to shippers.

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CH Robinson Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In a fast-moving world which has been shaken by a global pandemic, ongoing geopolitical challenges, and an untold capacity shortage, shippers are trying hard to stay on top of the game keeping their supply chains moving without sacrificing on their delivery promises. Control costs and improve efficiency through reliable capacity networks.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 10, 2021

Recently, Amazon.com informed businesses using its Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) program that its fulfillment centers are reaching maximum storage capacity. As a result, access to the remaining space is being allocated across all sellers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s hard for Company A to figure out how to lease or allow Carrier B to tap into some of their empty trailer capacity. I think, overall, it’s beneficial to have more capacity in the marketplace. What is the nature of that capacity? There are about three times more trailers than tractors in the US.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

Nick ’s operational focus and capacity to find a path forward, no matter the challenge, make his skills indispensable when working on a project, problem, or idea. To succeed, both startups and companies at scale need to make decisions about how to effectively acquire new customers and address their target audience.

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GoShip Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

Increase order volume and carrier capacity. The first choice offers the benefit of convenience, but the latter allows businesses to maximize workflows and increase daily capacity. This takes away practical resources that you could allocate to customer support or product development instead.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

If the BOM is not accurate, labor and components that comprise the production jobs will be wrong, and therefore capacity planning for the factory will be wrong. So how should businesses build, manage and maintain their BOM to ensure none of these problems occur? Building and maintaining a Bill of Materials (BOM).

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 2, 2023

Therefore, although having an ERP system may not provide you with the technical staff you need, it does free up current members of staff so that they can focus on their core duties while still having the capacity for retraining and upskilling programs. Importantly, this can be achieved while maintaining optimal overall efficiency.

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