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Designing a warehouse: definition, options, factors and goals.

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Rotation of products (how frequently different sorts of commodities in the inventory must be replaced over time). Product requirements (types and quantities of each tool that will be required for efficient operation in the work area). Desired stock level (keeping storage costs to a low while serving client demand).

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Top Trends in Freight Forwarder Digitization

Freightos

Using digital tools to help deliver great customer experience. . Robinson all rolled out new digital tools in 2019. But 18% of all requests were provided with quotes manually , taking an average of 122 hours and as much as 19 days – definitely slower than most shippers’ desired pace of business! .

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Creating a Successful Small Business Shipping Strategy

GoShip Blog

You should definitely have your own personally unique shipping strategy. It’s impossible these days to run a business without using any sort of technology. There are plenty of solutions for shipping software, or small business customer management systems, which let you integrate other services and tools you are using for shipping.

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Lora Cecere on Supply Chain Metrics that Matter

AIMMS

Sort of like my PHD thesis. Why are these types of tools important? I am hoping that companies think more seriously about hiring people that are naturally curious and try tools that will help them understand the metrics tradeoffs and embed those analytics in the their everyday life. Yes it is definitely a journey.

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3 Requirements for Meaningful & Useful Data in Transportation & Business

GlobalTranz

Is any portion of the data created by end users at the time of input within the environments of an organization or its providers and suppliers open to judgment calls in areas like classification, definition, estimations, or interpretations? If it is difficult to navigate, sort, or understand it is still relatively useless information.

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The Dedola Difference

Dedola Global Logistics

We make your business our business by taking the extra steps to ensure you have all the tools and information you require. TrakIt is an invaluable tool for our clients, giving them 24/7 access to their latest shipment data. We anticipate and manage the entire logistics process to keep costs down and avoid surprise expenses.

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Locus for Retail: Dispatch Planning

Locus

By reducing human dependencies in key areas like parcel sorting , route planning, and fleet capacity management, Locus removes major roadblocks that often hinder delivery profitability. Locus tackles this with its auto-sorting module, which sorts orders based on factors like delivery speed, service zones, and order priority.