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How to Reduce Carbon Footprint in Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

How to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Your Supply Chain 1. You can also consider setting up regional distribution centres to reduce long haul transportation, and hybrid or electric vehicles for last mile delivery where possible. Testing alternative methods and modes of distribution, and quantifying the potential emissions reduction.

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Cross-Docking: The Logistics Shortcut That’ll Save You Time and Money

ECW

Food Hub Uses Cross-Docking to Expand Reach A regional food hub partnered with a distribution center to implement a cross-docking strategy that allowed them to distribute locally sourced produce to a wider market. Heres how to tell if its a good fit: Youre spending too much on warehousing. You handle temperature-sensitive goods.

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How to Handle Physical Inventory in a Digital World

Ship Monk

Distributed Inventory — At ShipMonk, inventory can be distributed to twelve owner-operated fulfillment centers in the US, Mexico, Canada, UK and Europe and managed in real-time through a centralized warehouse management system (WMS). With each scan, order status and inventory levels are automatically updated in the WMS.

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How to Operate Your Distribution Truck Fleet at Less Cost

Logistics Bureau

If your company operates a distribution fleet, you’ll know that the costs of running trucks for customer deliveries are continually increasing. But do you know how to operate your fleet for the maximum economy? But what if you typically use low-cost tyres in the first place? It’s a fair question.

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Editor’s Choice: 4 Factors to Determine if Self-Distribution is a Viable Alternative for your Health System

Logistics Viewpoints

This article is from Scott Mullins, EVP of Operations and COO at Lucas Systems, and looks at self-distribution in healthcare systems. Self-distribution is an increasingly popular option for healthcare systems to consider when deciding how to manage their supply chain.

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FMCSA Grants $1 Million to Veterans Who Want to Be Trained as Truck Drivers

GlobalTranz

From not being familiar with the civilian job application process to not knowing how to translate experience into something the civilian sector will understand and appreciate, the variety of hurdles veterans face are enormous. These problems have contributed to veteran homelessness for decades. What Will These Grants Do?

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How to choose the right ERP system for your business

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

To help you narrow your view, consider these questions: To what degree does your software/ERP system provider and implementation partner understand your business, and have experience and references in your industry with your specific type of manufacturing, distribution, or specialized business process?

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