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The Beginner’s Guide to Bill of Lading Documents

ShipLilly

While you don’t want to forget any of those documents (no matter how numerous or tedious they may be), there’s one you definitely want to become familiar with: the bill of lading. A bill of lading is one of the most common – and important – documents in the shipping and logistics industry. Why are Bills of Lading important?

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10 shipper of choice tips to aid in securing capacity and carrier relationships

FreightWaves SONAR

Here are 10 shipper of choice tips to help enterprises secure capacity and improve relationships with carriers, not to mention transportation brokers. Another of the shipper of choice tips is that an enterprise must stand out from its competition. The best examples of shippers of choice provide services along several trucking routes.

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10 Supply Chain Improvement Essentials for Your Company

Logistics Bureau

In my experience the tipping point is around 6 vehicles – thats when the complexity of manually managing your fleet starts to outweigh the cost of proper routing and scheduling software. For example, in some instances simply adjusting delivery windows can save more than you can through rate negotiations.

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6 Supply Chain Advantages Only the Port of Baltimore Can Offer

ECW

Actionable Tip: Use Baltimore as a regional distribution hub for high-turnover goods. Actionable Tip: Plan shipments of oversized or high-volume goods through Baltimore to take advantage of its specialized capabilities. Actionable Tip: Prepare all documentation well in advance. are easily within reach.

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5 Ways Shippers And Suppliers Can Maintain A Great Relationship

Blue Grace Logistics

Here are five tips to build, maintain, and improve a healthy and productive relationship with your suppliers. The importance of setting the tone of the relationship and being an example of what you expect. 5 Tips To Improve Supplier Management. Set The Tone Of The Relationship, Be The Example. Finally, make it personal.

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The History of Fleet Route Optimisation in Logistics

Logistics Bureau

That would enable the printing of manifests and proof-of-delivery documents by shipment, to be issued to the delivery crews the following day, and the picking documents for the warehouse. KPI dashboards and reporting: This is linked to tip #3 above.

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Documenting Your Shipping Process: A How-To Guide

GoShip Blog

Documenting your shipping process can improve efficiency, operational agility, and customer satisfaction. . Why you should document your shipping process . Although documentation can be a little time-consuming, it is a powerful tool that can save you more time and resources than you put into it.