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LTL in a Post-Yellow World with Curtis Garrett

The Logistics of Logistics

Curtis documents and shares challenges, progress, and goals in a collaborative and community driven way. Curtis’ career has taken him through LTL operations – both driver and dock, Weights and Research, pricing, yield management, strategy, sales, and technology. He is a huge believer of working in public.

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Top 6 Logistics Challenges and How to Overcome Them

3PL Links

Communication Breakdowns Across the Supply Chain The Issue: Poor communication between suppliers, logistics teams, and customers can result in misaligned expectations, missed shipments, or order errors. These systems can automate documentation and provide alerts when regulations change, ensuring that your business stays compliant.

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How manufacturers and distributors can re-imagine procurement in the supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

They have a contract with a supplier who delivers on time, and who charges acceptable prices. A single supplier focus means that there is a high risk if the supplier closes its doors. The procurement process doesn’t start with raising a purchase order and sending it to a supplier. The procurement process.

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What is Supply Chain Consulting?

Logistics Bureau

Supply chain consulting is an advisory service that helps organisations optimise their flow of goods, services, and information, starting with raw material suppliers through to end consumers. If developing an effective supply chain strategy was easy, a lot more than 35% of companies would have one. The problems don’t end there.

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How to Win During Peak Shipping Season

Logistics Business Magazine

This allows you to turn your data into insights and action and surface the best opportunities by giving you visibility across different pricing options vs the best combination of lanes, modes of transport or other business requirements. and automatically calculate optimised award scenarios.

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Peak Time or Holiday Shipping: Strategies & Tips to Stay Sane, Mitigate Extra Costs, & Keep Customers Happy

GlobalTranz

We wanted to bring you some quick strategies and tips that can help your holiday shipping woes or at any time of the year where you experience an increase in shipping volumes. Holiday shipping prices for 2014 are pretty similar to what they were last year, only a bit higher. Truckload Holiday Shipping.

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The Impacts and Solutions of Capacity Crunches

Blue Grace Logistics

This impacts your business with inconsistent rates, uncertainty of available equipment, fulfillment strategy, and more importantly the customer experience. Our economy relies on the transportation of goods and materials to connect suppliers with manufacturers, manufacturers with retailers, and retailers with consumers. Inventory .