3PL Links

JANUARY 8, 2025

Image source: iStocks | The Ultimate Guide to Fleet Management: Strategies to Control and Optimize Your Processes Investing in a fleet management system results in an improvement in internal processes, which directly reflects the quality of the service provided to the end customer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

For senior leaders, understanding and integrating the three pillars of sustainability—environmental, social, and economic—into supply chain strategies is essential. Forward-thinking organizations are also embracing circular supply chain models, which prioritize reusing, recycling, and repurposing materials to extend product lifecycles.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2024

There must be efficient strategies deployed to reduce the spread of pests and different stakeholders must contribute in some way. The emerald ash borer, a devastating wood-boring insect found in China and eastern Asia, is an example of a pest that is expensive to eradicate. According to U.S. economy more than $1 billion annually.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

Below are some transportation strategies for success for suppliers of TMS, TES, and MTS. Coronavirus has changed the outlook for direct-to-consumer commerce, and a TMS is now a critical component of this strategy. Transportation strategies come in all shapes and sizes. Look to the Cloud.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Logistics strategy as an enabler of new business models. They promoted logistics to the level of core process and enabler of new business models and now view a thought-through logistics strategy as an opportunity to stand out by offering a better service level to their customers, such as same-day delivery. Automation as key for growth.

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WorkWave

JANUARY 21, 2025

Made in America Tax Implications A proposed 15% tax rate for American-made products, coupled with tariffs on imported goods, could increase production costs. For example, if an employee works 40 hours at regular pay plus 10 hours of overtime, they will not pay federal income tax on those overtime hours.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2025

Overlaying a dynamic layer on top of the WMS can sometimes be the the best and most efficient strategy. Unlike static processes, these solutions dynamically account for factors like product attributes, location, and urgency to create efficient, cost-effective work batches.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Companies that previously prioritized cost-cutting and centralized sourcing quickly found themselves exposed to serious production and distribution risks. In response, many organizations have shifted toward decentralized and regionalized supply chain models, distributing production and sourcing across multiple regions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

This scalability is particularly valuable for meeting sudden demand spikes, such as during the holiday season or following a successful product launch. Accelerate Product Launches Rapid fulfillment is critical for businesses introducing new products. Moreover, flexibility enables geographic expansion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This acquisition aligns with LG’s strategy to strengthen its presence in the robotics sector, a key growth area for the company. This innovation facilitates seamless automation across a range of operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. For example, Google Maps app is a public cloud application.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As businesses face tighter regulations on product safety, sustainability, and ethical sourcing, Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are becoming crucial for navigating these challenges. DPPs provide a streamlined, digital way to document a product’s lifecycle, making it easier to ensure compliance and improve transparency.

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Dedola Global Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

During Hurricane Helene, for instance, the disruption of critical component imports led to production halts across multiple sectors, affecting not just U.S. Diversified Port Strategies : DGL identifies and utilizes alternative port options to keep your cargo moving. companies but global operations​.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

Just ask any manufacturer who’s had to halt production because a single critical component wasn’t available. Just as your body needs multiple defense mechanisms to fight off illness, your supply chain needs various strategies to handle disruptions, whether they’re local supplier issues or global crises.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In 2017, a strategy consultant was hired to do a top-to-bottom assessment of the Boston University procurement program. For example, he wanted a better way to manage tail spend. Tail spend refers to low-volume transactions around a particular product. We were able to have a very direct impact on the development of that product.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Products come back in dribs and drabs, not in nearly packaged batches. Looking to real-life examples for inspiration, we can ask, ‘Who does reverse logistics well?’ Reverse logistics, while not being the opposite of forward logistics, is still about products moving backwards in the supply chain. Tempting, but wrong.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

An efficient supply chain strategy is one that takes every aspect of your supply chain into account, from inventory management and warehouse design to freight tendering and transport optimisation. It’s not enough to just categorise by product groups; you’ve got to dig deeper into line item analysis.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. So here it is—your ultimate guide to warehouse product slotting. What is Product Slotting. As this is an “ultimate” guide, we’ll start with the basics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Demand is at the Heart of Supply Chain Network Design The first step in the SCND process is translating business rules into a set of data inputs: demand, products, customers, sites, shipment rules, production details, and various constraints. Another strategy is to dedicate resources and build the best algorithm for demand forecasting.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Here are seven proven strategies every supply chain manager should explore to streamline operations, boost efficiency, and drive profitability. JIT inventory management minimizes holding costs by scheduling orders as close as possible to production or sales needs. Cost Saving Tips for Every Supply Chain Manager 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Successive governments have determined that applying zero duty on wine is the best strategy to help winemakers keep producing and selling. It may seem like a small detail, but wine has multiple component costs that affect the total price—such as production, land, labor, and oak barrels.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 12, 2021

Costco example: they sell different brands and market their brand Kirkland, which now accounts for approximately 25% of their revenue. Private label is becoming an important strategy for retailers. Customers now expect that they will be able to easily buy and return products at physical stores or online (or both).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Resilience is the ability to respond to disruption while maintaining core operations, and more companies are shifting their strategies accordingly. Sudden tariff increases can quickly make a cost-optimized procurement strategy untenable, leaving companies scrambling to adjust. Finally, rigid fulfillment networks compound the problem.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

One powerful strategy that has gained traction is outsourcing logistics to a third-party logistics (3PL) provider. For example, a mid-sized e-commerce company that partnered with a 3PL was able to reduce its shipping costs by 25% thanks to the provider’s bulk shipping agreements.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Transportation Networks and Modal Shifts A good transportation strategy is one of the best ways to reduce emissions. For example, switching from air to ocean freight for non-time sensitive shipments can reduce carbon emissions by up to 95% per unit shipped. Through network optimization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) and the European Unions Forced Labor Regulation (FLR) are prime examples of this tightening framework. The FLR, published on December 12, 2024, prohibits the sale and export of products made with forced labor in the EU market. market unless proven otherwise. from Canada and Mexico.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2025

According to Baron Jordan, the Chief Product Officer for Supply Chain at CONA, the map of bottlers’ territories was, in places, disjointed and inefficient. In terms of production and supply chain coverage, these 11 bottling companies work together. The production plan is fed into the MRP for production execution.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In the podcast interview, Ann shared 3 strategies that people can use to be more productive, happier, and healthier, in other words reclaiming your energy, passion, and time. Strategy 1 – Be present! Stop trying to be in two places at once – it makes you way less productive. Focus on one task at a time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2025

For example, with a data gateway, a supply planner gains accelerated access to customer orders, inventory levels, and transportation schedules, all in one place, to increase the user experience of making the right choice to identify inefficiencies and make better, more informed decisions. Learn more at InterSystems.com/DataGateway.

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3PL Links

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

And how does technology change the way products are shipped? These can be critical problems for companies looking to increase productivity and reduce expenses in logistics operations. This way, you always know exactly what is available, avoiding problems such as selling products that are out of stock.

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Log-hub

JANUARY 8, 2025

Thats why its more important than ever to focus on strategies that work and make them part of your plan moving forward. Lets explore the key strategies that can keep your business ahead of the competition in 2025. Make Sustainability a Core Strategy Consumers care more than ever about where their products come from and how theyre made.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2025

For example, with a data gateway, a supply planner gains accelerated access to customer orders, inventory levels, and transportation schedules, all in one place, to increase the user experience of making the right choice to identify inefficiencies and make better, more informed decisions. Learn more at InterSystems.com/DataGateway.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A nuanced understanding of these elements is critical for informed decision-making, thus let’s examine current costs, challenges, and potential strategies and offer a realistic perspective on the possibilities of space freight logistics. The materials and engineering involved in refurbishment reduce costs only incrementally.

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TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

The logistics landscape is evolving rapidly as more manufacturers relocate production closer to domestic markets. This article explores the key drivers of reshoring, the rise of regionalized freight networks, evolving market trends, and how companies can optimize logistics strategies in this new landscape.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example, an ERP for automotive distributors needs to include not just a standard sales function but also allow for automotive-specific processes like call-offs and contract pricing, as well as other processes like returns and lot traceability. This leads to increased productivity and a greater competitive edge.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 24, 2024

More than just storage space, logistics warehouses allow for comprehensive inventory management, offering services or activities that add value, that is, they allow for more precise control over products, ensuring that customers receive their orders within the stipulated deadlines, which translates into greater profitability and reliability.

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WorkWave

MARCH 27, 2025

With a strong business intelligence foundation in place, businesses can enhance their strategies and ultimately drive growth through informed decisions. Data-Driven Strategy Formulation Organizations can leverage deeper insights to shape their strategies and operations.

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