GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2018

Conducting annual procurement exercises. Hiring outside experts to help manage both inbound and outbound freight, such as hiring a third-party logistics provider (3PL). Benchmarking progress and use of all transportation modes. Leveraging a web-based and constraint-based bidding tool, such as a transportation management system (TMS).

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 5, 2023

The Outbound Tender Reject Index, or the percentage of loads rejected by carriers. The chart above displays the Outbound Tender Reject Index, the average percentage of truckload shipments tendered by shippers which were then rejected by their contracted carriers. Chart: FreightWaves SONAR.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Private fleets typically handle about 2/3 of the outbound flow of goods and work with third-party carriers to handle the rest. For-hire motor carriers handle 17% of all outbound freight movements, while dedicated contract carriers perform 12%. Petty: "It is apples-to-apples numbers they can use. This is powerful information internally.

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Triskele Logistics

MAY 27, 2018

Whether you are managing them yourself, or have outsourced the management of your supply chain, it's a really good exercise to understand how it all works. E.g. If they are bringing ingredients/parts to you for production, can you give them an outbound shipment of finished goods back toward their home terminal?

Cost Reduction 40

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Along with the design of supply chain strategy, the design of the supply chain itself, especially the part dealing with outbound distribution from plants or warehouses, is instrumental in the success or failure of businesses. . SEE ALSO: Supply Chain Strategy Development. . Supply Chain Network Design. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Outbound transportation. Step 1: Agree on Objectives: CTS analysis is highly valuable as a general exercise, especially if your company has never completed one before, but certain specific problems can also be solved with help from CTS analyses. Efficient order terms. Sales organisation costs. Marketing costs. Picking and packing.

Purchasing Skills 93

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Along with the design of supply chain strategy, the design of the supply chain itself, especially the part which deals with outbound distribution from plants or warehouses, is instrumental in the success or failure of businesses. SEE ALSO: Supply Chain Strategy Development. Supply Chain Network Design.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Selecting the right 3PL is no simple exercise, yet it’s one that’s all too often subject to shortcuts, a dearth of detail, and overly compressed timelines. In many cases, we need only look at the very first steps in the partnering process to spot the first signs of rot. If Only There Were More Good Tenders.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 18, 2018

In addition, returns typically cost more to handle than outbound shipments – 3 to 4 times more for traditional retail companies, for example. For regulators and the public, reverse logistics may be judged by how safe and how green the process is, for example, recycling products instead of throwing them into a landfill.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 21, 2016

That’s not to say that the following signs and symptoms are harbingers of disaster, but they should certainly prompt a distribution network design review, along with a modeling exercise to check if your outbound supply chain is maintaining that all-important balance between cost and service.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 20, 2025

Step 2: Gap Analysis Customer Requirements and Supply Chain Trends Now you know what your customers genuinely expect from your outbound and reverse supply chain, so its time to undertake a gap analysis. Ideally, though, evaluating your position against competitors should not solely be a KPI benchmarking exercise.

Inventory Reduction 40

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The Path to Cost Reduction: Following a SCOR supply chain benchmarking exercise, AGCO decided to approach its cost reduction and efficiency goals by blending new technology—in the form of a globally integrated transport management system (TMS)—with a commitment to form a partnership with a suitably capable 3PL provider. Procurement analysis.

Cost Reduction 77

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FLS Transport

JANUARY 4, 2021

And a final look at the Outbound Tender Rejection Index shows trucking capacity is indeed tight as we head into Jan: Note: Rejections are double the ’18 and ’19 values. Yes, the pictures tell a story… and what a story it was. No, there won’t be the normal winter doldrums this year.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

Outbound cybersecurity lags behind . As for Jack Cooper’s interaction with automotive OEMs on the topic of cybersecurity, Amico says that discussions are ongoing to organise collaborative “table-top exercises” to simulate a joint response to a potential cyberattack. I probably talk to them more about that than any other single item.”.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Many enterprises have taken heed, and determined that inbound and outbound transport and warehousing are consequential processes of their business rather than fundamental or core processes. It must be a joint exercise. They warned that companies which stray from their core business, risk distraction from of their employees attention.

Outsourcing 52

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

Furthermore, many shippers who rely on inbound and outbound transportation to bring in raw materials and distribute their finished goods may not realize the multitude of ways that transportation carriers can achieve “scale.”. This is what they mean by scalable or, more specifically, economies of scale. Many, however, use the term incorrectly.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Supply Chain Network Design Along with the design of supply chain strategy, the design of the supply chain itself, especially the part dealing with outbound distribution from plants or warehouses, is instrumental in the success or failure of businesses. Select one strategic logistics partner and build a long-term, close relationship.

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