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The FreightTech Dilemma with Brad Wheeler

The Logistics of Logistics

Brad serves as the Senior Director of Customer Strategy at Emerge , the leading freight procurement platform. in Exercise & Wellness from Arizona State University and M.S. Brad Wheeler is the Senior Director of Customer Strategy at Emerge , the leading freight procurement technology platform. About Brad Wheeler.

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Sustaining National Defence – logistics investment in the National Defence Strategy

Logistics in War

By David Beaumont On 17 April 2024, Defence’s Integrated Investment Plan was published as a companion to Australia’s National Defence Strategy. [1] The National Defence Strategy provides many inferences, especially around the idea of force posture. It also demands the adaptation of the thing that makes all that possible: logistics.’

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How to Make Your Supply Chain More Resilient

Logistics Bureau

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. Let’s look at five proven strategies that can help you create a more resilient supply chain.

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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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4 tips to reduce cargo damage and save money on shipping costs

Shipping and Freight Resource

But if you can reduce cargo and shipping damage , you can cut shipping costs. With the right packaging, strategy, and tools, you can cut shipping costs by as much as 60%. You can substantially cut shipping costs when you know exactly where damage is occurring, and why. Choose Packaging and Pallets Carefully.

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What are Reverse Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

A plan is necessary, possibly based on one of the following strategies. Hidden Opportunities for Supply Chain Cost Reductions Of course hidden costs, if you can find them, mean hidden opportunities. Reverse Logistics Strategy 1: Don’t do it! Clearly, successful reverse logistics cannot be left to luck.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.