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Freight Costs: 5 tips to get the biggest bang for your buck

FreightWaves SONAR

Without excellent and clear communication, these trends will not be identified and acted upon until it is too late. As a result, freight cost changes go unnoticed and surpass budget limitations. In this intersection, freight cost projection and predictive rates can help companies better prepare for unknowns.

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What Exactly Is Omnichannel 2.0 and How Is It Different?

GlobalTranz

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Retailers and warehouses must work to please more customers, stay competitive with Big Box retailers and Amazon, and still create a unique customer experience. Ultimately, omnichannel 2.0 GET YOUR COPY HERE. Download White Paper. Omnichannel 2.0

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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

electric car maker to open a $5 billion plant in Monterrey, highlight the growing nearshoring trend.” Because most of these companies, their first step will be to build some sort of factory, some sort of distribution center in Mexico that would bring their supply chain closer to the U.S.

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Nearshoring & Reshoring Will Continue to Increase Thanks to these Main Benefits

GlobalTranz

Overseas markets are becoming volatile, and the cost of labor in foreign countries is rising steadily. However, many countries still continue to have lower labor costs than the US, and so we still see offshoring by companies who are in the proverbial pursuit to the lowest cost model.