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Real-World Scenario: Best Practices for Warehousing Contracts: Part Two

GlobalTranz

Today's blog is a continuation of yesterday's where we discussed cost management and KPIs with warehousing contracts using a real-world scenario. Now we dive a bit deeper with incentives, gain sharing, should-cost models, and governance in warehousing contracts. Should-Cost Models in Warehousing Contracts.

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Real-World Scenario: Best Practices for Warehouse Contracts: Part One

GlobalTranz

Use Warehouse/3PL cross-functional teams to contribute Cost Savings Ideas: Lean initiatives alone will bring cost reduction and process improvements. Use Gainsharing so both the Warehouse/3PL and customer/shipper gain where cost reduction is found. Create a “win-win” partnership. KPIs Question 2.

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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

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. “Nearshoring has the potential to boost the growth of Mexican manufacturing exports to the U.S., trillion economy. in 2022,” the report stated.

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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.