Ship Monk

MAY 5, 2022

There are a lot of moving parts in a transition of this magnitude, but we find that our clients’ biggest concerns are about the actual, physical move—how to get their inventory out of its current (and potentially hostile) warehouse and set up in a new facility with the least amount of disruption to their business. Taking the Plunge.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 11, 2020

A customer-driven strategy for any business means moving away from treating your product as the guiding light for your business decisions, and instead focusing on the people who use that product. A good example of this is using new technologies and predictive intelligence to reduce backhauls and empty miles.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

With costs rising recently, it’s easy to see why the challenge for many companies has been to reduce their transportation costs. Before we jump into how to reduce your transportation costs, it’s essential to understand what factors are causing them to rise. STEPS TO REDUCE TRANSPORTATION COSTS. CUT YOUR MANUAL PROCESSES.

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WorkWave

JUNE 27, 2024

This blog will delve into the current state of driver availability, its causes, consequences, strategies for mitigating the challenge, and future outlooks and long-term solutions. While essential for safety, these regulations reduce the number of active driving hours, necessitating more drivers to meet delivery demands.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 19, 2022

It shows how a smart barcode labelling solution can cut supply chain losses and protect your margins. In the report you’ll see how market leaders are already reaping the benefits and discover how you can too. How barcode labelling solutions can reduce operational challenges.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

AUGUST 28, 2024

In this way, manufacturing costs can be reduced and the quality of service improved. The ability to easily integrate external partners into the ERP system using tools such as vendor and customer portals helps to avoid complex, error-prone synchronizations.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a supply chain director, manager, or boss of a multinational corporation, where the supply chain is an integral part of your business, supply chain cost reductions are always at the forefront of your team’s mind. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. What is Reverse Marketing?

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Trinity Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

You can use the practices below to reduce any impact should an incident like the CrowdStrike outage ever happen. This can reduce the risk of human error and ensure timely updates. Keep a Vendor Patch Schedules Stay informed about each vendor’s patch release schedule to plan and prepare for upcoming updates.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Often, people think that supply chain consulting is about reducing costs. This means consultants have more tools at their disposal, more experience and most importantly, the know-how to navigate the issue and its potential solutions. This is not about having someone come and tell you what your strategy should be though.

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Shipchain

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Employees pose the greatest risk for committing supply chain fraud at 22.9%, vendors post 17.4%, and third-party entities represent 20.1%. Traceability Reduces Fraud and Counterfeiting. The opportunity to reduce fraud in logistics and supply chain management will require a diverse population within the blockchain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This plan should outline specific steps to be taken in the event of a breach, including who to contact and how to contain and mitigate the damage. This information is then used to develop a risk management strategy that takes into account the potential impact of different types of cybersecurity incidents.

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Ship Monk

APRIL 28, 2023

In addition to satisfying conscientious consumer demand, eco-friendly efforts can benefit your ecommerce business by reducing waste within your company and improving operational efficiencies. Translation: these ecommerce businesses have operating standards that minimize or reduce negative impact on the planet.

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GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

One of the possible solutions to cut unnecessary costs is to look into your inbound freight shipping strategy. Many companies decide to let vendors and suppliers manage inbound loads on their own. The first step to cut costs on inbound shipments is taking control over the freight management process.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Strategic Benefits For companies that integrate autonomous delivery vehicles into their operations, benefits include: Cost Savings: Autonomous vehicles reduce the reliance on human drivers, which can significantly lower labor costs.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JUNE 20, 2019

When I talk to worldwide businesses in Asia, Oceania, North America, or anywhere else, their chief concern is always the same: how do we meet our customers where they are to get them the products and services they want, all while keeping our own business strategy central? Purchase order and vendor supervision.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Before we look at the barriers to optimal inventory and the possible ways to eliminate or overcome them, let’s be clear on what inventory optimisation means—because misconceptions do abound. At this point, perhaps you’re wondering if we’re suggesting you reduce your service levels to lower the amount of inventory you hold.

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CLX Logistics

JULY 13, 2020

What you really need to understand and be able to communicate to management is where you should be and how to get there. Now, let’s look at how to get there. Therefore, it’s critical to use these tools within the context of a well-developed strategy. Vendor Portals to facilitate control and visibility of inbound freight.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Organizations with budget constraints aren’t ready to buy a system from a reputed third-party vendor and turn to open-source systems that are infected with malware as these systems are open to the public. Now the capability of the system depends on the vendor or if it is a custom-built solution, it’s on the in-house teams.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

We recently published , a blog post about how Parade is different from other capacity management vendors, but then we realized there were even more unique features that Parade offers their customers. Parade shows their customers exactly how we’re performing. You read that right.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. Preparing your supply chain for resiliency begins with risk management and a proactive strategy. It’s vital to identify and protect critical vendors and partners that could be unwitting attack vectors.

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GoShip Blog

MAY 6, 2022

It can help you create a standard pricing procedure for moving your items, eliminating the need to dig into every shipment’s organization. How to choose a suitable freight pricing type? It primarily depends on the popularity of your products which identifies how frequently and how much you ship.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Governments across the globe are urging businesses to do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the supply chain. In response, companies are taking sustainable leadership to new levels, with a particular focus on reducing their Scope 3 emissions to actively assist in supply chain decarbonisation.

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Locus

MARCH 13, 2024

Out for Delivery – How to Adhere to timelines? Timely and accurate notifications can enhance customer satisfaction and reduce the volume of customer service inquiries regarding order status. Partnering with vendors that provide add on mobile applications as part of the delivery solution would be ideal for drivers and companies.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

OneRail is among the last mile technology vendors surveyed in the report, which focuses on optimizing fleet operations. Download the report to learn how last mile vendors are adopting additional capabilities to create more customer-centric solutions. How to get your copy of the Gartner® Market Guide.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2024

Self-distribution is an increasingly popular option for healthcare systems to consider when deciding how to manage their supply chain. The challenges brought about by the pandemic made many rethink strategy when it came to inventory, stock on hand, secondary options and the ability to guarantee supply and resiliency.

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2021

What’s in this article: How to gain sustainability through digitalization and technology. This is critical as shippers committed to sustainability tend to have a better brand image with vendors and customers. To reduce the environmental footprint and costs, shippers need to adopt a sustainable reverse logistics method. .

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. There are several possible ways to eliminate this form of energy wastage.

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WorkWave

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Inbound logistics refers to the processes and activities involved in managing the movement, storage and handling of goods, materials and resources as they flow into a company or organization from suppliers or vendors. The post How to Measure Success: KPIs for Inbound Logistics appeared first on WorkWave.

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WorkWave

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It’s crucial to understand why profit margins matter and how to calculate them right down to the last cent, so we’ve created this pest control business profit margin calculation guide. Calculating it accurately can help you make informed decisions about pricing, cost-cutting measures and growth strategies.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

This is the second part of my series on various ways to reduce overall costs as it relates to logistics and warehouse cost reductions. In the first part I put forth 6 areas of focus in order to reduce logistics costs. Today, I will now address how a focus on inventory will allow for warehouse cost reductions as well.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 14, 2021

Those withstanding the supply chain turmoil were the ones with solid risk mitigation strategies and playbooks in place and investment already sunk into supply chain resilience. Partnering with suppliers and service providers that pursue and implement flexible strategies. Contingency planning and business-recovery playbooks.

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GoShip Blog

MAY 12, 2020

There is a lot of controversy around the topic of reopening the US economy and how to handle the pandemic further. Many small businesses were affected by the pandemic and are now worrying about how they can reopen most effectively and safely. How will small businesses reopen? Renewing relationships.

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RPA Labs

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Reducing Latency with Logistics Process Automation. Three Areas of Automation: Conversation Automation — A proprietary combination of machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) allows RPA Labs to automate conversations with customers and vendors. Benefits of Automation: Error Reduction: Our error rate is 0.1%

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Within eCommerce, replenishment and vendor management are significantly more complex, says Oliver Rhodes of LinkedIn. Modern Technology Is the Solution Think about what makes up a winning eCommerce supply chain strategy and positive customer experience. Faster order processing to reduce expediting fees. Faster fulfillment.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Changing Role of Procurement Highly successful organisations often see their Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) proactively driving global procurement strategy, sharing responsibilities with COOs and CFOs on value creation initiatives, and deploying global resources to achieve the ultimate supply chain targets.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MAY 15, 2023

ERP vendors and customers still need the expertise of Value-Added-Resellers (VARs) and other channel partners , but these partners will need to adapt to this uptake in cloud models. With cloud, forward-looking partners are going far beyond merely implementing a vendor’s software.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Requesting quotes, proposals and further information from vendors of ERP, TMS, WMS, SCM, SCE and other supply chain software solutions, is just the beginning of thte process. In this logistics software Webinar you’ll learn how to: Define clear requirements for effective RFI and RFP processes. Do you trust them to deliver?

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