Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Growing freight volumes may be welcome news for brokers, third-party logistics (3PL) operations and carriers, but with the driver shortage holding back industry expansion, finding freight carrying capacity remains an ever present and larger challenge.

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ShipLilly

JULY 23, 2019

As a new business, you might wrestle with the decision of whether or not you should outsource your fulfillment. There are a lot of questions that you need to ask yourself and answer appropriately in order to determine whether outsourcing is a good option for you. When you outsource your product fulfillment you reduce the overall cost.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2014

One that stuck out to me was “Creating a Healthy Omni-Channel Supply Chain: The Vitamin Shoppe’s Transition from Multi-Channel to Omni-Channel Retailer” presented by Rich Tannenbaum, […]. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Inventory Management Logistics Outsourcing Replenishment Retail omni-channel Vitamin Shoppe'

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2015

Twenty years ago, there was only one railroad in Mexico, which was run by a public agency and broken into three regional classes. At that time, there needed to be tremendous improvements to rail service, engines and cars, and to key infrastructure such as bridges and tracks. Then in 1995, the Mexican government announced that […].

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

Challenges with current solutions: Outsourcing accounts payable to a third-party provider. Outsourcing invoice reconciliation to a bank is more common , but that presents its own host of problems: Banks typically require a 3PL or freight broker to use the bank’s own payment network, charging a fee of up to 5% per invoice.

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3PL Links

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Warehouse Outsourcing: Advantages and What It Is Used For | Image source: Shutterstock Owning your stock requires a minimum of three things: a storage structure, physical space, and funding for the business. Outsourced storage is a possibility if you don’t have one of them. What is an outsourced warehouse used for?

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Logistics outsourcing is frequently “sold” on the dollars and hours it saves a business compared to its in-house operations. Yet those business goals are also a key consideration in logistics and logistics outsourcing. Neither the client nor the logistics services provider make the most of the logistics outsourcing agreement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

Shippers should consider the following as indicators for when to add an outsourced managed logistics transportation services provider. Inventory tracking and visibility must be present from the first mile through the final mile, reflecting the entire shipment lifecycle through white glove services.

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Locus

APRIL 29, 2022

In pursuit of this quest, it is difficult to choose between running an in-house fleet or relying on outsourced ones. Alternatively, even if you plan to operate a hybrid delivery model using a mix of in-house and outsourced fleets, it can be difficult for you to obtain the right fleet mix. But you are not alone! But not always.

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This is how the Lean methodology was born. Lean Logistics: Concepts In view of its proposal to simplify and optimize the supply chain, Lean Logistics presents the following pillars: Reduction of Inventories: The idea is to work with the concept of Just in Time, that is, a product is only produced after it has been sold.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2014

When companies decide that their present warehousing operations are not what they should be, and that they need to either implement a warehouse management system (WMS) or outsource their warehousing operations to a 3PL, they need to work toward putting together a request for proposal (RFP).

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2021

Shippers should consider the following as indicators for when to add an outsourced managed logistics transportation services provider. Inventory tracking and visibility must be present from the first mile through the final mile, reflecting the entire shipment lifecycle through white glove services.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 18, 2015

This presents opportunities for developing new revenue streams, an exciting challenge to logistics professionals. Many companies now outsource transportation, accounting, logistics technology, accounting, and other systems management. However, it’s becoming more common for businesses to outsource these logistics services.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Smaller businesses may access robotic technology too, by contracting with third-party warehouse providers which thanks to robotic advances, will make outsourcing the most economically viable way to stage and store inventory. But What About the Warehouse?

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Market volatility insight presents value to carriers that learn to recognize how trends lead to challenges and why those challenges represent opportunities for improvement. Some of the top costs within trucking include fuel costs, outsourced brokerage payments, supplier costs, idle time, insurance and more.

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Penske Move Ahead

JUNE 23, 2020

The 31st Annual State of Logistics Report was introduced by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and presented virtually by Penske Logistics on June 23. In our view, the experience will lead to a new emphasis on supply chain resilience, which is to say that logistics will build in more options and elasticity."

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The complimentary publication will advise businesses towards making an important decision: Continue insourcing the management of their freight transportation, or whether to partially or fully outsource the function? Click here to download the guide. Managing freight effectively can be a complex proposition.

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 19, 2020

But, instead of hurriedly packing presents on Christmas Eve, the order fulfillment process is a little more streamlined. Point is, there is no outsourcing — the fulfillment process is handled internally every step of the way. Outsourced Fulfillment. Outsourced fulfillment is order fulfillment handled externally.

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West Coast and California Logistics

JUNE 12, 2024

The award is presented by Food Logistics , the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global cold food supply chain. Weber Logistics has been named as one of the winners of this year’s Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers Award.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 11, 2024

For example, BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) in logistics, manufacturing, IT and HR requires an organisation to not only know how to procure or acquire an external solution through cross-functional effort, but also be able to manage vendor performance and ensure the value of the outsourcing solution is sustainable.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

Düsseldorf-based warehouse and transport network LogCoop is to present a new service for e-commerce operators at LogiMAT: The eSellerspartner label bundles fulfilment services for e-commerce with an IT solution package. The simple outsourcing of e-commerce fulfilment saves online merchants time and money.

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Kane is Able

MARCH 12, 2019

To satisfy retailer requirements, however, these identical products are wrapped, sealed, tied and packed in dozens, even hundreds, of different ways for presentation on the retail shelf.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In an era where technology is continuing to migrate consumer spending habits online and away from brick-and-mortar stores, the newly released 2019 Third-Party Logistics Study (#3PLStudy) highlights how supply chains are also going digital and using science to keep pace. The publication, available at no cost at www.3PLStudy.com

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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A tremendous number of companies rely on outsourcing and offshoring suppliers, whether it’s manufacturing or retail business. While working with local manufacturers and services can be more expensive than outsourcing, you get more control and flexibility over the entire supply chain, which in turn can drastically reduce supply chain costs.

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West Coast and California Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

California, renowned for its wine country and craft beverage scene, presents unique challenges and opportunities for business that require alcohol warehousing. In this article, we examine the key characteristics that your 3PL provider should have to safely and efficiently store and distribute alcoholic beverages from its warehouse.

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Logistics in War

APRIL 16, 2021

This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Williams Foundation seminar on ‘Next Generation Autonomous Systems’ delivered in Canberra in April 2021. It becoming easier to find such opportunities given the vibrancy of the industry sector, and the enthusiasm robotics presently generates in defence circles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Source: GXO Logistics Q3 2021 Investor Presentation. The GXO third-quarter earnings presentation summarizes the magnitude of its warehouse technology investments. In retrospect, I had been informed about a number of GXO technology deployments but hadn’t pulled it together conceptually. Warehouse Automation Unbound.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 9, 2020

iCrowdNewswire Dec 9, 2020 5:00 AM ET Introduction Logistics Business Outsourcing Market This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares and growth opportunities of Logistics Business… The post Logistics Business Outsourcing Market 2020 – Global Industry Analysis, By Key Players, Segmentation, Trends and Forecast By 2026 · Wall (..)

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Freightos

OCTOBER 27, 2015

A core concept is written and presented to a product development board. 5 THE VOLATILITY BATTLE As production cycles shorten and more production is outsourced, shippers become more vulnerable to supply chain problems. Here’s how it goes: Ideas are derived either top-down or bottom-up, within or outside of the innovation unit.

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GoShip Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Outsourcing and offshoring manufacturing has been a gold standard in the industry until 2020. Outsourcing and offshoring are common because remote areas offer much cheaper services and products. This made outsourcing more desirable than local supply chains. Partnering with local suppliers.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 24, 2015

While the shippers were the kingpins during the recession, carriers have the upper hand at the present time. For starters, the LTL markets are expanding exponentially, as noted by Transport Topics , due to outsourcing loads via third-party logistics (3PL) and brokers. Meeting in the Middle.

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This transition cannot be outsourced. I’d like to invite you to watch my recent presentation on our journey towards the launch of AIMMS SC Navigator. The key factor for success is people, and the commitment of supply chain leadership and teams to take charge of their digital strategy and execution. .

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

It arrives from an array of sources, and it is presented in a variety of formats. To highlight the importance of these relationships, 84% of organizations outsource at least some of their logistics handling to 3PL providers (Geodis 2017). More data is coming in than ever before. Getting There.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 30, 2022

While managed transportation – the outsourcing of transportation planning – is a billion dollar plus market, planning-as-a-service in supply chain planning remains a small market. A lot of effort by our people went into creating this proposal and presenting it to the customer,” Ms. Tymon said.

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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2018

If the average gift weight is 1 kg, Santa has to ship 600 tons of presents across the world. Santa has only one night (22 hours to be exact) to make children happy and deliver presents, which means he has to deliver half a million gifts per minute with no right to fail.

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 17, 2019

A lack of logistics preparedness was a consequence of national economics, fifteen years of financial pressures on Defence, and a paradigm of Governmental outsourcing of functions considered enablers to combat forces. Beware paying for future capability with present-day preparedness .

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

Challenges with current solutions: Outsourcing accounts payable to a third-party provider. Outsourcing invoice reconciliation to a bank is more common , but that presents its own host of problems: Banks typically require a 3PL or freight broker to use the bank’s own payment network, charging a fee of up to 5% per invoice.

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