GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

We first did an overview of the 10 areas of strategy a shipper must know in order to stay competitive. Today we will talk about the flow of strategy as pertains to inventory flow and driving warehouse efficiency. The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do. ” ― Michael E. Our first post focused on distressed shipments.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

When you work in a position related to supply-chain management, you have lot of practice in having to constantly watch over every step of the process in an attempt to cut down the time, energy or costs that it takes to make, ship and sell your product. A machine is only as good as the people working with it. Assembly Analysis. The Formula.

Cost Reduction 101

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Fleet Owner

APRIL 19, 2018

Join us for this exclusive webinar on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 2PM Eastern to learn how a comprehensive approach from strategy to execution leads to driving waste out of your network and improving a carrier’s net income.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 25, 2022

Someone has expressed interest in your product or service by filling out a form on your website, attending a webinar or seminar, or responding to an ad. Targets will help you create a more direct and effective strategy and ensure that you’re not wasting time or resources on unrelated efforts. A lead is a potential customer.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 14, 2015

At the same time, their customers – primarily the manufacturers and retailers – are wasting no time urging their 3PL logistic providers to integrate these technologies into their service. Its application in the future of logistics is expected to increase speed, decrease waste and reduce overall costs. 3D Printing.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2016

That kind of expertise rarely comes cheap, and by reshoring, you can eliminate the need for such a refined level of international business expertise. . This cuts deeply into the increased profit margins that many businesses outsourced for in the first place. . By bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. ,

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

10 Tips to Remain Competitive and Have an Effective Transportation Management Strategy. This is especially relevant for third-party logistics and transportation management service providers, whose service fee is based on reducing cost and streamlining the shipper’s supply chain. Gaining "Shipper of Choice" Status.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 12, 2016

However, manufacturers can work to reduce the overall manufacturing skills gap by following these four steps. Eliminate Gender-Based Inequality. Smart, sustainable factories, such as those using the Industrial Internet of Things to reduce carbon emissions and waste, will help align company goals with publics goals.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

While trucks have a smaller carbon footprint/kg/km than air freight, the enormous volume of truck freight explains why reducing the carbon footprint is a priority goal. Add in emissions from fork trucks, yard trucks, 3PLs and there’s almost no way for a shipper to assess, track and reduce their carbon footprint easily. Root cause.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2014

But let’s start with Cost Savings anyway: Expenses associated with paper, printing, reproduction, storage, filing, postage and document retrieval are all reduced or eliminated when you switch to transportation EDI transactions, lowering your transaction costs by at least 35%. for an order processed using EDI.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

An ERP system that incorporates a cutting-edge warehouse management system (WMS) can help you optimize processes, streamline workflows and decrease errors. Using alphanumeric logic can help you optimize simple picking strategies without having to implement a full-blown warehouse solution or warehouse mapping solution.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 2, 2015

In it’s purest form, lean manufacturing is about eliminating waste and increasing quality and consistency — despite the pundits who insist you can be lean only if you can spell and pronounce words such as kaizen, kanban and heijunka. Once that is done, running equipment — no matter how efficiently — is a waste. Error Proofing.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 9, 2015

One of the biggest challenges facing automotive, aerospace and defense manufacturers is the limited shapes a part can be cut, molded or welded in. In a supply chain, strategic deployment of IoT technologies can improve asset utilization, customer service, working capital deployment, waste reduction and sustainability.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 16, 2018

The US energy industry is also awaiting changes in basic operating procedures, which are expected to dramatically reduce energy costs. Typically, they have less waste, rely on less energy and effectively increase profit margins. Manufacturing Strategy Will Reduce the Burden of Costs of Transformation.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Thus, in the global supply chain, exploiting the opportunity presented by the Internet of Things technology can improve: revenue growth, asset utilization, waste reduction, customer service, profitability, sustainability, security, risk mitigation, working capital deployment, agility and. equipment uptime. Improve service levels.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 13, 2015

Today’s increasingly automated and software driven industries have reduced human intervention to pressing only a few buttons in some cases. In addition to cutting the costs, these technologies create speed, precision, efficiency and flexibility for manufacturing companies. Cloud Computing.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 17, 2017

In other words, politics can lead to tax benefits and incentives for companies that abandon waste-producing practices or work to reduce their carbon footprints. Essentially, creating and implementing a sustainability strategy is the only long-term solution companies have to avoid possible compliance violations. Reduce costs.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

Traditional segmentation strategies no longer work in a world characterized by complexity and constant change. Creating a cohesive back-end is an important first step, enabling companies to make real-time decisions, streamline production, and cut costs. The Customer Owns the Empire. Embrace Digital Disruption. Join the Digerati.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

3) Eliminate Deficiencies. Many interfaces like this have increased productivity, improved inventory accuracy and reduced attrition. According to Lean Manufacturing Junction, one of the most critical principles of lean manufacturing is the elimination of waste. . 4) Lean Manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The future of procurement is soley focused on cutting out wastes, better vetting, scale, and increase customer satisfaction and work flow thru improved communications. INFOGRAPHIC: The Future of Procurement. Source Digitalist Magazine.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 18, 2023

From 2010 to 2020, they also reduced emissions across their global operations 52% through energy efficiency and renewable electricity. This also includes using at least 50% recycled material in packaging by 2030, and their Science Based Target (SBT) is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25% across the entire value chain by 2030.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 25, 2015

It is insufficient to approach freight costs management by simply reducing departmental budgets without rationales that are based on actuals along with calculations of myriad logistical factors included in freight costs.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2015

As most warehouse strategies are formed to combat issues of product shortage or provide important accounting data regarding a product, technology has been created to help reverse supply chains and drive larger recovery by serving the business needs for selling surplus. Identify waste streams and inefficiencies.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 28, 2015

At Cerasis we’re preparing our clients now for ways to deal with the impacts of this new pricing strategy in 2015 as our newest transportation management system, which we call the Cerasis Rater, release will now support DIM pricing in LTL. Nearly all pallet dimensioning systems use multiple sensors to reduce or eliminate “shadowing” (i.e.,

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Locus

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Diving deep into these swirling waters, Brian McLean, Director of Sales for North America at Locus, offered enlightening insights in a recent InFocus Webinar. US returns contributed to 16 million metric tons of carbon emissions and nearly 6 billion pounds of landfill waste annually. Considering a revamp of your reverse logistics?

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Turvo

JANUARY 12, 2021

This is a primary focus of an upcoming FreightWaves webinar this week on Thursday, January 14th, 2020, at 2 PM EST. Panelists for the event are Sudarsan Thattai, Chief Information Office for Lineage Logistics, and Ketan Karkhanis, Turvo’s Chief Product Officer, moderated by FreightWaves’ VP of Sponsored Content, Mary Anne Hensley.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2016

To combat freight spend, supply chain entities have devoted huge investments and deployed developmental teams to find ways to improve efficiency, manage all parts of the manufacturing and shipping process, and eliminate all sources of delays. In other words, transportation providers and shippers have to do more with less while reducing costs.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 15, 2017

While trucks have a smaller carbon footprint/kg/km than air freight, the enormous volume of truck freight explains why reducing the carbon footprint is a priority goal. . Add in emissions from fork trucks, yard trucks, 3PLs and there’s almost no way for a shipper to easily assess, track and reduce their carbon footprint. .

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2015

Through our blog, we extend this mission by providing information, such as today’s subject, safety in manufacturing, so that our shippers and even those who are not our shippers can have great information to improve their business and continue cutting out costly waste.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 18, 2016

With more products coming in, the pressure will be on distributors and order fulfillment centers to create warehousing space and eliminate wasted space wherever possible. Customers have the option to have products shipped to home or the store, and this eliminates any confusion about how much space is needed within each store.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

Not only are companies leveraging technology for effective supply chain management in manufacturing such as Warehouse Management Systems, ERP, and Transportation Management Systems , but they’re also open to more forward-thinking strategies in all areas of the business.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 20, 2017

Rather than spending countless hours wasting time, they pull out a smartphone and order an Uber. 3PLs Must up the Ante in Services, Strategy and Value. Meanwhile, the trucking shortage will worsen, and the capacity crunch will threaten to cut off the air to the industry. It has almost become an archetype in society.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 20, 2015

Thus, reverse logistics management has developed into a discipline that produces cost reductions, adds efficiencies and improves the consumer experience. Waste : How much product and other materials are moved to landfills, incinerated, or disposed of as waste? The objective is to minimize product in the waste streams.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2016

In the shipping and manufacturing industries, that same “worldwide web” is now being deployed to encourage more energy-efficient operational and communication strategies for a low-carbon economy, thanks to IoT Tech. Waste not, want not” is the old mantra, and it's certainly applicable today.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

However, costs can be further reduced through the use of a warehouse management system (WMS). For example, reducing excessive safety stock allows a warehouse to minimize number of reorders, reduce wasted space, and avoid issues in shipping errors. This includes improving processes in inventory management and saving space.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 28, 2015

These are but extensions of the idea to maximize omni- channel strategies by putting the customer at the heart of the supply chain. . 5 Strategies to Personalize Your Web Experience to Put the Customer Focus at the Heart of the Omni-Channel Supply Chain. Are you ready to discuss your omni-channel supply chain strategy?

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