Tag: 3pl
What Matters Most When Choosing A 3PL: Cost Or Customer Service?
While there are many factors to consider when choosing a 3PL service provider, cost and customer service are two of the most critical factors. Finding the right balance is the ultimate chicken and egg situation for all logistics managers. If they can crack this, they can get a step closer to creating a better and more [...]
Supply Chain Technology 2020: What to Expect?
Supply Chain Technology 2020: What to Expect?Show SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - January 29, 2020 Technology has become synonymous with supply chains. It’s not only creating new and innovative products to support global supply chains, but is also rapidly changing how the industry operates. These new technologies [...]
Trucking Isn’t Going Away Any Time Soon
There is absolutely no doubt that we have entered into a new era of technology. As computing is getting more powerful, many technologies that were once science fiction are now either on the horizon or already here. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automation are three of the biggest hot tech topics out there. While [...]
CEOs Should Be Focusing on Their Supply Chain
As Jeff Bezos, CEO of the e-commerce juggernaut once said, “When [executives of other companies] are in the shower in the morning, they’re thinking about how they’re going to get ahead of one of their top competitors. Here in the shower, we’re thinking about how we are going to invent something on behalf of a […]
Shippers Growing Success With 3PLs
The 24th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study for 2020 has been released and it shows a growing success between shippers and their 3PL partners. “The majority of shippers, 93%, report that the relationships they have with their 3PLs generally have been successful. A higher number of 3PLs, 99%, agree that relationships have generally been successful,” the […]
The Definition of Transparency
As companies mature and the market changes, our understanding of crucial operating components of any industry has also grown. Supply chain transparency, in particular, has come a long way over the past twenty years. Transparency within the supply chain has gone from an unrecognized concept to a focus item for the C-Suite across a vast […]
Making your Warehouse, Worthy
Making your Warehouse, WorthyShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - August 29, 2019 For a logistics player to be successful, it is imperative to regularly check if every aspect of the supply chain process is working at optimum capability. The surest way to ensure this is to keep [...]
Regaining Lost Customers in the Digital Age
Let’s be honest, there are few things that feel more rewarding than securing a new customer. It’s incredibly important for business growth and development and at the end of the day, more customers mean more money. With that being said, no business should ever operate on a model where the acquisition of new customers supersedes […]
Middle of the Road for the Trucking Industry
Of all the industries that American consumers have come to rely on, perhaps the most underrated, and subsequently complex, is that of the transportation industry. While the laws of supply and demand will affect every form of business it is perhaps the most volatile and fluctuating when applied to the transportation industry. Last year was […]
Controlling Costs and Preventing Accessorial Loss
Want A Free Supply Chain Analysis? Controlling costs is critical for any business to be successful. When working with a supply chain, the more complex it is, the more chances there are for additional costs and surcharges, any of which can cost your company a great deal of extra money. They are any […]
Be Sure, Be Insured. Why Carrier Liability Is Not Insurance
Be Sure, Be Insured. Why Carrier Liability Is Not InsuranceShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 9, 2019 Insurance is an important part of risk management. It helps businesses mitigate financial loss arising from unforeseen events that may disrupt their supply chain. Transporting goods from one location [...]
Intelligent Automation, the Future of Supply Chain. Is the Logistics Industry Ready?
It is a well-known fact that supply chain is increasingly becoming digital. But is simply adding a digital component to the complex supply chain network enough to make it efficient? Will it provide the edge that companies need to win in the current cut-throat and ever-changing global business environment? What more is required? According to […]
3PL’s Might Bridge the Gap in a Revenge Market
We’ve all heard that turnabout is fair play but in the trucking market, that mentality could make for a vicious marketplace. Of course, no one likes to pay any more for a service than they have-to, but given the fluctuations that happen within the freight market it’s all part of the game, right? The [...]
Chris Kupillas Named to the 2019 Food Logistics Champions: Rockstars of the Supply Chain
BlueGrace Logistics, a nationwide third-party logistics provider, is pleased to announce that Food Logistics has named Chris Kupillas, Regional Vice President, to its 2019 Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award. Kupillas is Regional Vice-President for BlueGrace Logistics and the managing director of the Los Angeles office. He has a special focus […]
7 Benefits of Outsourcing Logistics to a 3PL
7 Benefits of Outsourcing Logistics to a 3PLShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - March 13, 2019 To outsource logistics or manage it internally is a major point of consideration for organizations. The decision is usually arrived at after extensive cost-benefit analysis of both the alternatives. While the [...]