Tag: 3pl
Landed Cost & Vendor Compliance
Landed Cost & Vendor ComplianceShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - August 14, 2018 Many shippers think that knowing freight cost as a percentage of goods is enough for decision making. While this may be a good jump off point, this measure does not take into account the [...]
Chilled Supply Chains
Chilled Supply ChainsShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - August 10, 2018 While most supply chains operate on the assumption that if the freight is frozen, something has gone terribly awry. However, some goods need to be kept on ice in order to maintain freshness and comply with [...]
Tight Capacity Ahead
It’s a good time to be a carrier. With markets running hot, carriers have ample opportunities to pick up freight and can be choosy about which ones they take. From the most profitable lanes to the highest price loads, carriers have been running the game and raking in some serious revenue, as much as high [...]
Driving Down Supply Chain Costs with Mode Optimization
Want A Free Supply Chain Analysis? The term “optimization” is thrown around often in the logistics landscape. It’s true, optimization is an indispensable part of a well-run business model. Of course, every business owner wants their operations running as tightly and efficiently as possible, but the footwork required to determine how to optimize your […]
The Importance of Retail Compliance in Today’s Market
Want A Free Supply Chain Analysis? Logistics and supply chain management has become a very tight game, almost cutthroat in its harsh severity. Consumers want their product today, that means that retailers want it delivered, checked in, and on the shelf yesterday. With the ability to order just about anything a consumer could […]
How The New Tariffs Could Affect the Supply Chain
With three rounds of attempted trade negotiations come and gone, a trade war between the United States and China, representing the two largest economies in the world has begun. China’s Ministry of Commerce has made a declaration that they will fight back against the Trump administrations imposed retaliatory tariffs on imports to China. China is […]
The Search for a Supply Chain Solution
Supply chain management has always been an essential part of running a successful business, but now the rules of the game are changing. In order to stay ahead of these changes, the supply chain needs to become better organized, more flexible, and able to adapt to whatever is coming down the road. Compliance, for example, […]
Produce Season and How It Affects Capacity
Want A Free Supply Chain Analysis? Food items are something that will always be in demand. Consumers expect fresh produce and other food products year around. As such, FTR Transportation Intelligence expects 154.5 million truckloads of food and kindred products this year, up 5% from 2017. Moreover, truckloads of food are expected to […]
The Inner Workings of Overnight Shipping
E-commerce has radically changed the way we look at shipping. When Amazon first got off the ground back in 1997, waiting a week or two for a book was par for the course, and that was assuming that the item was being shipped domestically. Now, waiting a week or more is almost inconceivable. The modern […]
The Supply Chain Manager of The Digital Age
The Supply Chain Manager of The Digital AgeShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - July 3, 2018 The supply chain has long been held as the lifeline for any company’s operations. It is the flow of goods and materials necessary for the company to continue to function and [...]
Bricks and Mortar: 5 Real Applications of AI To Improve Bottom Line
Many applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for brick and mortar retail seem far off, or too futuristic. We picked 5 of the more accessible applications of AI that could help improve your bottom line this year. 1. User accounts Brick and mortar stores have often felt disadvantaged when it comes to AI compared to e-commerce […]
What is Transportation Management Workflow and How Does It Work?
Transportation Management Workflow may be defined as a supply chain workflow that connects and links the various parties involved along the chain from, for example, the seller’s warehouse to the buyer’s warehouse. A professional and effective logistics services provider needs to have an efficient transportation management workflow which follows a logical sequence and has the [...]
A Growing Need for 3PLs
Want A Free Supply Chain Analysis? It’s been a rough ride for over-the-road freight transportation over the past few years. Higher levels of government regulations have created a strain for drivers including the Hours of Service and the Electronic Logging Device mandates. These both came at a time that trucking companies were struggling with […]
Chicago — not just a hub, a high-tech logistics magnet
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jun 07, 2018 Chicago draws logistics business like Hollywood draws actors, or a lamp draws moths. The city’s importance as a logistics hub predates even Mrs. O’Leary’s cow, blamed, rightly or wrongly, for starting the fire of 1871. As the United States and its people moved west, Chicago became […]
The Unique Needs of the Consumer Goods Sector
Almost everything we touch or consume or use in society is a consumer good. Bicycles, refrigerators, jewelry, clothing, etc. Consumer goods are products bought for and used by consumers, rather than by manufacturers for making other goods. The sale of consumer items is big business. Consumer spending represents 69 percent of the U.S. economy. Two-thirds of that […]