Tag: supply chain
New Year Resolution: Start Collecting More Data in 2021
New Year Resolution: Start Collecting More Data in 2021Show SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - January 13, 2021 Most of us are happy to have put 2020 behind us. A new year means a new start and for most people, that means setting goals of making it out [...]
The Impact Of The Amazon Effect On Traditional Freight Transport
The Impact Of The Amazon Effect On Traditional Freight TransportShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - January 7, 2021 Before the e-commerce segment rose to mainstream relevance, the retail industry’s logistics part had seen little disruption over decades preceding it, sandwiched between opaque workflows and stifling inefficiencies. That [...]
The Supply Chain of the Christmas Tree
The Supply Chain of the Christmas TreeShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - December 9, 2020 The Christmas tree has become one of the most iconic staples of the holiday season. While the origins of the evergreen tree stems back much further, Christmas tree sales in the United [...]
Help Wanted: The 2020 Seasonal Logistics Hiring Boom
Help Wanted: The 2020 Seasonal Logistics Hiring BoomShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - December 2, 2020 The seasonal shopping madness is already underway as retailers begin priming their customers for the holidays. 2020 has, without a doubt, been one of the strangest years for just about everything. [...]
How Technology Can Enhance Your Supply Chain In Four Ways
How Technology Can Enhance Your Supply Chain In 4 WaysShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 24, 2020 Supply chain disruptions are just a part of doing business. Seasonal events such as holiday shopping, black swan weather events, geopolitical tensions, and, in the case of 2020, a [...]
Preparing for 2020’s “Shipageddon”
Preparing for 2020’s “Shipageddon”Show SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 19, 2020 2020 has been different from the norm in just about every single way imaginable, so it should come as no surprise that freight is going off the rails. This year we’re seeing big box retailers [...]
Will Q4 of 2020 Change the Way We Look at Bid Season?
Will Q4 of 2020 Change the Way We Look at Bid Season?Show SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 17, 2020 If it were a normal year, the fourth quarter would bring a steady increase in trucking rates. However, 2020 has been anything but normal, so what does [...]
How Can A 3PL Help My Organization Grow?
How Can A 3PL Help My Organization Grow?Show SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 10, 2020 Now, more than ever before, businesses are being tested. Between the political climate of a tense presidential election year, the global pandemic, and natural disasters, many organizations have been finding it [...]
What the Freight Industry Might Learn from COVID-19
What the Freight Industry Might Learn from COVID-19Show SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 6, 2020 When the pandemic began to spread, the world was simply not prepared. Businesses and governments had to scramble to move an unprecedented volume of critical supplies around the world faster than [...]
Digitalization Is Ushering Visibility Into Supply Chains
Digitalization Is Ushering Visibility Into Supply ChainsShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 3, 2020 The North American trucking industry is extremely fragmented, as over 90 percent of all fleets own six trucks or fewer. This fragmentation, aside from inhibiting technology incursion, has impeded visibility and transparency [...]
The Top Three Undergraduate Supply Chain Management Programs
The Top Three Undergraduate Supply Chain Management ProgramsShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - October 27, 2020 Technology continues to advance at an astounding rate, a statement that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention during the past decade. In much the same [...]
Finalizing Your 2021 Transportation Budget – The New Normal
Finalizing Your 2021 Transportation Budget – The New NormalShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - October 14, 2020 Freight Budgeting for 2021 is going to be very different from the traditional budgeting done in previous years. The effects of the economic shutdowns stemming from the COVID-19 crisis have [...]
Digitalization In Trucking
Digitalization In TruckingShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - September 30, 2020 Digitalization, as an industry trend in the logistics world, has emerged quite late. However, now that digitalization and innovation seem to have caught up the industry's pace, much transformation can be expected. Digitalization refers to using [...]
Automated Logistics is On the Horizon
Automated Logistics is On the HorizonShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - September 25, 2020 Boston Dynamics new CEO, Robert Playter, has his sights set on the logistics market as the company’s first vertical. BD has proven that it has the ability to produce robots at scale as [...]
Seven Important Skills Every Supply Chain Leader Needs
Seven Important Skills Every Supply Chain Leader NeedsShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - September 21, 2020 The supply chain has become one of the most critical functions in an organization. Its dynamic nature and the high impact it has on the business makes it challenging to manage. [...]
