Working with a managed transportation services provider (3PL) is an excellent way for shippers to improve their logistics operation and reduce costs. Choosing the right partner is an important decision – but not an easy one. To help, here are 5 questions to ask...
Managing logistics as a mid-sized shipper presents many unique challenges. On one hand the demands placed on your distribution operation are likely very complex – similar to a bigger company. Yet, your leverage when it comes to negotiating freight rates or having a...
When you are running a small to medium-sized business and regularly ship small packages and parcels, you face certain challenges that your larger competitors do not have to overcome. Companies that ship thousands of small packages a week often get lower rates and...
The previous decade has seen many companies, mainly those handling manufacturing operations, change how sourcing of direct materials is executed – from an administrative function to a somewhat strategic procurement approach that has seen the creation of a new...
#1 Globalization of Manufacturing Operations With increasing globalization, manufacturing operations usually take place beyond borders. This heightens the need for having a global procurement network which can support and respond to a company’s supply chain needs in a...
With the rising cost of transportation, companies are desperately vying to look for an efficient systems and processes that make their teams more productive. Technology can help greatly in this and more and more companies are looking at a TMS (Transportation...
