Tag: Freight
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. [...]
You Want To Be A Supplier For Whole Foods, Right?
You Want To Be A Supplier For Whole Foods, Right?Show SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - August 25, 2020 While brick and mortar stores haven’t died out completely, the pandemic hasn’t done them any favors. Not being able to leave the house due to COVID-19, many consumers are [...]
Tender Rejections: Coping And Minimizing
Tender Rejections: Coping And MinimizingShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - August 25, 2020 Tender rejections cost shippers time and money, not to mention unending frustration. With capacity tightening, specifically for certain load types, tender rejection rates are on the rise, and shippers are under extra pressure to [...]
Experts Warn 2020 will be The Worst Hurricane Season In Years: Is Your Company Ready to Weather the Storm?
WebinarsShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - August 24, 2020 Every company has contingency plans for when things don’t go as expected. Whether it’s a backup supplier in the case of a material shortage; or a different carrier for when capacity gets tight. However, when the weather picks [...]
Are Chinese Citrus Imports a Major Threat to Florida’s Agricultural Community?
Are Chinese Citrus Imports a Major Threat to Florida’s Agricultural Community?Show SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - July 28, 2020 The recent federal decision to authorize the import of certain citrus fruits from China has garnered significant attention since its announcement in April. More so in an ongoing [...]
How the Three M’s Can Help You Cut Down on Supply Chain Cost
As the global supply chain settles into the COVID19 technology driven and customer-centric decade, there’s no time to pause and reflect on what has happened. Now, more than ever is a time for action. You need to pick up the pace and ensure that your processes are leaner, faster, and you are equipped to meet [...]
A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing an Internal Audit of Your Supply Chain
A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing an Internal Audit of Your Supply ChainShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - June 10, 2020 While all facets of the modern business are important, arguably the most important to any retail, manufacturing, or goods based service is their supply chain. The supply [...]
Walmart+ vs. Amazon Prime: How Different Are They?
Amazon delivered a swift blow to retailers with the introduction of Amazon Prime. Walmart is fighting back. Amazon spent years building what was to be its competitive advantage in e-commerce, its formidable distribution network. By building distribution centers across the country, investing in algorithms to optimize pick-time, and hiring operational wizards from Walmart and other […]
Outside-In: The Future of Supply Chain Planning
Supply chains are evolving fast. To keep up with the fast pace of supply chain evolution it is important for supply chain planners to upgrade their skills and step up their business planning and forecasting techniques. If the planners lag behind, it will have an adverse impact on not only the supply chain but also [...]
The Fifty Shapes of Amazon Logistics
Digital and physical are reaching a point of total convergence, something that would have been unheard of 20 years ago. Companies like WholeFoods and Amazon are changing up their logistics goals in a big way, something that is likely to ripple through other similar industries. Amazon Tips its Hand to Logistics It’s unarguable at this point that […]
