Tag: supply chain management
Business Intelligence: Bringing Your Operations To The Next Level
Business Intelligence: Bringing Your Operations To The Next LevelShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 6, 2021 Logistics and the global supply chain drive the world as we know it today. Everyday tasks such as going to the grocery store to pick up ingredients for dinner to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Understanding The Need For A Stronger Supply Chain
Understanding The Need For A Stronger Supply ChainShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - August 11, 2020 As much as we’d like to believe that our supply chains are both quick enough to react to major disruption and flexible enough to maneuver around major obstacles, the global pandemic [...]
Detention and Dwell Times: The Menaces of Supply Chain Efficiency
Detention and Dwell Times: The Menaces of Supply Chain EfficiencyShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - August 3, 2020 Prolonged dwell times have been an age-old inefficiency that the trucking industry has been trying to curb. Longer dwell times affect the drivers, carriers and shippers alike. An estimated [...]
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 […]
The Toilet Paper Shortage: Can’t We Just Ship More?
The Toilet Paper Shortage: Can't We Just Ship More?Show SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 9, 2020 As the COVID-19 coronavirus began to spread across our country, and people began to absorb the full impact that it would have on our workplaces and culture, Americans reacted by [...]
The Rise of the 3PL for Managed Transportation Services
The Rise of the 3PL for Managed Transportation ServicesShow SubmenuResources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - March 26, 2020 Managed transportation services have widely become an integral function of modern supply-chain. As reported by Steve Baker of Forbes, the outsourcing of managed transportation services to other entities has different terminology [...]
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 [...]
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 […]
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 […]
The State of Your Supply Chain Affects the Level of Your Inventory
Inventory is the core of any business. The right inventory, at the right time, at the right point in the supply chain is crucial for the success of the business. For example, the shortage of raw material at the factory will affect production. If warehouses are not replenished on time, distribution will be derailed. If [...]
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 […]
