Collaboration is crucial in today’s global economy and within the logistics industry. One growing area of collaboration we see is in the development of strategic logistics alliances where multiple providers pool their capabilities and resources to achieve greater efficiency, supply chain resiliency, and overall performance.
Following a recent panel at last week’s ALSC Global conference, we look at the essential role that flexibility plays in building supply chain resilience. Check out the most crucial strategies in achieving flexibility in today’s market.
Logistics companies implement various strategies and technologies to engineer solutions that optimize the supply chain and reduce transportation spend. Effectively implementing these strategies can improve service levels and customer satisfaction while improving operational efficiency. Learn more.
2020 is the beginning of a new decade, and with it, the logistics industry will see some significant new trends. Alongside these new trends are… Read More »Top Logistics Trends in 2020
Technology, greater accessibility to information, and global connectivity has improved the overall experience of the end consumer. However, for companies this has caused increased expectations… Read More »Logistics and Supply Chain Steps to Cost Savings and Efficiency (Guide)
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2019 is in full swing and the current logistics trends are being established. This year, the trends fall into 6 major categories: Trucking, Technology, Six… Read More »Top Logistics Trends – 2019
It is often said in the corporate world that “What gets measured gets managed,” a quote attributed to the late management guru, Peter Drucker. Drucker… Read More »Key Performance Indicators: Getting Company Processes on Target
An earlier blog, ISO 9001:2015, looked at the necessity for Risk-Based Thinking. The SIPOC method was a tool described that could help QA teams break… Read More »Discovering the SIPOC Method
ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, released the 5th version of their 9001 quality standard certification in late 2015, after three years of expert research… Read More »ISO 9001:2015