3PLs frequently serve as the central communication conduit between shippers, carriers, regulatory agencies and other supply chain participants as cargo moves in-bond and from port-to-port. As a result of this pivotal role in the marketplace, they are uniquely positioned to view scenarios that address the best methods to move goods as well as data. Innovative 3PLs are demonstrating that moving information better—re-purposing data, improving accessibility, enhancing visibility and supporting the latest data standards—helps move freight better.
To Move Your 3PL Forward, Harness the Power of Data
Tags: Supply Chain, warehouse, Third Party Logistics, data, ecommerce, Material Handling, 3PL, supply chain operations, logistics
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Merging Warehouse Operations: The Pitfalls
Merging two formerly separate industrial operations can be more difficult, expensive, and time consuming than creating an entirely new plant. After all, even in the best of scenarios, it’s almost always easier to start with a blank slate. But in these days of consolidations and cost cutting, this can happen to almost any company. Â Planning and open communications is the key in general, but there are specific issues you should be aware of.
What are some pitfalls, and how can you avoid them?
Tags: supply chain operations, labor
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More with Less: That’s Material Handling
Achieving more with less is a core goal of most businesses. In the warehousing and industrial world, that means building more, shipping more, doing more – controlling more – with fewer resources. The typical issue is labor in many of these operations. It takes people to run a shipping operation, and plenty of them.
“In economically challenging times like now, you’re being asked to produce more per person than ever,” said Cisco-Eagle’s CEO, Warren Gandall. “You’ve probably had to let people go. You may have shut down some areas, cancel contracts, cut a shift, and take the steps necessary to emerge from this downturn. But the big question is, how do you emerge stronger?”
Tags: warehouse productivity, labor costs, Material Handling, lean manufacturing, supply chain operations
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