We’ve previously discussed risk management in the supply chain and the importance of understanding globalized disasters and the best preparation for it. In this blog post, we wanted to explore some of the more minute details supply chain managers have their hands full with, not only, the day-to-day operations and efficiency of the supply line but also quicker problems that crop up on a dail...
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2012
May 17
2012
What the Recent UPS Earnings May Mean for Your Shipping
Posted: May 17, 2012
For all businesses that ships a constant amount of items, it’s important to note the changing fluctuations of the shipping world, whether it be the updates in new competitors, as we previously noted in our Amazon blog post, or the quarterly earnings calls. These changes are important because they can help to prepare for and predict certain trends within future pricing and possible action th...
Continue ReadingMay 11
2012
Free Online Tools to Help Save on Shipping
Posted: May 11, 2012
There are many methods to helping to save money for your company, especially in reducing shipping costs that are very efficient and doable. However, one well over-looked area that could help many companies out is simply a few clicks away - online shipping tools that are many times free to use. These tools are available from numerous the carriers themselves to companies like Source Consultin...
Continue ReadingMay 04
2012
The Importance of Optimizing Your Supply Chain with Risk Management
Posted: May 04, 2012
What is risk management? It is the process of looking at potential sources of disruption to your supply chain that can create financial and physical damage. The next step would involve the business and supply chain leaders evaluating the assessment and fix the weaker points and preemptively doing their best to prevent the risk from happening in the future. It may be impossible to prepare ...
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2012
Understanding Shipping Lingo to Reduce Shipping Costs
Posted: Apr 27, 2012
When you make shipments through either FedEx or UPS, when was the last time you thought about how much of the shipping costs you could actually be saving? In reality, one of the easiest ways to save money is to focus on reducing your shipping costs. We’ve gone over a variety of ways you can be saving your company money on shipping from parcel audits to instructions on how to write a shipp...
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