Managing Shipping Costs for Small Business
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Managing shipping costs is essential for any business, and even more so for small businesses. It directly impacts the bottom line and has become a key differentiator in customer satisfaction. While large companies have more leverage to negotiate better rates with higher volumes, there are many things a small business can do to ensure it […]
The Final Mile Delivery Market
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Supply chain logistics involves the movement of goods from their origin or manufacturing point to the end-user, often requiring detailed planning, and specialized transportation and storage services along the way. An Overview of Final Mile Delivery Final Mile delivery, also known as Last Mile, refers to the end stage of the delivery process where goods […]
Managing Inventory and Warehousing for Efficient Product Shipping
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Optimizing inventory, warehouse, and shipping processes can reduce order fulfillment time, improve customer satisfaction, and reduce costs. Here are some key practices to consider: Inventory and Warehouse Management Physical Layout Organizing warehouse space in a logical and systematic manner saves time by making the flow of work more logical and efficient. Specific areas should be […]
The Ins and Outs of Packaging for Shippers
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We make buying decisions every day influenced by consumer package design. Is it appealing, does it speak to our preferences, does it convey the right amount of information and benefits to spur a purchase? Space on store shelves is highly competitive and eye-catching effective product packaging can be a key sales differentiator. When it comes […]
Autonomous Trucks – Is Your Middle Mile Ready for a Driverless Fleet?
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Despite the hype and excitement about autonomous vehicles, the perception that the roadways will soon be filled with driverless passenger vehicles may be premature. There are reasons to believe, however, that autonomous trucks will hit the road first in a recognizable way. Features of driverless technology lend themselves to a quicker application in freight transportation […]
The Revival of Sales and Operations Planning
What is Sales and Operations Planning? Invented almost forty years ago, Sales & Operations Planning (commonly referred to as S&OP) was conceived as a method to “force” isolated enterprise business units to work together. Across countless industrial sectors many companies’ business unit workflows and processes ran on their own – “in silos” – with little […]
Solving Logistics Together is Collaborative Logistics Planning at its Best
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Solving Logistics Together – or collaborative logistics planning – is a passion of ours at Pace. Revisiting our passion and calibrating it to current market conditions makes sense, especially as we’re celebrating our 25-year anniversary as a preferred Logistics Service Provider (LSP) and seasoned regional carrier. In today’s market, we know we are in good company. Our […]
Route Optimization Software – A Hidden Tool in Helping Logistics Go Green
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A Supply Chain Under Stress What does route optimization software do, and is it a hidden tool in helping logistics businesses go green? The dramatic rise in gasoline and diesel prices is aggravating existing pressures in the supply chain. Riddled with driver shortages, chip shortages that hinder new vehicle manufacturing, congested ports, and labor pressures, […]
4 Tactics to Tackle the Driver Shortage
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Is there really a driver shortage in the freight transportation industry? Is the capacity crunch here to stay for awhile? According to a recent article in TIME, The Great American Trucker Shortage Isn’t Real, 1.5 million workers were employed in trucking in October 2021. This number represents 1% fewer truckers who were employed in October 2019, just prior […]
Pool Distribution Provides Shippers Speed of Delivery and Cost-Savings
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In our industry, you don’t need to follow the headlines to be aware of the stress on our supply chain. Reasons and opinions as to why are abundant and range from the opinion that it’s not really a delay in shipping and delivery as much as its strong demand to insufficient labor; driver, or fleet shortages; to backlogs at the ports; and difficulty […]