Not having certain products delivered to your store in time for key sales windows can be a major blow to your bottom line. Not only do you miss out on large numbers of sales, but you also disappoint customers and cause them to find what they need at a competitor’s store instead.
Thus, you work hard to avoid this situation and probably put a lot of energy into inventory forecasts and designing your supply chain accordingly. However, whether your plan is highly detailed or a one size fits all approach, it’s critical to consider how unique products and transportation requirements could cause hiccups in your supply chain.
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Food and Beverage, Freight Services, Global Transportation, Over the Road, Produce Sourcing, Temperature Controlled
Ursula Wallace -
General Manager of CHRistal Lines North America- Global Forwarding
12.6.17
06-12-2017
Air and Ocean Shipping Options: The Strategy of Modal Shifts
When it comes to shipping globally, you as a shipper need to make decisions about how you want to transport your goods. Air freight and ocean shipping, the two most popular global forwarding methods, each have their advantages and disadvantages.
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Freight Services, Global Transportation
Steve Raetz -
Director, Research and Market Intelligence
12.5.17
05-12-2017
How to Use Freight Attributes to Your Greatest Shipping Advantage | C.H. Robinson
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With the end of the year quickly approaching, some industries enter their busiest transportation season and others hit a shipping slowdown. Whether your supply chain’s seasonal surge is now or not for several more months, your execution strategy has a big part to play—perhaps bigger than you realized.
We understand that getting your products to customers is likely your top supply chain priority. But there’s no reason not to get the best possible combination of price and service. In a previous post, I discussed aligning with service providers to best serve your freight attributes. Today, we’ll dig into how to and why you should accurately represent your freight.
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Categories:
Freight Services, Uncategorized
Is Your Fresh Supply Chain Ready for the Holiday Surge? | C.H. Robinson
The holiday season is a time for traditions—especially when it comes to the food that’s prepared and served at family meals and festive gatherings. And with produce being a key ingredient in many of those treasured and favorite recipes, you might say that the food supply chain is an important part of the holiday season.
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Categories:
Freight Services, Temperature Controlled
Steve Raetz -
Director, Research and Market Intelligence
11.1.17
01-11-2017
The Truth About Multi-stop Truckload Shipping | C.H. Robinson
It’s something we’ve wondered about, along with our customers: do carriers reject multi-stop truckloads more than single-stop, or does it only seem that way? We decided to find out. We worked with MIT graduate students to analyze 5 million truckload and multi-stop truckload tender records collected by TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson. What we found provides valuable insights on the effect that additional stops have on price and service.
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Categories:
Freight Services, Transportation Market
