3 Main Causes of Supply Chain Disruption in 2021
After eighteen months of severe disruption, things are returning to something that resembles normal in many parts of the United States.
Category Archives: Freight Forwarder
Entitlement Management Is a Key Focus Area for IoT Security
As IoT technologies continue to proliferate throughout the supply chain, careful IoT entitlement management to thwart would-be bad actors is increasingly critical for maintaining cybersecurity. Unfortunately, many firms aren’t keeping pace with changing times. One study from HP revealed that 70% of the most commonly used IoT-enabled devices contain serious security vulnerabilities. At the same […]
Supply Chain Visibility Is More Important than Ever
End-to-end supply chain visibility has become more and more essential in the past decade, and as technology continues to evolve, it also becomes more achievable. Now, in light of the global COVID-19 crisis, supply chain visibility is more important than ever before. From transporting essential materials to responding to potential supply chain disruptions, visibility will […]
COVID-19 and the Global Supply Chain
It’s impossible to ignore the ongoing impact of COVID-19, the pandemic commonly known as coronavirus. For millions of residents in the world’s largest cities, shelter-in-place orders have all but halted commerce, leading to massive layoffs, market chaos, and a full-scale, ad hoc reimagining of workforce best practices.
5 Reasons to Outsource Ecommerce Fulfillment to a 3PL Partner
Imagine this scenario: You have a great product and a growing customer base, and the online orders are coming in. But as your ecommerce business continues to grow, the pressure is on to get hundreds of orders fulfilled correctly and on time.
Is Uber Freight Taking Over the Shipping Industry?
On September 9, Uber announced an expansion of its shipping and logistics operation, Uber Freight. The company signed a 10-year lease in Chicago, where it will open a new office and hire 2,000 people in the area over the next three years, mainly for the freight unit.
What is 4PL? Understanding the Next Level of Logistics Outsourcing
3PLs are well established as vital partners in the modern supply chain landscape. They fill essential logistical roles in warehousing, drayage, intermodal transport, and much more, allowing companies to scale operations at a sustainable pace without taking on massive amounts of infrastructure and investment.
Extending Value in the Supply Chain with Yard Management Systems
For many shipping and logistics organizations, the yard isn’t a revenue driver. If anything, when miscommunication backs trucks and containers up on the yard, it’s where deadlines are missed and dollars fly out the window.
Transloading Vs. Cross-Docking: Understanding the Key Differences
Both transloading and cross docking are essential in the modern supply chain. While each is used to process and forward freight, they serve very different roles. Here’s what you need to know:
Understanding the Impact of the Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project
Built in the 1960s, the Gerald Desmond Bridge was designed to meet the infrastructure needs of a pre-globalized world. At the time it was constructed, architects anticipated modest traffic across the bridge, mostly limited to commuters going to work at Long Beach Naval Shipyard.