Specialized shipping is a term that’s used to refer to any large shipment size, weight, or dimensions that demand special handling services during transit. Almost every industry has specialized shipping, from oil and gas mining to manufacturing and constr ...
Customer service in logistics is significant to building an effective supply chain. After all, it’s the customers who are on the receiving end of your products and get the opportunity to use them. It’s from experience that customers determine a company’s ...
Intermodal freight transportation is a combination of different transportation modes such as rail, ocean, and trucking, to move goods from the shipper to the shipment’s final destination. The freight is moved in a container or vehicle without handling the ...
Multiple transportation and shipping methods are available to shippers today. However, one shipping mode is often not enough to move your freight to its destination. Maybe your goods are going a long way from another part of the world by ship or aircraft. ...
A third-party logistics (3PL) company is an external supplier that performs all or part of a company’s supply chain management. Many 3PLs offer a wide range of services, such as inbound freight, outbound freight, freight consolidation, warehousing, distri ...
The recent e-commerce explosion is increasing the value of the supply chain; thus, companies have been compelled to implement new techniques and tools to adapt to the omnichannel environment and remain competitive.Keep in mind that in e-commerce, a sale i ...
