2020 is coming to an end and companies all over the world are getting ready for the holiday season with logistics strategies that meet the demand of customers and help them become more profitable.
Also known as input process, this is the first link of the supply chain. Its importance lies on being the initial validation filter of goods.
Lower demand for transportation, large inventories, and increased demand for warehousing during the pandemic have made visibility one of the most crucial issues. To overcome this challenge, logistics companies are using data-based technology:
The new market models and the digitalization of services have forced companies to offer a differentiating value and to create strategies to lower the cost of their logistics by identifying essential processes for delivering value that do not belong to their core business.
Warehouse and Added Value Services
Safety at the Distribution Center, 3PL’s Competitive Advantage
Oct 29, 2020
A distribution center is an infrastructure that protects goods; therefore, the safety we implement for it should be adequate to maintain the productivity and quality of operations.
Companies must evolve and adapt to new realities to continue being competitive. To do this, they must measure their performance constantly and make the necessary adjustments to expedite and optimize their logistics and operations.
Logistic trends of WH and value-added services
Features of a warehouse for animal nutrition products
Oct 07, 2020
The following elements are necessary for an integrated management of the animal nutrition products warehouse.
Omnichannel means a company is managing all its sales channels, integrating them into a network to improve its profits. It also means the company is giving customers the ability to buy whatever they want when they want it, and where they want it.
Despite the practicality of processed food, there has been a rise in the demand for fresh food such as fruits, vegetables, fish, sea food, meat, dairy, and others in the past years due to the benefit they bring to our health. Nonetheless, they demand special temperature handling to avoid spoilage as they are perishable.
The demand for essential articles has skyrocketed since the beginning of the pandemic. In view of this unprecedented situation, when the delivery of goods has become more rlevant than ever before, having safe transportation units with adequate maintenance is a real necessity.
Thanks to digitalization, warehousing and transportation operations can now be managed jointly through an LMS, looking to improve customer experience and create an efficient supply-chain supplier ecosystem.
