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That magical point of supply chain contact - Part II

Part II Welcome to part two of our blog series about how IL2000 can help you make big logistics outcomes happen with a comparatively small but hyper-e...

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Logistics Management | Entrepreneurial Spirit | Transportation Models | Freight Costs

That magical point of supply chain contact

There is this magical point of contact — a perfect place and time and angle of impact — where just a little bit of force produces massive outcomes. Mi...

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Logistics Management | Transportation Models | On-Time Delivery | Freight Costs | Business Intelligence | SME (Subject Matter Expert)

Your no-obligation supply chain analysis - Part III

How deep does the deep dive go? This blog post is the finale of our no-obligation supply chain analysis series. To recap, at the end of our blog posts...

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Logistics Management | Pricing Strategy | Transportation Models | Freight Costs | Business Intelligence | Core Values

Your no-obligation supply chain analysis

What does that actually mean? “Click here to request our no-obligation supply chain analysis.” We use that phrase a lot! Pick one of our blogs at rand...

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Logistics Management | Pricing Strategy | Transportation Models | Freight Costs

Intermodal transport: Latest logistics trend or true game changer?

What does an efficient freight operation look like? Is efficiency getting the product to its destination on time? Or is it cost efficiency? Or is it m...

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Transportation Models | Supply Chain Management | Business Intelligence

How to solve the toughest supply chain problems

It’s 1839. You are here. How did you get “here” exactly? Well, we won’t bore you with the details. Suffice it to say it involved a time machine. And a...

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Pricing Strategy | Transportation Models | DIY | Freight Costs | Shipping | SME (Subject Matter Expert) | LTL

What is good carrier compliance? Our experts weigh in

As the market settles down, you can and should take a more in-depth look of your LTL costing and service model. As carrier capacity pressure eases, no...

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Transportation Models | Supply Chain Management | Freight Costs

International logistics and the strange case of the Orange Horror from the Deep

In the early 1980s, a man was strolling along a remote stretch of beach in Brittany, France. He’d walked this coastline many times across the years. H...

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Entrepreneurial Spirit | Market Recession | Transportation Models | Supply Chain Management

Late deliveries killing your customer satisfaction? Here’s how you can rebuild customer confidence

Ever heard the dreaded question, “Where’s my shipment?” This is a query you just don’t want to hear from a client. Unfortunately, owing to a litany of...

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Logistics Management | Transportation Models | Shipping | Trucking

Don't underestimate Hazmat classification

"Describe what's in the box." That instruction sounds simple and benign. But even a minor omission in the description of the contents can be catastrop...

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Logistics Management | Transportation Models | Freight Costs | Business Intelligence

What would a rail strike have looked like?

On Friday, 16 September, supply chain managers across the US breathed a collective sigh of relief. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced that freight ...

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Transportation Models | Logistics History and Speculation | Shipping

The design failures that led to today’s colossal container ships, and why you won’t see larger ships in the future

Revolutionary ship design: historical failures and future aspirations Picture the Ever Ace -- the largest container ship in the world, carrying 21,710...

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