Logistics Outsourcing

Ensuring Supply for Restaurant Chain During COVID-19

June 19, 2020

Challenge: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a U.S. restaurant chain faced unprecedented factors and unknowns, creating product volatility within its supply chain.

Food Producer Achieves Significant On-Time Delivery Improvements With Red Classic

June 17, 2020

Red Classic

Challenge: A large U.S. food producer was incurring sizable on-time, in-full delivery fines due to late deliveries to a large retailer. The producer’s objective was to contract a dedicated carrier that could provide 97% on-time delivery out of its highest-volume distribution center — moving its overall on-time delivery metric into acceptable range and avoiding costly penalties.

Scaling Up Delivery Operations Safely and Efficiently

June 17, 2020

Kushal Nahata, SCB Contributor

Growing too quickly can cause delayed deliveries, inefficient inventory management, overworked drivers and disappointed customers.

CEVA Logistics Announces Plan to Expand its Services in Africa

June 16, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

CEVA Logistics recently announced a three-part expansion plan for the African market. The company has acquired a controlling shareholding in AMI Worldwide, a third-party logistics provider with an extensive network in East and Southern Africa.

One Network Enterprises and PSA Cargo Solutions Partner to Expand Services for Global Terminal Operations

June 16, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

One Network Enterprises, a provider of solutions for autonomous supply chain management, and PSA Cargo Solutions, a unit of global port group PSA International, announced a strategic partnership to expand services for Global Terminal Operations and Logistics.

DB Schenker Develops a No-Touch Signature Capture Feature for Deliveries

June 9, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

DB Schenker recently developed a no-touch signature capture feature for deliveries, enabling safe documentation of deliveries while ensuring that everyone involved maintains the required coronavirus distance.

Three Benefits of Collaborative Freight Technology in a Pandemic

June 3, 2020

Nick Darmanchev, SCB Contributor

The COVID-19 crisis is creating a sharp divide between the haves and have-nots of cloud-based logistics management.

The Race to the Freezer: Europe’s Food Glut Has Nowhere to Go

June 1, 2020

Bloomberg

Demand for cold-storage space has surged after bars, restaurants and sports venues closed, leaving their suppliers hunting for new customers or somewhere to store the unsold food. Products like vegetables and meat that are usually sold fresh are now competing with frozen food staples for the same storage space.

SAP Logistics Business Network Integrates with InstaFreight

May 27, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

SAP SE recently announced the integration of InstaFreight’s service offerings with SAP Logistics Business Network to support fast and efficient handling of road shipments in Europe.

Peak-Ryzex Partners with ShipTrack to Address Growing Demand for Last Mile Delivery Services

May 27, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Peak-Ryzex, Inc., a provider of digital supply chain and mobile workforce solutions, has announced a partnership with ShipTrack, a cloud-based logistics management platform for business use cases in last mile, postal parcel delivery, regulated goods, pharmacy, mailroom, agents, contractors and partners.

Logistics Outsourcing

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding logistics outsourcing and its impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods in a more timely and efficient manner than ever before using third party logistics providers (3PLs). New technologies that provide information during shipments are transforming the way companies work with these providers - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As 3PL services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using logistics outsourcing solutions to power their supply chains.