Threats to your supply chain can come from natural disasters, product shortages, unpredictable markets, rising fuel costs, and the list goes on. How well your supply chain can bounce back from disruption is what’s known as supply chain resilience. At Taylored Services, we are supply chain experts and wanted to offer five ways you can build and maintain a …
Theft, fraud, and loss are always top concerns when shipping inventory. Every touchpoint can pose another opportunity for would-be thieves to take advantage of any weaknesses in your supply chain. These concerns increase significantly when you’re shipping high-value items like jewelry, prescription drugs, electronics, and even expensive apparel, which can be easily sold. How your …
One of the best ways to enhance the performance of your supply chain operation is to improve end-to-end visibility in your shipping network. Visibility means knowing the precise location of your products, freight, and inventory no matter where they are along the supply chain.
Your supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Just one kink in the chain can impede productivity, decrease profit margins, and prevent you from delivering the most value to your customer. Don’t let the limitations of planning derail your supply chain. Here are 6 ways to identify weaknesses in your supply chain and create efficiencies.
Keeping your fulfillment warehouse safe and secure is serious business. Your inventory may be worth hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, so it makes sense to invest time and money into making sure it’s well protected. At Taylored Services, we are warehouse experts and wanted to offer these warehouse safety tips.
Rising fuel costs combined with consumers’ increasing demand for faster delivery options at little (or no) cost are forcing supply chain managers to run leaner, more cost-effective operations. Ensuring transportation costs are kept under control by making the most efficient use of vehicles, fuel, and drivers is a high priority. At Taylored Services, we are supply chain and order fulfillment experts, and we wanted to offer these 9 route planning tips to help you keep your transportation costs in check.
The United States has seen some of the worst hurricanes on record in recent years. In 2017 alone, we saw Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria tear through Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. It wasn’t that long ago that Hurricane Sandy effectively shut down the northeast for weeks. These high-intensity storms are not anomalies. They prove …
While the average consumer might not realize it, every business owner, manufacturer, and third-party logistics provider knows that trucks touch virtually every corner of the economy. Trucks move food, cars, fuel, electronics and about a million other things. It should come as no surprise that the trucking transportation industry is valued at $700 billion. And that value is only projected to increase, especially with so much exploration and interest in self-driving vehicles.
Transportation companies including Uber and Tesla have already invested more than $1 billion in autonomous driving technology. They seem intent on making self-driving vehicles become a reality sooner rather than later.
With advances in modern technology, remote work is now the norm. Virtually anyone can work from anywhere that has a solid internet connection. Small vendors can stay connected and react to events in real-time. “Face-to-face” meetings with people across the country are possible via Skype. However, when it comes to getting your physical products into …
The e-commerce industry is continuing to grow by leaps and bounds each year. Thanks to innovations from industry giants like Amazon, free two-day shipping is the norm, and customers expect nothing less from other online retailers. The supply chain has adapted to consumer demand by becoming more integrated and efficient than ever before. However, e-commerce …