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5 Ways to Maintain a Supply Chain Resilience Strategy Threats to your supply chain can come in the form of natural disasters, product shortages, unpredictable markets, rising fuel costs, and the list goes on. How well your supply chain is able to bounce back from disruption is what’s known as supply chain resilience. At Taylored…
High Value Shipping Needs Extra Protection: Here’s Some Tips 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…
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.
Supply Chain Planning for Inclement Weather 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…
Taylored Services is proud to be represented in the “Top 10 Logistics Technology Solution Provider – 2018” by CIO Applications. In our interview, we discuss our innovative means of third-party logistics. From integration services to project management, we take care of our customers every step of the way.
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.
Geographical Location of Your Fulfillment Warehouse Can Impact Your Business With advances in modern technology, remote work is now the norm. Virtually anyone can work from anywhere that has a solid internet connection. Remote vendors can stay connected and react to events in real-time. “Face-to-face” meetings with people across the country are possible via Skype.…