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Whether you are a seasoned trade show veteran, or just planning your start-up’s first show, improving your trade show booth shipping can help your company grow. Events are an excellent source of leads for both B2B and B2C companies. The power of great face-to-face interactions will help move your prospects through your sales funnel more quickly, bringing your team more revenue and wins. Developing great operating procedures and implementing some simple best practices can make your next show the best yet. Check out our list of best practices below and move forward with Approved. Take Advantage of the Advance Warehousing One of the common themes...

The preliminary Q2 numbers are in and your boss is on your case, “we need to save more money on transportation costs!” We get it, not every budget has room for overnight express air freight – and that’s okay. There are many simple and actionable techniques to save your company money…starting with your next international shipping move. So grab a pen and paper, take some notes, and get ready to look like a supply chain guru when your boss gets the next round of figures from accounting! 1. Schedule delivery to coincide with least expensive shipping options By establishing a required delivery date that allows time to...

How are You Shipping Freight to Guam? Maybe you’re a start-up just getting off the ground. Perhaps you have worked in Guam shipping for years. Either way, you probably aren’t maximizing the effectiveness of your Guam Supply Chain as much as you can. We often talk with shippers who are locked-in to a single service solution even when it isn’t the best for their business. Here’s a list of ways to move your freight to Guam – by both air and ocean. You will see that there is more than one way to tackle shipping to Guam. 1. Deferred Service Deferred service doesn’t mean inferior...

The best supply chain managers know that to thrive, each link must be scrutinized. From raw materials suppliers to finished goods your bottom line depends on top-notch sourcing of vendors and providers. With so many variables in even the simplest of supply chains, it is easy to overlook crucial details. Many times the question of “how are we going to get this to our customers,” is one of the last questions on the minds of entrepreneurs and business owners. When you cut corners or proper vetting isn’t performed, the supply chain of any company can quickly break. Here are some ways to completely ruin your...

TED Talks have become omnipresent in pop culture. Most Facebook feeds, twitter streams, and LinkedIn accounts have a TED Talk (or 2 or 3!) within digital reach at most times. With events popping up all over the country, a podcast, and it’s own space on some of the largest video platforms, the amount of content can be overwhelming. We’ve taken the time to sift through and find the best for our readers – especially a supply chain manager who wants to do great things with logistics. So, whether you are new to TED Talks, or just want to dive a little deeper, this is a great...

The future of technology in freight is a hot topic on blogs, at expos, and around freight terminals worldwide. The potential for electric vehicles, self-driving trucks, the advent of the blockchain and others has the industry fluttering with guesses and predictions.  But we are already at a point of great evolution in freight technology. For what seems an archaic trade, many improvements are already here. So the question becomes, has technology made the freight industry better or worse? In 2018, for the first time drivers were mandated to adopt Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs). Work and travel logs – which were once maintained by hand on...