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Supply Chain Visibility and Its Importance in Modern Logistics

What is end-to-end visibility in the supply chain?

Supply chain visibility means having access to all processes and products involved in the supply chain. It includes transparency and real-time visibility into shipments, inventory, transactions, operations, payments, etc. Generally, supply chain visibility is the ability to track and trace everything that goes on in the supply chain from manufacturing to the end customer. In a current business environment, having visibility enables businesses to have con

How to Properly Pack and Ship Heavy Equipment: A Short Guide

Shipping heavy items like large equipment, machinery, or auto parts can be quite challenging. Before diving into the heavy equipment shipping process, you should understand the intricacies of shipping heavy equipment. Whether you’re shipping auto parts to another state, or regularly transport heavy commercial equipment, it is crucial to choose the right transportation mode, find a proper shipping partner, choose convenient freight insurance, and apply the best practices for a smooth shipping experience. ![i

Cold Chain Logistics Management: The Top 3 Practices You Can Implement Today

Temperature-controlled shipping is a critical part of the global supply chain ecosystem, as it is the primary way of distributing perishables like food and medicine. In fact, reefers, or refrigerated trucks, handle 90% of all food distributed through the US. With the produce season quickly approaching and the massive rollout of vaccines, we have gathered the best practices for managing your cold shipping.

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How to Ship Frozen Food: Tips for Managing Produce Shipping Season

Springtime traditionally marks the start of the shipping season for fresh produce. Peaking in late spring, loads of fresh produce start filling shipping lanes from southern states. Most fruit and vegetable farmers, as well as importers, start to look for the capacity to distribute their products across the country when the demand for fresh produce greatly increases. Grocery stores, supermarkets, and restaurants need seasonal fruit and veggies to sustain their businesses. Refrigerated capacity is normally ti

What Is Deadstock and How to Get Rid of It?

Well-organized inventory management is a must-have for a successful retail strategy. In the post-pandemic world, optimal use of warehouse space is a necessity to meet the budget bottom line and grow profits. Often, shippers are faced with inaccurate or inconsistent inventory management which leads to overstocking or understocking.  While understocking is a common issue, overstocking, or deadstock, is rarely talked about in the retail industry. However, it isn’t less important and can have equally damaging c

Shipping on Valentine’s: How Does Valentine’s Day Logistics Work?

If modern Cupid had to be embodied, physically, it would look like one of the world’s global supply chain networks. Today, especially amidst the global pandemic, it’s hard to deliver love without logistics. Flowers, cards, and chocolates are the first thing you might associate with the holiday of love. Ironically, delivering these signs of warm feelings requires planning a very robust cold supply chain to maintain the products’ condition. ![Get a Quote] (https://www.goship.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/1ac

How to Build A Strong Local Supply Chain: Top Practices

Supply chains in the US have been widely stretched around the globe for decades. Outsourcing and offshoring manufacturing has been a gold standard in the industry until 2020. Then, the pandemic happened, accompanied by many other economic and political factors like the US-China trade war and Brexit. Considering these factors, the time has come to shorten the supply chains. Many retailers and businesses in the US are trying to develop a better local supply chain, use regional freight carriers, and take other

The Last Mile Delivery Challenge: 3 Ways to Master It  

In today’s customer-centric world, it is critical to meet and even exceed your customer expectations as a small business. Shipping and delivery are vital parts of the picture when it comes to customer satisfaction. Thus, businesses should develop a flexible shipping strategy that will provide enough visibility to enhance the ultimate leg of the supply chain – last-mile delivery. While this is the last step, it is often the most challenging and expensive part. In fact, more than 25% of businesses name delive

5 Freight Shipping Tips for a Fast & Efficient Process

The world is extremely globalized and interconnected today, as are supply chains. A tremendous number of companies rely on outsourcing and offshoring suppliers, whether it’s manufacturing or retail business. Offshore locations are often utilized because of the massive price gap compared to American or European suppliers and manufacturers. However, the global pandemic made enterprises rethink their supply chain models. Many businesses have suffered severe disruption because the majority of their sourcing and