Posts, Supply Chain
How Distributors are Solving the “Last Mile” Transportation Problem — a Real-world Example from a Market Leader
Increasingly we are seeing distributors being pinched between spiraling shipping costs and rising customer expectations. Orders are getting smaller and customers are demanding faster and faster delivery methods, all without expecting to pay anything extra to cover the additional costs of the shipping.
Posts, Supply Chain
Are YOU a Distributor Becoming a Courier?
Not that long ago, distribution networks happily and conveniently operated through strategically-placed distribution centers, delivering, say, a pallet a month through LTL (less-than-truckload) carriers. Things might have seemed complex at the time, but there was no real thought about what could possibly happen next.