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Truckload

The Secret to Fighting Freight Capacity

by George Muha June 8, 2011

I am going to cut to the chase; the secret to combating a capacity trucking market is…(drum roll please)…LEAD TIMES! End of article. Thank you for bringing the potato salad! We’ll see you again at the 4th of July picnic! Okay, okay, okay! I’ll give you a little more but I am still going to [...]

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25 Questions About Pricing Products Profitably

by George Muha June 6, 2011

I wrote this article to see if I could create a healthy discussion on my blog. I thought you might be able to add some thought provoking jargon to it as well. If you have any feedback about this topic I’d love to hear about it! I know of companies out there that do some [...]

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Supply Chain Necessities When Planning an Acquisition

by George Muha April 4, 2011

When a company wants purchase another company, nothing makes this process smoother than having a well run supply chain in place. Having a high proficiency in supply chain operations is most vital when evaluating a selling company, negotiating at the bargaining table and transitioning once the sale is complete. A lot of companies I work [...]

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Collaborating with Customers to Improve Your Supply Chain Performance

by George Muha January 15, 2011

It’s a proven fact that one of the building blocks that will move a company toward a well oiled supply chain is to collaborate with customers. The dividend it provides is loyal customers with bigger profit margins. I witnessed a great example of this past week when I visited GMB North America, a New Jersey [...]

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Am I Liable if a Third Party Doesn’t Pay My Freight Bills?

by George Muha October 18, 2010

Question: I am getting solicited by a logistics company who wants to pay my freight invoices for me. I am concerned that if they go out of business or don’t pay the freight carriers with my money that I will still be responsible to issue another payment. Is this something that I should worry about? [...]

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What is the Beer Game and How Can it Help My Supply Chain?

by George Muha September 27, 2010

Do you know what The Beer Game is? Okay, I guess I will agree that tossing ping pong balls across a table into a cup of warm beer is a technically a beer game. But I am talking about The Beer Game. The Beer Game, also known as The Beer Distribution Game, is a game [...]

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Using Cost Per Pound to Reduce Freight Costs

by George Muha June 11, 2010

The metric of all metrics when it comes to drilling down freight costs is (drum roll please) cost-per-pound! End of article. Thank you! I’ll be signing autographs at the table outside the conference room in five minutes. All kidding aside, let me further explain about how cost-per-pound is the mother of everything to a [...]

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What You Should Know about Motor Carrier Rebates, Freight Allowances and Off Bill Discounts

by George Muha May 3, 2010

Rebates, freight allowances and off bill discounts, huh, yeah, what are they good for? Absolutely nothing, say it again! Rebates, freight allowances and off bill discounts, huh, yeah, what are they good for – okay, okay, okay, I’ll stop. I am not going to bore you to death by singing a whole song about freight [...]

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Concealed Damages; Asking Customers to Help Reduce Them

by George Muha April 25, 2010

Concealed damage is a huge topic amongst customers I visit. Manufacturers and distributors whose product line is susceptible to damage seem to be obsessed with it. Their biggest gripe is how they feel they are defenseless against freight claims because the hidden damage was not discovered until after the consignee received the freight. “Complain away!” [...]

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Industry Update: Truckload Capacity Tightening Up!!!

by George Muha March 22, 2010

News From the Front Lines of the Truckload Sector Word on the street is the truckload sector starting to notice capacity really starting to tighten up. It’s getting harder and harder for shippers to find trucks and many truckload carriers are taking increases. Even the big national brokers are loosening the noose on rates to [...]

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