Mike Mortson, Author at Supply Chain Game Changer™

Considerations When Choosing an Auto Transport Company!

The Auto Market Supply-Demand Imbalance is Bad for Buyers!

For all car owners, the need to transport your car is something all have encountered or will encounter at some point. Vehicle dealerships can also use auto transport company services to transfer cars to their customers or other dealership locations.

When the need for vehicle shipping arises, this is where car transporters come in. Car transporters offer car hauling services. They pick up your car or you bring it to them, and then they transport it to your desired location using car freight trucks.

Shipping cars is an expensive and often nerve-racking experience for the client. This is due to the possibility of car damage in shipping or even accidents. As a client, you should ensure you choose the right auto transporter to alleviate the worries associated with vehicle transportation.

What to do in a Financial Emergency!

Top Considerations in Credit Card Consolidation

Be it the middle of a pandemic or some accident that just occurred, emergencies can happen for anyone at any time. No matter how much you prepare, there is always something surprising in a financial emergency. In most cases, these emergencies have a financial aspect associated with them.

So, despite your preparations, what to do in such a crisis?

How to Improve Industrial Process Efficiencies!

10 Signs You Should Reboot Your Lean Program!

Industrial efficiency is defined as a manufacturer’s ability to produce a product at the lowest possible cost that will allow them to make a profit. To calculate the industrial process efficiencies, the cost of production per unit must be compared to the unit output of that product. Ideally, industrial processes should have a lower cost per unit of output to be deemed efficient in any manufacturing plant.

Efficiency can also be improved by limiting the number of wasted resources that are used to produce a specific product.

Read on to understand how industrial processes can be made more efficient.

A Trucking Services Overview!

How to Benefit from Trucking Companies!

The trucking industry provides shipping and trucking services for goods and products from the manufacturing/production point to the consumers, mainly using trucks. The carrying capacity is usually vast since it directly links a producer who serves many consumers. Several trucks and tractor-trailers of different types or fleets are required to convey commodities to meet the end-user demands.

There are many carriers and shipping companies specializing in the transportation of different types of cargo in different vehicle types. Since manufacturing firms are increasing rapidly, the trucking business has significantly grown over the years to help link consumers and producers locally and internationally. The industry operation area circulates between the transportation and warehousing sectors.

Ways to Avoid International Supply Chain Disruptions!

Supply Chain Risk Management is a Cirque Du Soleil Calibre Act!

In today’s world, most commerce depends on an international supply chain one way or another. Whether it’s contracting the manufacture of goods or simply ordering parts from another country, few products are sold that are totally made in the USA, creating a vulnerability to international Supply Chain disruptions.

Unfortunately, even a slight disruption in the supply chain could put your company at a huge disadvantage which could, in turn, significantly impact your bottom line. If you work with suppliers in various foreign countries, you’ll want to avoid disruptions at all costs.

How to Make the Perfect Online Flyer!

Reasons to Invest in Excellent Customer Service for Your Online Store

Creating the perfect online flyer has always been an important marketing tool for businesses to get their messages across markets. While it may just seem like a small piece of paper or a small image on your screen, flyers are one of the most effective marketing weapons when businesses want to promote a product, an event, PR messages, sales, etc.

This fact is even more so true in today’s content-heavy world. Everyday, potential customers spend hours and hours on their computers for both work, leisure, and shopping. As our lives have become more dependent on digital mediums, it is becoming exceedingly important for businesses to put a lot of their promotional muscle into the digital space.

This is why it is crucial that businesses and marketers alike know what it takes to make an effective flyer design. For those who are a bit lost on this, here are some handy guidelines to help you make the perfect online flyer.

The New Car Bait and Switch! A True Story!

Customers Do Not Care About Your Problems!

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The “Check Engine” light appeared on my vehicle recently. As the vehicle was over 11 years old and showing increasingly serious signs of breaking down, a trip to the mechanic confirmed that it would cost more to fix the vehicle then it was worth. So my wife and I decided we needed to get a new car.

We quickly researched vehicles and narrowed down the model and brand that we were interested in. After a visit to the local dealership, a test drive and some negotiating we bought a new car.

Within 24 hours of getting our new car our happiness turned to bitterness. The car they gave us was not the vehicle we had bought.

It seemed like we were the victims of a car dealership bait and switch!

Perfect Packaging Design Secrets to Create Memorable Unboxing Experiences!

Anatomy of the Perfect Unboxing Experience! (Infographic)

Your packaging design is the visual representation of your brand’s story. Are you telling a great story with perfect packaging design?

Among many other advantages of having perfect packaging design, increasing consumer purchases stands as the most vital and critical for any brand, especially since the art of retaining customers is tricky, to say the least.

The exact percentages may vary, but most research studies conducted in the United States to evaluate the importance of packaging on consumer purchases report that at least 50 percent of consumers’ decisions to purchase a product are determined by the appeal of the packaging.

Top Considerations When Choosing a Route Planning System for Delivery Logistics!

The History and State of Vehicle Routing!

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Gartner had predicted that by 2020, ten percent of all field service work would be scheduled by artificial intelligence. However, about 52% of all companies providing field services plan their delivery services manually, and only 30% use GPS tracking or a route planning system, according to statistics on resco.net.

Whether you specialize in food delivery or HVAC services, route planning can help grow your business by providing quick delivery times and reducing fuel costs. In turn, the overall flow of your business operations increases, giving you a competitive edge against competitors. However, to enjoy these benefits, there are some factors you must consider, including the use of routing software.

Below are the top considerations when choosing a route planning system for delivery logistics.

How to Be Hired as a Crypto Trader!

How to Become a Professional Bitcoin Trader!

Make Crypto trading a full time job and become a Crypto trader!

Cryptocurrency is becoming more than just a passing interest for institutional investors, and many are now branching into crypto full time. The problem is that many institutional investors come from a traditional stock and bonds background and don’t have the crypto knowledge they need to trade cryptos. Cryptocurrencies are often highly technical blockchain projects that require a careful eye to decide whether they are a valuable investment or not.

You may have a good knowledge base after taking a few trading lessons online, and you may even have made a crypto fortune on Ethereum trading. Now, you are considering getting paid to manage other people’s money, which is certainly possible — but do you have what it takes?

This guide will give you details of crypto trading jobs as well as the expectations a company will have.

Affordable Market Research Techniques!

“There are a lot of opportunities that you can discover by listening closely to what your customers are saying.” – Joei Chan. Hence, the importance of market research techniques.

Business is about selling your service and products to the right people. Whether you’re selling the cure to cancer or a simple pen, you need to find a way to reach these people. The answer to reaching your customers is marketing.

Marketing comes in many forms such as billboards, commercials, and even dangerous publicity stunts. All of these are an attempt to draw attention and customers to a business. There are many ways to get your product or service out on the streets and into conversations.

How to Protect Your Plastic Parts Supply Chain!

The Ocean Plastics Environmental Crisis!

Robust supply chains are crucial to your business operations. Equipment failures, natural disasters, logistical problems, or injection molding defects in the plastic parts Supply Chain often cause business-critical delays or last-minute adjustments.

Eliminating weak points in your plastic parts supply chain is the best way to avoid costly setbacks.

Here we’ll explore some optimal approaches to assess your supply chain and identify safeguards to keep your deliveries running like clockwork.

Cost Effective Branding Tips That Really Work!

Brand Protection – The Definitive Role of the Supply Chain!

As a small business owner, you could believe that branding is better left to big companies. However, the fact is that regardless of how large (or small) your firm is, if you’re in business, you need to think about branding and following branding tips.

Larger corporations can afford to spend more money on branding. However, you don’t need a large bank account to develop an excellent branding plan. You can carry out many steps to help your business stand out, get your consumers’ attention, and make your company unique without breaking the bank.

Read on to find out more about these Branding tips.

An Overview of Binary Options for Internet Trading!

6 Ways to Attract Investors to Your Startup Business!

As a beginner, numerous sorts of trading to the internet trading market will connect your eyeballs. Binary Options are one of them. It differs from other types of trading in that it involves you forecasting and bet on asset price movements.

In general terms, Binary means 0 or 1, therefore binary trading has two options: a defined amount or nothing at all. It deals with high-risk, high-reward situations.

How to Choose the Right Shipping Boxes!

4 Ways Packaging Optimization Can Improve Business Processes!

Choosing the right shipping boxes may be more complicated than you think. Aside from the right size, there are other things to consider. These boxes should be able to withhold the external factors during shipping. Boxes are essential in ensuring that your items arrive safely at someone’s doorstep or parcel boxes.

Durable boxes maintain the quality and integrity of the shipped items. It also helps in improving customer satisfaction. Aside from having a parcel delivery box for safety, the right kind of box is essential.