Lean Solutions Group

The staffing revolution in freight brokerage

The non-asset-based freight brokerage is undergoing a revolution as the impacts of nearshoring not only affect supply chains but also the workforces that cater to them. Abby Hafenbredl, Account Development Manager at Lean Solutions Group, spoke with FreightWaves about these trends, opportunities and the future of freight brokerage workforces. 

For freight brokerages, one of the largest costs is people, and managing the right staffing levels based on market conditions is crucial. Historically...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-staffing-revolution-in-freight-brokerage

Borderlands: Lean Solutions Group making big moves in Mexico

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Lean Solutions Group making big moves in Mexico; China-based tire maker opening $240M facility in Mexico; Mexican authorities again postpone Carta Porte tax document; and new logistics park begins construction along Texas-Mexico border.

Lean Solutions Group making big moves in Mexico

Lean Solutions Group, founded in 2012, began as a nearshore and offshore services...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-lean-solutions-group-making-big-moves-in-mexico

Are your business investments doing enough?

Supply chains are built on customer service, and even weak economic conditions won’t lower customers’ high expectations when it comes to the services they pay for.

If anything, during rocky economic times, exceeding customer expectations becomes the most crucial thing to maintain.

The freight contraction has impacted businesses in all corners of the supply chain, but low freight rates have drastically driven down margins for transportation providers. Businesses that began when freight volumes hit...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/are-your-business-investments-doing-enough

FOSC chat: Logistics firms turn to Lean Solutions for tech staffing needs

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain live event in Rogers, Arkansas. For more information and content from the event, click here.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC:  What’s next for Lean Solutions Group?

DETAILS: Lean Solutions Group is seeking to revolutionize the way the U.S. logistics industry operates by providing staffing and nearshoring services in South America. 

SPEAKER: Robert Cadena, CEO and co-founder of Lean Solutions Group. 

BIO: Cadena has spent his entire...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fosc-chat-logistics-firms-turn-to-lean-solutions-for-tech-staffing-needs

Lean Solutions adds business process outsourcing to nearshoring offerings

Perhaps no industry has such lopsided supply and demand for labor as transportation and logistics. Not only is new talent harder to come by but the ever-growing need to move more freight faster is making it nearly impossible to keep pace. Now more than ever it’s becoming evident that today’s unusual labor market calls for unconventional staffing solutions. 

How unconventional? Try business process outsourcing (BPO) with a South American twist.  

Many U.S. logistics providers are turning to Lean...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lean-solutions-adds-business-process-outsourcing-to-nearshoring-offerings

F3 chat: How to begin your automation journey

This fireside chat recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience. 

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The important role of data in logistics: Creating an unfragmented industry

DETAILS: Alfonso Quijano, the CTO of Lean Solutions, and Mary O’Connell sit down to talk about the most effective way to harness data for process improvement. Automation is king and they discuss where to start.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Mary O’Connell, freight broker/3PL expert at FreightWaves, and Alfonso Quijano, CTO of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-chat-how-to-begin-your-automation-journey

FreightWaves LIVE recap: Obstacles facing ocean shipping to last into 2022

Trey Griggs and Dan Kopp at FreightWaves LIVE @HOME

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Navigating uncharted territory in the transportation industry

DETAILS: A discussion on delays in ocean freight shipments and how to best manage the challenges.

INTERVIEWER and SPEAKER: Trey Griggs, VP of sales with Lean Solutions Group, and Dan Kopp, CEO of ITG Transportation Services.

BIO:

Kopp took over the reins at ITG, a 34-year-old family-owned freight brokerage at the beginning of 2020. Prior to taking on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-obstacles-facing-ocean-shipping-to-last-into-2022

Restructure for success: Sales and marketing seal the deal

The often lucrative transportation and logistics industry attracts a host of ambitious players seeking a stake.

But far too often companies go years spinning their wheels, so to speak, putting in twice the effort but achieving only incremental success. Frustration grows as efforts to scale and build a customer base appear futile.

It’s not that these companies aren’t doing sales; the founders are giving their best pitches. But word-of-mouth networking can get you only so far. Plus, it’s hard...

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