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Insights from MercuryGate User Conference 2014

Talking Logistics

What do you get when you bring together shippers, logistics service providers, and a transportation management system (TMS) vendor in New Orleans? How can a transportation management system (TMS) help companies find and secure truckload capacity in a capacity-constrained environment?

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

They have different types of freight, service needs, lead times, dwell times, and handling criteria. Depending on your requirements you can design your sourcing strategy to commit a portion of your freight volume, and procure the rest on the spot market. The more variability you have in shipping, the more your rates will spike.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

They have different types of freight, service needs, lead times, dwell times, and handling criteria. Depending on your requirements you can design your sourcing strategy to commit a portion of your freight volume, and procure the rest on the spot market. The more variability you have in shipping, the more your rates will spike.

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7 Ways Transportation Companies Can Improve Customer Experience

MercuryGate

Platform keyboard_arrow_down Platform keyboard_arrow_down Platform Power The feature-rich functionality to manage all modes, in all geographies, while optimizing route, rate, and end-to-end processes. Architecture Unique purpose-built software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed from the ground up to enable true cloud deployment.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15-19, 2018)

Talking Logistics

US announces intent to withdraw from international postal rate system (The Hill). BluJay Acquires Italian Customs Solution Provider, ERA System. SMC³ Adds Volume LTL Pricing API to Its Suite of Rating Solutions. Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2018. Anheuser-Busch is one of Uber’s first customers.

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How Logistics Data Builds Smarter Supply Chains

Ware2Go

With 89% of small to midsized businesses (SMBs) recently reporting that they operate out of at least one owned warehouse, the ability to collect and analyze data at scale is becoming a core business need- especially given the booming growth of eCommerce. How is Logistics Data Changing Warehousing? a business or consumer).

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How Logistics Data Builds Smarter Supply Chains

Ware2Go

With 89% of small to midsized businesses (SMBs) recently reporting that they operate out of at least one owned warehouse, the ability to collect and analyze data at scale is becoming a core business need- especially given the booming growth of eCommerce. How is Logistics Data Changing Warehousing? a business or consumer).