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Transforming Freight Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

Emerge has an interesting new platform to deal with the problems shippers are having procuring truck capacity. Carriers move shippers’ freight. The Emerge solution has attributes of different supply chain software solutions. However, the system can be used standalone, and some shippers do use Emerge this way.

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Benchmarking your Freight Rates for Maximum Supply Chain Efficiency

Logistics Viewpoints

Why are shippers interested in benchmarking and why are we hearing more about it lately? Benchmarking helps ensure they are getting the most out of their supply chain and also provides a platform for further optimization. What is Benchmarking?

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Navigating Market Uncertainty with Sarah Bertram

The Logistics of Logistics

She brings almost 20 years of supply chain and benchmarking experience to DAT, where she is focused on providing actionable insights to shippers through DAT’s Benchmark Analytics and Rateview benchmarking tools. About Sarah Bertram Sarah Bertram is a Shipper Sales Manager at DAT.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. The freight market is mercurial. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. On the outbound side, they were using a transportation management system from e2open.

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Reducing Cost, Risk, and Carbon with Brad Guinane

The Logistics of Logistics

Brad is Vice-President of Sales at FreightWaves , a leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. Brad is an experienced enterprise SaaS sales leader working in the logistics and supply chain industry. About Brad Guinane.

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The Secret Sauce with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. Mark McEntire is the Senior Vice President of Operations at Emerge , a freight technology firm that is reinventing freight procurement. About Mark McEntire . Mark joined Emerge in January 2022.

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Best Practices on How to Implement Supply Chain Management Systems

Turvo

Some of the best practices on how to implement supply chain management systems include avoiding too many systems, keeping an eye on competitors, and creating clear expectations. All too often, customers bear the consequences of delays due to inefficiency in management systems and create poor customer experiences.