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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. The freight market is mercurial. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Mr. Master’s experience at Simmons Foods illustrates many of the distinct characteristics and challenges related to freight procurement.

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Simmons Foods’ Approach to Transportation Spend

Logistics Viewpoints

This family-owned business is headquartered in Siloam Springs Arkansas in the US. Further, customers buying patterns were so variable, that 30% of the lanes they procured freight for were new to the network. Emerge offers an innovative freight procurement platform. Mr. Masters had a number of interesting things to say.

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With New Year Underway, Key Players Look Back On 2022

Intelligent Audit

A far cry from pandemic-era capacity shortages, today’s shippers are struggling to find the freight volumes they need to remain competitive in a high-stakes transportation marketplace. Walmart now offers customers drone delivery service through these vendors in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. .

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

It says it will do that by “clarifying retail career paths, better pre-employment training, more innovative and relevant on-the-job and supplemental training and credentials that employers will accept for advancement.” Arkansas Business Limited Partnership, July 2, 2012. Decades in the Making. Beyond Technology.

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Honoring Our 2021 Carrier of the Year Award Winners

CH Robinson Transportfolio

It’s also invigorating to hear that they can carry more loads, innovate, and grow their business faster because of the technology we’ve developed to drive efficiencies and savings. Robinson as we work together to provide safe and reliable services to those who care about their freight and the care of which is it handled.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

A New Market Seeks to Draw Freight Bets (WSJ – sub. A New Market Seeks to Draw Freight Bets (WSJ – sub. Inside Google’s Rebooted Robotics Program (New York Times) Transplace Invests in New Operations Center in Northwest Arkansas Black & Decker Fined $1.8M For Power Tools Sold In Iran.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. retailer and providing customers with an incredibly fast – and innovative – option for delivery,” said Vik Gopalakrishnan, VP, innovation and automation at Walmart U.S.,