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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, E2open is the largest provider of transportation execution solutions. The company is focused on ocean shipping. The company streamlines and standardizes the shipping process worldwide for a network of over 220,000 shipping professionals. FedEx Corp. million daily shipments.

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Billable Weight Explained: How to Reduce Future Shipping Costs

ShipBob

Calculating shipping costs is easy, right? If you’re a new ecommerce brand, you might think that your shipping costs always depends on the actual weight of the shipment. However, the actual weight is only one part of the equation as far as understanding what your shipping rate will be. What is billable weight?

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Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics

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The energy crisis in China and the European conflict are bringing additional chaos in the form of production shutdowns, raw material shortages and blocked shipping lanes. By also considering carrier performance metrics, the decision engine can intelligently balance cost with service.

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A Collection of Bad Supply Chain Poems

Kinaxis

So he suggested RapidResponse, To see the metrics he wants, And now he can reset parameters. . Arm thyself with the tools of the trade; Dashboard metrics and scorecards: combine. Who needed some excess from Austin. Shipping was all that it cost him. Old supply chain models slained! My determination will not wane.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

At this year’s South by Southwest in Austin, TX, 3D printing is being shown in a whole new light. Icon, an Austin-based construction startup focused on 3D-printing technology, is showcasing one of its newest 3D-printed homes, dubbed “House Zero,” in East Austin. Russia-Ukraine war is worsening shipping snarls.