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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport. The core of the Freight Procurement Stage is the creation of a comprehensive Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quotation (RFQ) document. Work with legal and procurement teams to draft the contract documents.

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5 Reasons Why Carriers Are Customer-Obsessed

Freightos

In their words: “freight made personal” waves proudly on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ’s banner. “We Today’s air cargo customers want a quick and fully-digitized sales experience with extensive, agile self-service options”, United Cargo ’s President upon signing up with WebCargo. Here’s what drove this change.

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Risk Management in Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The halal trust assessment could be conducted for one brand, but can also be benchmarked with selected competing brands. The halal trust of a brand is measured through a consumer survey, analysing the consumer perception of the halal logo, excellence, transparency, halal authenticity, and intention.

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How to Lower Your Ocean Freight Costs!

Supply Chain Game Changer

For the shipper, in particular, the use of freight cost benchmarking and market movement analytics will also be important to achieve additional insight and a better understanding of overall costs. Freight cost benchmarking in the market is an efficient method followed by many shippers. Optimize your cargo packing.

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Adding Value to Your Supply Chain: Seven Cardinal Sins to Avoid

Material Handling & Logistics

From the product to its condition and even documentation, the demand for excellence involving all parts of the process has intensified. When shipping documents misreport significant attributes of cargo, the resulting inaccurate or false billing can prompt additional carrier charges. Inaccurate Billing.

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5 Ways a TMS Can Help You “Go Green”

Talking Logistics

To qualify for this designation, carriers are required to measure, benchmark and track what they are doing to increase efficiency and fuel economy and have documentation of their efforts. Automate processes to reduce reliance on paper. Finally, there is an unexpected bonus to be found in using your TMS to help you “go green.”

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Industry-Changing Views From the Cloud

MIT Supply Chain

How many shipments are delayed, for example, because the contractual penalties for a carrier failing to a load a box onto a vessel or for a shipper not providing the agreed cargo on time are too weak to deter these practices? How much inventory could be better managed in this segment if there was better visibility into end-to-end cargo flows?