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The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization

Freightos

It’s not just supply chains. The cinematography blew people away but now, we don’t bat an eye when bullet time slow-motion pops up in a battle scene. Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. But those successes deserve to be celebrated.

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Logistics Procurement – Performance Management

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

With constrained and somewhat erratic demand and supply – not just of products and materials but also capacity with carriers of all modes – rates have been extremely volatile. What tools we can use to benchmark ocean freight and carriers’ service reliability?

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Real-Time Visibility: The Customer Has Spoken

Logistics Viewpoints

The rise of visibility solutions at the container level is helping to drive the transportation execution market to new heights, with real-time visibility as a major growth driver. Real-time visibility tools are generally most effective for over-the-road shipments. These changes can add significant time to the ETA.

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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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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 Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements.

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Make Freight Sourcing More Efficient!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Whether you are a BCO (Beneficial Cargo Owner), Freight Forwarder or NVOCC it is essential that you get this critical component right. The team also needs to understand the characteristics and nature of the cargo. Use of Freight Rate Benchmarking. These are the must-haves for any effective freight sourcing team.

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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. Know the market and the rates that are prevalent.