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Real-World Scenario: Best Practices for Warehouse Contracts: Part One

GlobalTranz

When it comes to the logistics industry, whether it's transportation management contracts or warehouse contracts, there are a million moving parts, and as many questions. In the below is a real world example of a consultant coming to a third party logistics company with the goal of choosing a warehouse and 3pl provider.

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FourKites Ocean Visibility: A Next Generation Solution

Logistics Viewpoints

The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, when there are delays, and alerts for these delays, is critical to ensure a positive experience. and, “How can I best manage my documents so that my containers don’t get stuck at the port of discharge?”. Shipment at origin.

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Introducing Vision 2030: How LSPs Can Capitalize on the Client-Centric Future of Logistics

BlueYonder

Blue Yonder, in collaboration with Incisiv, delves into these transformations in our recent e-book, “ Logistics 2030: Pivoting to a Client-Centric Future.” End-to-End Champions : The holistic management of logistics operations, from predictive analytics to smart warehousing, defines LSPs as End-to-End Champions.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

Your competitors are shipping orders at a faster rate than your warehouses can achieve. Warehouses full to the brim and laid out in a disorganised manner. BOOK NOW Need help with demand forecasting accuracy? Book a free consultation. Your inventory turns ratio is low.

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Transportation Management System: What is a TMS in Logistics? [+ Top Companies Compared]

ShipBob

Share compliance information and documentation. By automatically dispatching carriers, you can significantly expedite steps such as booking and tendering of freight. Documentation management. The transportation process can be extremely document-heavy, often requiring multiple documents, forms, and compliance information.

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13 Amazing Logistics & Supply Chain Mobile Applications

EazyStock

These apps help companies achieve every business process from tracking inventory and shipments to booking meetings with clients to tracking tasks and projects. BooksyBiz – Appointment Booking. Hawk-Eye Trucking Log Book – Trucking Application. Veeqo – Warehouse Management System.

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Supply Chain Analytics: Benefits, Challenges & Architecture

SCMDOJO

Read More: 10 Must-Read Supply Chain Analytics Books for 2023 ] The benefits of SCM analytics are numerous. Examples of such analyses include the performance of a supply chain or the inventory levels of a warehouse. These BI tools allow businesses to link customer data with internal information such as operations, sales, and finance.