Books Expense Reduction Freight Procurement 
Freightos
MARCH 17, 2019
The annual fixed-price contract is the current go-to for ocean freight procurement. Fixing a price is almost futile in a volatile market, and ocean freight now has much more volatility (both frequency and magnitude) than most other commodities. But Does Fixed Ocean Price Procurement Need Fixing? We never looked back.
Freightos
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Maersk has unabashedly championed vertical integration for years, advocating an “end-to-end” strategy. Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. No end to end-to-end. Accelerating the shift. Image via StarAir.dk).
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Veridian Solutions
JANUARY 29, 2020
Knowing that your distribution fulfillment strategy is working gives you a better insight into how your business is performing. This is important for reducing order fulfillment errors, improving your inventory management and remaining competitive. Signs That You Might Need a New Fulfillment Strategy. Higher freight spend.
Logistics Bureau
APRIL 4, 2022
Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible?
Freightos
JANUARY 12, 2016
How Freight Disrupted Itself. In the last year, a new dynamic has begun to reshape the freight industry. Phil knows his (freight) stuff. In his PhD thesis he developed a product to secure ocean freight rates with financial derivatives. Declining Freight Rates. Maybe this wouldn’t be so bad if expenses fell too.
Talking Logistics
JULY 19, 2018
The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. is what drove the first wave of demand for real-time freight visibility solutions. Book a carrier faster and with fewer phone calls.
ShipBob
JANUARY 6, 2023
This helps you to cut down any inefficiencies in your routes so that you can make more deliveries without compromising speed. Transportation management systems also enable you to automate your freight tendering process. By automatically dispatching carriers, you can significantly expedite steps such as booking and tendering of freight.
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