3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. A very recent survey of U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software 79

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The network supports a wide array of messaging types including real-time GPS, EDI, and API-based capacity requests, bookings, statuses, and customs messages. Their solutions include omni-channel, demand sensing, supply planning, global trade management, transportation management, collaborative manufacturing, and supply management.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Hello and welcome back to another episode of “The Freight Project Podcast!” On today’s episode we welcome Andrew Lynch, Co-Founder & President of Zipline Logistics, an award-winning logistics service provider that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods and food and beverage products.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. In 2014, a Supply Chain Council survey found that managing global supply chain complexity was among the top 5 major issues. A very recent survey of U.S.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. e-Book] The Digital Supply Chain: The Landscape, Trends, Types, and the Application in Supply Chain Management. [e-Book]

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2021

There are tiers for rates, mode, and freight class, but there’s another layer of logistics. That’s the overview of white glove services evolution and it’s another piece of the transportation terminology puzzle. It’s important to know how white glove services and transportation management go together.

Transportation Management 197

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In freight auditing, freight audit advisors work with freight shippers to ensure that all charges are accurate and to prevent wasting money. Shippers can ensure they are getting the best possible rates from their carriers by working with a freight audit consultant. What Freight Auditing Is and Why It’s Important.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 5, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Our first post covered the Top 5 Freight Management blogs of 2016. e-Book] The Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, & Freight Metrics & KPIs.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2019

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from “ Putting Community in TMS: Enabling the Network Effect in Transportation Management ,” a research e-book produced by Adelante SCM and published by Kuebix (a Talking Logistics sponsor). Transportation management is inherently a network-based business process.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Mike Griswold, Vice President Analyst at Gartner , had this to say about the value supply chain KPIs and metrics. Supply chain metrics provide the vehicle to ‘look at the results’ and gauge the effectiveness of an organization’s execution strategy. Tracking damage rates is a critical factor in supply chain management.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2017

Next, align your service level expectations by rewarding outstanding performance and standardizing metrics about on-time delivery, invoice accuracy and communication. Additionally, for shippers with enough freight volume on competitive lanes, a virtual fleet can also be a viable alternative. Max Out Your TMS Benefits.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. Warehouse Management and Transportation Management were in their infancy. This work is typically periodic to accompany a freight bid or an end-to-end project. …the processes were quite different then.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 6, 2021

Logistics providers should possess extensive transportation expertise and industry relationships, which can help your organization stay ahead of freight trends and upcoming regulations. Access to Transportation Management Systems and Other Tech . Transportation Mode Selection. Freight Visibility and Order Tracking.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2018

From changing regulatory requirements and increasing freight congestion to excessive detention time and driver shortages , shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) are struggling to balance the multiple issues impacting fleet management today.

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CargoBarn

JANUARY 23, 2019

Let’s face it, freight costs are rising as a result of the capacity crunch and driver shortage. The supply chain is one of the largest cost centers for any business, so finding ways to save on truckload freight is a top priority. Spot markets are places where companies can go to have different carriers bid on their freight.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 20, 2016

Tom Cook has authored nineteen books on global trade and supply chain. So with a hat tip to Mr. Look for TMS solutions that offer integrated online portals for all users to access order, shipment status and other critical information providing a centralized repository for real-time views into inbound and outbound freight.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 20, 2020

If you’re currently shipping less than truckload (LTL) or underutilized truckload freight, a retail consolidation program might be the answer you need. And because your products move more quickly off the books on a prepaid basis, you might notice an improved cash-to-cash cycle that leads to profits.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Hello and welcome back to another episode of “The Freight Project Podcast!” We hope you enjoy “The Freight Project Podcast.” We’ll publish every Tuesday right on the Cerasis blog and Freight Institute. We hope you enjoy this very first episode of The Freight project podcast! We hope you enjoy!

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 15, 2013

The Top 10 Transportation Management Systems. Each year as businesses of every size and industry fight to broaden market share the same old questions haunt the boardrooms, “How can we reduce transportation costs? Transportation Management Systems. JDA Transportation Manager. The TMS Investment.

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Parade

JULY 15, 2019

Understanding when to book a load requires judgment and 'market know-how' which can lead to significant cost savings for shipper customers. Today, Prater personally books over 350 loads a month on average. A typical carrier sales rep’s metrics are: 60 outbound calls per day and 10 loads booked each day (spot freight).

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Parade

JULY 15, 2019

Understanding when to book a load requires judgment and 'market know-how' which can lead to significant cost savings for shipper customers. Today, Prater personally books over 350 loads a month on average. A typical carrier sales rep’s metrics are: 60 outbound calls per day and 10 loads booked each day (spot freight).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2017

They even had a chart that talked about how to clean toilets in their organization and they had a toilet cleaning cart in a supply cabinet and all these [defined process steps and metrics], but when I walked out on the shipping and receiving docks, guess what was missing? Any kind of charts or [evidence of Lean principles in action].

Waste Reduction 100

Waste Reduction Sustainability Transportation Cost Reduction Strategies 100

Parade

JULY 15, 2019

Understanding when to book a load requires judgment and 'market know-how' which can lead to significant cost savings for shipper customers. For example, meet Andrew Prater, Carrier Sales Manager (CSM) for a $1B brokerage. Today, Prater personally books over 350 loads a month on average.

Industrial 60

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

Measure Transportation Performance. Shippers should not view transportation providers as transactional, but rather as strategic partners. Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) measure how well the shipper-transportation provider does in daily continuous improvement. Problem-solving methods. miles per gallon.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

We trudge on with our top posts from our main blog categories by page view for all of 2014 from the Cerasis blog by featuring another area Cerasis is an expert in: Transportation. Then, the next most popular centered around transportation business practices such as transportation accounting and management.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I don’t know what I did, but on my way out, I somehow managed to get the duck mad. Uber Freight: Transportation Facility Brand Managers. Access to weekly market data around critical key metrics gives shippers the ability to address performance gaps in their delivery operations or records when supplying to large retailers.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. Read the Full Post Here.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

New in Transportation Management Systems (TMS). This week, for example, MercuryGate (a Talking Logistics sponsor) announced “the availability of a new Customer Portal that offers greater visibility on freight movements to all users.” As I wrote last October, when it comes to TMS, there is always something new to talk about.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Mobile apps can generate reports and monitor performance metrics. After graduating from the University of Oxford, Hunter Yaw worked as a project manager for several companies, including as the Head of Special Projects, Fuel Logistics for the Sochi 2014 Organizing committee. Dr Julian Stephens.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

They had to try and stop the bleeding and ensure that freight rates didn’t tumble too far, and some of the methods they used to do so included: Slow Steaming: Carriers tried to conserve fuel that they were burning and take a longer time on export routes (for example, from the U.S. back to Asia).

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2015

This is in part due to the fact that as a third party logistics company, focused on efficient and strategic transportation management solutions through technology and services, it is vital for us to educate our shipper customers and our team in order to continually improve and always provide value. .

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GlobalTranz

MAY 23, 2016

So, your organization has decided to explore the benefits and perks of less than truckload freight shipping. You may have to learn how to navigate a new software, or your organization may simply need additional training on a new transportation management system (TMS). Overall Costs of Less Than Truckload Freight Shipping.

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Parade

MAY 15, 2019

Like any competitive business, growing and managing a freight brokerage is full of operational challenges such as; attracting and retaining carrier sales reps, increasing operational efficiency, improving profitability, and strengthening relationships with customers and carriers. On average, each call has to be less than 3 minutes.

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Parade

MAY 29, 2019

As freight brokerages look to leverage technologies, automate grunt work, and streamline operations, we hear references such as “Buying ‘digital freight matching’.” Unfortunately, this reference to ‘digital freight matching’ as a ‘product’ is too simplistic. How do you notify them about freight opportunities?

Freight 60

Freight Supply Chain Network Software Price Reduction Modeling Software 60

Parade

MAY 29, 2019

As freight brokerages look to leverage technologies, automate grunt work, and streamline operations, we hear references such as “Buying ‘digital freight matching’.” Unfortunately, this reference to ‘digital freight matching’ as a ‘product’ is too simplistic. How do you notify them about freight opportunities?

Freight 60

Freight Supply Chain Network Software Price Reduction Modeling Software 60

BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Leveraging the capabilities from your Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transportation Management System (TMS), while synchronizing pre-built adaptable workflows can help reduce costs, improve throughput and enhance the customer experience.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 17, 2015

It is that time of year again where we feature the most viewed articles on the Cerasis blog in each of the six main categories we write about: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. . INFOGRAPHIC] Optimize Manufacturing Operations with these 5 Golden Manufacturing Metrics.

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