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Using Freight Auditing and Payment to Improve Working Capital & Cash Flow

Intelligent Audit

For several reasons, working capital management and freight auditing remain vital for achieving growth and success in the modern supply chain. Margins are tight for shippers, especially in light of the current economic recovery and ongoing disruptions within many areas of the supply chain network.

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Supply Chain Capacity in Ocean and Air Subject to Uncertainty Thru Recovery

Intelligent Audit

Having intimate knowledge of available supply chain capacity in every shipping mode continues to be paramount for companies to meet consumer demand as economies recover after recessions felt during the global COVID-19 pandemic. It’s challenging to visualize the overall flow of ocean freight. ocean shipment imports, rising 101.9%

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Use Air Freight to Meet Consumer Demands as Supply Chains Accelerate

CH Robinson Transportfolio

So while cost and quality are often viewed as the most important priorities for a company’s supply chain, delivery speed is quickly gaining in prominence. And bringing air freight services into the spotlight. . Only the most flexible supply chains can succeed in such an environment. Air freight’s unique advantages.

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Use Air Freight to Meet Consumer Demands as Supply Chains Accelerate

CH Robinson Transportfolio

So while cost and quality are often viewed as the most important priorities for a company’s supply chain, delivery speed is quickly gaining in prominence. And bringing air freight services into the spotlight. . Only the most flexible supply chains can succeed in such an environment. Air freight’s unique advantages.

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Last-Mile Technology Comes of Age

Cathy Roberson

Gone are the days when shippers depend solely on a combination of UPS, FedEx, and perhaps USPS as their last-mile strategy. “We work with TMS providers as well as with shippers by providing such solutions as parcel rate comparison to optimize the last mile” Catania said in a recent interview.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I was tempted to title today’s post “This Week in Trump News,” considering all of the actions he took this week that have supply chain and logistics implications. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. Brings Advanced Freight Collaboration Solutions to the Transportation Industry. I’ll keep working on it.

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More volume please says big & bulky last-mile carriers

Cathy Roberson

However, supply chain pains upstream are holding back many of these retailers and last-mile big and bulky carriers’ revenue potential. “From a supply chain perspective in the U.S., “From a supply chain perspective in the U.S., For electronics & appliance stores, sales are up 36.9%