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What’s the Difference Between a Freight Broker and Freight Agent?

Supply Chain Game Changer

10 Tips To Be A Successful Freight Broker! The Supply Chain industry provides vast employment opportunities, from procurement to warehouse inventory, management, and shipping. The terms freight broker and freight agent are often confused in the cargo and shipping sector. What Does A Freight Agent Do?

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Also, the solutions lacked flexibility. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Lessons Learned. The reason?

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

GE Acquires Top Supply Chain Software Provider ShipXpress to Expand Digital Rail Offerings. Online freight marketplace Freightos acquires Spain’s WebCargoNet (TechCrunch). ports and beyond, said shippers, importers and freight forwarders. Help With Shipping Crisis (WSJ – sub. UPS Announces U.S. Rate Changes. APC had $334.2

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Consumer retail may have taken the first hit, but customer expectations are upping the ante in every vertical. Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). And As For Global Freight…. Source: Amazon.com.

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5 Ways a TMS Can Help You “Go Green”

Talking Logistics

based companies have a supplier sustainability scorecard that they may use in their purchasing decisions, and another 23% are developing one. A core capability provided by most TMS solutions is route planning. In fact, 22% of U.S. So, how does a company ensure that its supply chain is environmentally responsible?

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Guest Blog – How To Identify Supply Chain Barriers To Boost Efficiency?

Gravity Supply Chain

This can be improved by implementing collaborative tools such as cloud-based platforms and data-sharing systems that allow all participants involved in the supply chain to stay connected. To address this issue, companies should ensure that all parties involved in the process have access to accurate information and can communicate effectively.

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Improve Supply Chain Spend Management through Advanced Fleet Tracking

Jaggaer

Moving freight is becoming more profitable than ever. The right software can guarantee better fleet management and more efficiency which can translate to increased profitability overall. Advanced fleet tracking isn’t just about monitoring the location and ETA of precious cargo. Improve customer service.