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Freight Consolidation: How it Works & When to Use It

Ware2Go

Learn how freight consolidation can help boost profitability and maximize supply chain performance to help SMB’s navigate 2021’s supply chain challenges. Below we look at how freight consolidation reduces costs and speeds up delivery times for fast growing multichannel sellers.

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A Moment of Change – Making the Case for Visibility in Trucking

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Many experts and practitioners believe that higher levels of visibility would help to manage or even resolve the current bottlenecks causing congestions and delays, logistics costs and freight rates. It is common knowledge that the adoption of innovative solutions is low in the transportation and trucking sectors.

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5 Things to Know About U.S.-Mexico Logistics

Talking Logistics

Understand the 3-Legged Freight Movements at the Border. Companies carrying freight across the U.S.-Mexico At a minimum, companies will need to be familiar with these most common documents: Bill of Lading (BOL) – A bill of lading is an essential document for any freight shipment. Bills of lading for U.S.-Mexico Likewise, a U.S.

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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.

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The Top Finance Supply Chain KPIs to Measure for Shippers

Intelligent Audit

Often, targets are set and metrics are viewed in functional silos, leading to sub-optimized supply chain performance.” Let’s give you nine more finance supply chain KPIs to measure through shipping analytics applications. Damage Rates or Cargo Loss. It also has a direct correlation to cargo loss.

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

Gravity Supply Chain

However, there are yet a few potential factors that can hinder the efficiency of supply chain operations, and identifying these hurdles can be a crucial step in improving supply chain performance to boost its overall efficiency.

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Top Logistics Terms to Know—A Supply Chain Glossary

Zipline Logistics

We will define some of the most prevalent in transportation for those of you who have ever found yourself confused by the terminology. Accessibility — The ability of a carrier to provide service for a freight order. Accessibility — The ability of a carrier to provide service for a freight order. Logistics Terms for Pros to Know.