TMC

JULY 21, 2016

Insights for Procuring a TMS in a Large Company. Investing in a transportation management system (TMS) can be more complicated for large organizations that have to reconcile the needs of multiple business units in different geographies. Having a centralized corporate procurement function already in place is valuable.

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TMC

JUNE 22, 2017

Investing in a transportation management system (TMS) can be more complicated for large organizations that have to reconcile the needs of multiple business units in different geographies. Having a centralized corporate procurement function already in place is valuable. So, how do you prepare for the process of acquiring a TMS?

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TMC

JUNE 22, 2017

Investing in a transportation management system (TMS) can be more complicated for large organizations that have to reconcile the needs of multiple business units in different geographies. Having a centralized corporate procurement function already in place is valuable. So, how do you prepare for the process of acquiring a TMS?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 22, 2015

In other words, logistics is defined as a business planning framework for the management of material, service, information and capital flows. It is also defined as the procurement, maintenance, distribution, and replacement of personnel and material. Both are integral parts of globalization today.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 25, 2024

Many utilize parcel management technology tools that track and manage a group of carrier partners. These tech tools may also use crowd-sourced carriers or traditional ones. 3PLs and freight forwarders can also offer B2C delivery services using such tools. I wear a number of hats these days.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

Supply planners routinely plan purchasing, manufacturing, and outbound shipments based on detailed parameters relating to inventory levels, purchasing lead times, and manufacturing capacity. Yet in most companies, such plans seldom take into account transportation capacity or availability.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

The sudden shift to purchasing goods online in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, caught shippers and last-mile carriers off guard. Bill Catania, Founder, and CEO describes the company as a “delivery operating system” – not quite a transportation management system (TMS) but similar with some overlaps.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

SAP Ushers in New Era of Collaborative Supply Chain Management. Infor Aligns With MercuryGate To Strengthen Transportation Management. Oracle Introduces New Cloud Solutions for Transportation and Global Trade Management. IAS ChassisManager Facilitates Street-Turns. FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

At Logistics Bureau, our consultants have worked with client companies wishing to develop a solid freight management structure or that are struggling with the costs and complexities of setting up a dedicated logistics team. BOOK NOW If you’d like some help to improve your freight management, please book a free consultation call here.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2017

Ironically, the main problem of today's domestic logistics planning optimization is not in a lack of information about ‘advanced’ tools, lack of appropriate equipment and information technologies, and not even that not all managers are in principle aware of the existence of any management mechanism.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

The data from this global virtual item master takes another step in its evolutionary journey and is refined using an online, cloud-based platform with user tools that automatically present the normalized data obtained from all sources, both internal and external, in natural English. What do you, the reader, think of AI technologies?

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