Chicago Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Freight 
Talking Logistics
JUNE 30, 2015
Transportation has followed the same evolutionary pattern, moving upstream from day-to-day freight transactions to an integral component of top-level corporate planning and procurement strategy. Going forward, it is vital that shippers analyze their freight spend and if required renegotiate their rates regularly to remain competitive.
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 7, 2012
My schedule had me on a plane to Chicago at the time of the presentation. Q: You mention that Executive Buy-in is the biggest stumbling block. What techniques are being used to get executive buy-in? Q: What will be the role of the freight companies in the supply chain agility? The APICS event was not there.
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Freightos
JULY 23, 2015
And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published.
BlueYonder
MARCH 16, 2023
It allows organizations to develop proactive risk mitigation plans to lower premium freight. They can get the items through an alternate supplier, they can expedite shipments, or they can attempt premium freight. Would this disruptive event cause a low stock or stock out situation?
ShipBob
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Freight forwarding. Warehousing and storage. Handling raw materials. Order fulfillment. Venture Funding: $25M U.S.
Supply Chain Game Changer
DECEMBER 21, 2018
With e-commerce sales rising yearly, consumers now have the power to choose between various retailers to purchase the goods they want. Another Uber offering, Uber Freight, is still chugging along, but has faced similar problems that other logistics startups like Shyp have. Speed Bumps and Road Blocks. Kraus Chairman CEO of [link].
ShipBob
MARCH 30, 2020
Now more than ever — at a time when people are choosing online over in-store to adhere to social distancing practices — the communicated speed at which consumers will receive their orders can play a deciding role in whether they choose to buy from your online store or a competitor’s. What is needed to excel at ecommerce logistics?
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