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7 Ways to Strategically Elevate Freight Procurement

Talking Logistics

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.

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How to Build an Ideal Supplier Scorecard

EC Sourcing Group

A supplier scorecard is the result of supplier analysis based on a set of key performance indicators and metrics. Steps for building a supplier scorecard: Focus on the purpose of the scorecard by recognizing and determining the right measures and metrics, or, your KPI’s.

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Environmental Sustainability in Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain sustainability can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. As I have written about before, supply chain sustainability , or the notion of going green, is a hot topic as companies and countries look at their overall carbon footprint and look for ways to be more environmentally friendly.

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4 KPIs to Measure the Success of Your New Sustainability Strategy

AFFLINK

Whether you're trying to keep up with customer expectations or align with new industry standards, implementing a sustainability program is an absolute must. Even more challenging is establishing goals and metrics for this ever-moving target. Could alternative sustainable products be implemented? Stumped on exactly what to track?

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From Predictions to Operations: Compelling Supply Chain AI Use Cases

ThroughPut

Your sourcing department can save valuable time because AI tools analyze suppliers with the aid of relevant data points and metrics and match them with the contract opportunities available. Optimize delivery routes, improve freight operations, and propose the best shipping methods to you. All of this at the best price.

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Business Logistics: Tips for Saving Money on Freight Bill Financing

Intelligent Audit

Many expenses arise from these disruptions that impact the bottom line profits for shippers today; one of the most volatile and impactful is freight bill financing. Managing freight costs and freight payments , whether per mile, per load, or truckload is vital to overcoming the obstacles and disruptions currently plaguing the industry.

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Why CSR-centric Brokerages are Leading the Industry

Parade

It is no surprise that the average tenure of a CSR is very short— about 2 years in comparison to customer sales reps who have an average tenure of about 8 years. A typical carrier sales rep’s metrics are: 60 outbound calls per day and 10 loads booked each day (spot freight). Book more loads sustainably and reliably.