Intelligent Audit

MARCH 14, 2022

Transportation managers never want to learn that they are paying a higher transportation rate than necessary. Freight audit and payment protocols have long been an essential service for shippers in competitive markets. Freight Audit Data Helps Shippers Know What to Offer for Spot Needs.

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E2open

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Expanded technology partnership enables shippers to optimize logistics and transportation spend in e2open’s Carrier Marketplace AUSTIN, Texas – Nov. E2open’s Carrier Highlight offers all TMS users access to the list of featured transportation providers, even if the carrier is not in the shipper’s network.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

According to Logistics Management, more parcel carriers are moving heavier parcel shipments to less-than-truckload freight in e-commerce because they’re overwhelmed. This creates a wonderful opportunity for shippers to eliminate the middleman costs by considering the use of less-than-truckload freight options for e-commerce.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2018

If you’ve ever paid $10 for an Uber ride to the cocktail lounge in the evening and then a “surge priced” $50 for the same distance Uber ride back to your home only a few hours later around closing time, you understand the dynamics troubling shippers in today’s capacity constrained transportation market.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

For several reasons, working capital management and freight auditing remain vital for achieving growth and success in the modern supply chain. Freight audit and payment management can help highlight and address these expenses. The Causes of Limited Working Capital and Cash Flow in Transportation Management.

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3GTMS

JUNE 14, 2017

We believe today’s transportation issues require a new design of TMS to manage them. In Making the Case , we’ll explain how a modern, feature-rich and user-friendly TMS can reduce your freight spend, improve service levels, streamline your logistics functions and give you more control over your end-to-end supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 30, 2015

As data in transportation becomes more abundant and readily available, the question of “ What data is available ?” If portions are supplied from other parties, it is vital to expose possible exceptions or differences in interpretations of the data provided in comparison to what you control. Business Advice Technology Transportation'

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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. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging. Disaggregate freight spend data.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

This article explores 10 possible areas in which can help at each stage of the flow in Supply Chain Management. RPA can automate the uploading of reporting and contract data for transactions from contracts into Transportation Management Systems (TMS) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems with greater speed and accuracy.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Today, warehouses can utilize robots in all aspects of fulfillment processing , including both inbound and outbound freight management. The post Autonomous Mobile Robotics (AMR): What They Are and Benefits of Using Them appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. Manhattan Transportation Management Enhancements Enable the Acquisition and Supervision of Additional Shipment Capacity. August is usually a quiet month for supply chain and logistics news, but not this year, especially the past couple of weeks.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 5, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Our first post covered the Top 5 Freight Management blogs of 2016. e-Book] The Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, & Freight Metrics & KPIs.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

In the meantime, here’s Trump, Amazon, and the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight (WSJ – sub. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. Brings Advanced Freight Collaboration Solutions to the Transportation Industry. in December.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2018

Next, researchers looked at freight attributes of shippers. Leader Group 1, which used more asset carriers than brokers, achieved an 82% rating; Leader Group 2 used more brokers than asset carriers and achieved 81% (for comparison, Laggards achieved 46%). On time delivery (OTD). Asset carriers and brokers could both be high performers.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

"Am I paying too much for my inbound freight?" - John C. While most companies keep a tight handle on their outbound freight as well as their commercial invoice costs, inbound freight is often overlooked. Your freight spend begins with your suppliers and vendors but it doesn't end there. Granby, CT. Clean data capture.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Brick-and-mortar locations that have not ventured into the realm of e-commerce will falter in comparison to companies that have already embraced e-commerce. There will be instances when a shipment is lost or otherwise damaged during transportation. Address lost shipments immediately.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Freightos Launches First International Freight Marketplace to Power $2 Trillion Worth of U.S. In other technology news, Freightos announced “the launch of the world’s first online marketplace for international freight, providing instant comparison, booking, and management of freight services from multiple logistics providers.”

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2015

The transportation mode LTL, or Less Than Truckload, has grown to become the predominant, preferred means of freight transportation across the US. Recently, John Larkin of Stifel’s Transportation & Logistics Equity Research provided an in-depth analysis of the future of the LTL sector to Supply Chain Digest.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 6, 2022

Over time, the unexpected ramp-up in uncertainty across all factors caused high fuel costs impacting transportation in every form and causing parcel carrier fuel surcharges. A few suggestions include: Track transportation spend by mode, lane, and other granularities. Normalize data to enable apples-to-apples comparisons.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

According to Wikipedia, “Logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. I have worked in Distribution Centres that also manage Freight Management, Inventory Control, Resource Planning, Strategy and more.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Third party logistics (3PL) is the function by where the owner of goods outsources numerous components of the supply chain to a 3PL company that can perform the management function of the clients’ customs, inbound freight, distribution, warehousing, order fulfilment and outbound freight to the client’s customers.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 20, 2017

The question becomes, “how are you comparing your transportation metrics to what’s happening around you?” Cost (Line Haul RPM): The rate per mile that is being paid for freight movement before fuel and other incidental charges. Routing Guide Compliance: The frequency that the routing plan is being followed.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

According to Transport Dive , “Morgan Stanley said in an Oct. Industry respondents said they don’t see an end to current freight conditions, and 2022 TL rates are expected to be up approximately 5.25% compared to this year.” Business intelligence can have a tremendous impact on an array of transportation processes and services.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. As a shipper, it’s impossible to avoid rate increases at times, and while freight invoice audits help to catch errors, not knowing the facts behind GRIs will only open the doors to risk. GRIs have historically been implemented on an annual basis.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Managed services solutions offer transportation management system (TMS) software and third-party provider expertise in one package. It’s an attractive combination for shippers that want to outsource the day-to-day management of their freight networks while retaining full control of key decisions.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Technology has moved businesses forward in creating efficient processes and gaining improved insights into transportation management and freight spend , but are you using these to your fullest advantage? An optimized carrier network helps you understand how to plan freight movement. Strengthen Your Network.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 18, 2017

I encouraged the audience to ask themselves that question and provided them with this comparison of companies of yesterday versus companies of tomorrow. When it comes to addressing the supply chain challenges and opportunities of today and tomorrow, are you still using a dustpan?

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a blog from our friend Augie Grasis who shows us how big data can work to our advantage with dynamic freight pricing. Such is the case in the LTL freight industry as well. . One example of the utilization of Big Data is dynamic pricing of LTL freight. Understanding this (and acting on it!)

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

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. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 20, 2015

Are you looking forward to becoming a master of logistics, handling freight management with increased efficiency? Freight Management will be a far easier task when you know how it all fits in the grand scheme of things. Using Transportation Management System/Software. Using smart phones to your advantage.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2015

Editor’s Note: This post is a slightly modified guest post from Ahern & Associates , a transportation management consultancy. Benchmarking as a Hard Rule within Transportation Cost Analysis Can Be Damaging. A popular, and possibly overly-stressed, component of profit management is benchmarking. On-time pickups.

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Freight Center

OCTOBER 17, 2019

This is where shippers everywhere benefit from a transportation management system (TMS) to centralize all available carriers, lanes and rates side by side for comparison. Products like candy need specialty shipping; temperature-controlled trailers and carriers who can service the right lanes for the best rates.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

Freightos unveils beta launch of international freight price index (American Shipper). DHL trials city hub trailer for bike delivery (Logistics Manager). 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Celect uses comparisons between products derived from transactional, inventory, and online browse data to model choice.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

As we see this year, there are more cars on the road (meaning carriers want that attractive freight), and we are also seeing tight capacity. Don't let the bird not be the star of the show, make sure your freight is ready to go! Consumers: Spending more, Traveling More.the Holiday Crunch for Planning Transportation is HERE!

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The difficulty lies in mapping the freight and assessorial fees from all of the carriers to a format that can then be normalized and analyzed to answer the question, what is our total cost and spend over the organization? Episode Highlights Transportation Management financial visibility Kewill Larry Lewis supply chain visibility'

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Supply Chain Collaborator

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Global Leader in Door Manufacturing Implements Transportation Management System Software. Masonite will be implementing UltraShipTMS to manage its inbound and outbound logistics to and from its 45 manufacturing facilities across the US, Canada and Mexico.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 10, 2017

If your company utilizes a transportation management system, such as the Cerasis Rater, you can even run comparison reports and gain 360-degree visibility into all your transportation costs. Freight claims may arise from many issues, including damage during transit, lost shipments, unforeseen delays and more.

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