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12 Freight Charges and Freight Fees: A Guide to Common Freight Shipping Costs, Charges, and Fees

Intelligent Audit

Freight managers have a lot to track and keep up with when it comes to logistical planning for shipments within the supply chain. Of all these, freight fee considerations are among the important but most overlooked. All shippers provide clients with two important documents: the bill of lading and the freight bill. “All

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Blockchain Comes to the Freight Industry

Supply Chain Brain

Fuller, who is also chief executive officer of freight market analytics provider FreightWaves , saw the suitability of a technology that originally was created to support the trading of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As it stands today, however, blockchain isn’t a solution that can be instantly embraced by the freight industry.

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Why You Need an International Freight Audit Software

Intelligent Audit

International freight audit software can make it easier to manage freight costs, profits, and budgeting concerns. . Freight audit and payment software make it easier to manage international freight relationships and partnerships, and shippers must understand how they can benefit from payment auditing software.

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The Green Corridor: Resilience from Diversification

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The government simply ran out of foreign currency to buy imported fuel. Very quickly the industries all cut back on using power, people run out of savings, and livelihoods shrivel. Some of this is additionally exported to get foreign currency needed for the gas. This was not the first time either.

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Overcome Manufacturing Supply Chain Challenges with Digital Planning

ToolsGroup

The manufacturing industry has a strong heritage of adopting game-changing technologies to deliver higher quality products more efficiently. With the introduction of digital supply chains, the industry is moving into an era arguably on par with the industrial revolution. Poor customer service levels.

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From Globalization to Glocalization

Enterra Insights

At least as important have been ideological changes, among them the rise in protectionism and nationalism, notably in the US, triggered by the economic rise of China and the ‘China shock’ to industrial employment. Parallel changes have occurred in Xi Jinping’s China.

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Blockchain for Supply Chain: A Comprehensive Guide for Businesses

SCMDOJO

One such technology that has had a significant impact on the financial industry is blockchain, which is the underlying technology of digital currency or cryptocurrency. This application eliminates redundant paperwork and provides real-time freight tracking.