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Strategic Transportation Spend Management: How FAP + Historical Data = Actionable Insights

Intelligent Audit

Shippers regularly spend up to 10 percent of gross expenses on transportation spend management and related shipping expenses. Aside from labor costs and freight payments , transportation and logistics management—including paying carriers and sending freight—can eat up budgets and add to fees. Internal shipping data is great.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). What will happen in 2016?

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Fueling Success: Career in Supply Chain Guide

SCMDOJO

Best Practices like Logistics KPI Dashboard , Inventory Optimization Tool , Excess and Obsolete Inventory Guide , etc. Whether it’s purchasing, procurement, transport, technology, facilities, or other specialized areas, understanding your passion will influence the subsequent steps in this rewarding career path.

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Are Asian Economies Heading for a Bumpy Ride in 2022

20Cube Logistics

However, despite becoming the latest epicenter for sourcing and manufacturing activities, economic growth in certain countries is expected to slow down this year due to various reasons. They are emphasizing on renewable sources of energy. This growth is accredited to the economic expansion and policy changes in countries like India.

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Why You Must Think Differently About Supply Chain Technology Strategy

MPO Multi Party Orchestration

Martin goes on to explain that “companies need to serve multiple sales channels, multiple stores, multiple sites, multiple warehouses, multiple factories, multiple suppliers, multiple sourcing flows and so on.” It's a complex structure that is often unpredictable in nature.

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Guest Blog – How To Identify Supply Chain Barriers To Boost Efficiency?

Gravity Supply Chain

This includes everything from sourcing raw materials to ensuring that products are delivered on time and in good condition, which means short lead times, minimal customs paperwork, adequate transportation infrastructure, etc. Image source Also, numerous regulatory requirements must be met when transporting goods across borders.

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The Messy Reality of Cross-Border E-commerce (Thoughts on UPS Acquiring i-parcel)

Talking Logistics

The i-parcel platform supports merchant’s websites with a local language welcome mat, fraud protection, fully-landed total prices (including customs duties and taxes) in local currency and numerous value enhancing features. The combined software and transportation solutions allow merchants in the U.S.