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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. With the rising costs of accessorial charges as the freight sat on the dock, moving freight by ocean container grew more problematic. Next Steps.

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Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

To that end, every warehouse manager’s role is to manage the physical environment, loadshifting equipment and people, to decrease the chances of collision and accidents, and often, to help the flow of freight via outbound and inbound freight management; an entire process known as warehouse traffic management.

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Five Causes of Analysis Paralysis You Can Avoid

TMC

Either way, a surfeit of data can gum up the decision-making process and make it more difficult to pinpoint the root causes of problems that are undermining the efficiency of your freight network. It’s easy to get bogged down in streams of data generated by inappropriate metrics. Lack of understanding.

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Five Causes of Analysis Paralysis You Can Avoid

TMC

Either way, a surfeit of data can gum up the decision-making process and make it more difficult to pinpoint the root causes of problems that are undermining the efficiency of your freight network. It’s easy to get bogged down in streams of data generated by inappropriate metrics. Lack of understanding.

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Collaboration Technology for a More Sustainable Supply Chain

Turvo

This is where the Turvo Collaboration Cloud and TMS ( transportation management solution ) are transforming supply chains and making companies leaner, greener, and operationally more efficient. Turvo helps everyone on the network improve critical supply chain metrics through carrier analytics. Get Even More Logistics Insights Now.

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What Supply Chain Data Should I Track in 2020?

Veridian Solutions

Supply chain data management requires attention to detail and a mechanism in place that provides analytics, or insights, to gain actionable knowledge. Risk exists around data when it is incorrectly or inaccurately collected and shared.

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Sam’s Club Updates Appointment Scheduler and OTIF Standards

Zipline Logistics

It currently just uses on-time metrics to grade suppliers and the store’s retail buyers can base purchasing decisions on a brand’s delivery performance. Typically, they evaluate standard metrics like on-time delivery, inventory management, missed shipments, lead time, and costs. Tougher OTIF Standards at Sam’s Club.