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Adapting in the Face of Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Looming transportation shortages in the United States with the adoption of AB5 and the redefinition of the owner-operator are risks. The focus needs to move from functional metrics to balanced scorecard outcomes. Functional metrics insulate organizations and throw the supply chain out of balance. Green stagnation? The answer?

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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

The peak season definition is a continued evolution of the seasons in transportation. Even once a vaccine was available, additional breakouts of new variants in Shanghai put the brakes on transportation expectations for the Produce Shipping Season in 2022. When and What Is Peak Season ? Q2: The Produce Shipping Season.

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Driving Profitable Growth Through Effective Supply Chain Management

BlueYonder

Without a shared set of metrics between the commercial and operational teams, it is extremely difficult to get alignment between them. Examples of shared metrics include customer service levels, inventory turns, sell-through forecast accuracy, total landed cost, and overall profitability of the business. Agile systems.

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Guest Commentary: Is Your TMS Pulling Its Weight?

Talking Logistics

Like Santa’s reindeer-powered conveyance, your Transportation Department has options available to get the job done. Drive savings across your enterprise by using your TMS to manage your transportation network, domestic and international, inbound and outbound. To the DC, to the retailer! Now, Rate ! Now, Tender ! On, Documents !

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3 Technology Companies Disrupting Shipping

FLEXE

I’m Nerijus Poskus — Director of Pricing and Procurement at Flexport. And, again, with the power of the marketplace in scale, you start to get comparative metrics. Well, imagine being able to measure those metrics in an apples-to-apples way across hundreds of providers. Transcript. Nerijus: Good morning, everybody.