GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

billion in spending on e-commerce, and as the demands grow, there will inevitably be a marked increase in business-to-business e-commerce as well. High freight volumes across all industries in the trucking market are expected to continue into 2022.? Download the White Paper: Over the Road Freight Management Trends.

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Turvo

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Turvo, provider of the world’s leading collaboration application designed for the supply chain, recently announced a new partnership with ocean freight visibility management technology solution provider OpenTrack. “This partnership brings together two companies that are solving systemic issues in global trade.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

Driver shortages have become even more of a reality in the supply chain industry for a number of reasons, chief among them being the sharp rise in demand. But the industry is watching as the technology opens new opportunities for safety, savings and speed long-haul, raising curiosity on the strength of a compelling business case.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2021

What is the Perfect Delivery Metric? Improving on this metric will always involve a focus on people and processes, but often also includes implementing new, more robust, supply chain applications. The wrong metrics drive suboptimal behaviors and metrics can often be manipulated.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Successfully rolling out a supply chain management system can be an extraordinarily complex and stressful project – not to mention expensive. In this guide to implementing supply chain management systems: What is a supply chain management system? Why implement a supply chain management system?

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Across every industry, there’s buzz about artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), automation, optimization engines, and other advanced technologies. Should we be excited or scared by the possibilities created by today’s rapid technological innovations? Transportation management system (TMS). billion in 2022 to $7.30

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 was, undoubtedly, another tough year with many disruptions happening outside the four walls of enterprise – extreme weather, natural disasters blocking access to resources, port or border congestion delaying transit, panic buying artificially inflating demand, suppliers going out of business. 2022 Realities vs 2023 Predictions.

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ShipBob

JULY 2, 2021

But today, these technological advancements are becoming a reality and transforming the logistics industry. With on-demand logistics on the rise (due to high standards and expectations around accurate, fast, and reliable delivery), technology continues to play a tremendous role in supply chain efficiency. Demand forecasting.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Hazardous freight is the most likely to get “rolled” at the dock. On the one hand, we should celebrate the fact that the aggregate industry moved 38% more freight in 2021 when compared to 2019. The Order Is A Poor Indicator of Demand. Traditional supply chain practices model demand based on historic order patterns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Hazardous freight is the most likely to get “rolled” at the dock. On the one hand, we should celebrate the fact that the aggregate industry moved 38% more freight in 2021 when compared to 2019. The Order Is A Poor Indicator of Demand. Traditional supply chain practices model demand based on historic order patterns.

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 6, 2021

For any wholesale business, software has become critical to survival. Competition is now so fierce – and national and international supply chains so changeable – that wholesalers need systems that are fast and reliable to keep up. So what should you keep an eye out for when you’re shopping around for wholesaling software?

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Capturing carrier data gives you more visibility into your freight spend and enables you to make data-driven decisions that positively impact your business. Forecast Demand?with?Analytics. As remote management continues to play a defining role within all industries, TMS technology capabilities continue to grow in importance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mr. Beery was also visiting startups that had interesting technology for which the use case was not immediately apparent. The goal of an SCP implementation was to effectively balance demand and supply. Here, Mars Wrigley leveraged using Kinaxis for both demand and supply planning. One of those companies was Aera Technology.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

The Role of Digital Technology in Logistics Digital technology emerged with the first commercial computers in the mid-20th century. Other developments like transistors, integrated circuits, and personal computers paved the way for the rapid advancement of technology.

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QAD

MARCH 28, 2019

Inventory accuracy and minimizing stockouts are very important to customer satisfaction, but a few other metrics also impact the ability to meet customer expectations. This is defined as the ratio of forecast to actual demand in a period. Unreimbursed Freight. Meeting Customer Expectations. Forecast Accuracy. Order Costs.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 21, 2022

Of all the details shippers and businesses have to manage and track, transportation costs and freight audits can be the most overlooked and impactful. Optimizing freight transport and hauling services with freight contracts can be done by taking the following steps to ensure accuracy in auditing and management. ?Unify

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

While it’s undeniably important to source products responsibly and produce recyclable or reusable products, companies also need to focus on making the transportation and distribution of products more sustainable. greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to the freight transportation sector. as an example, we see that 7% of the U.S.’

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

12 Key Supply Chain AI Use Cases Supply chain AI Use Case 1: Demand Forecasting Market instability is the Achilles heel of demand forecasting right now. With rapid fluctuations and uncertainty, predicting customer demand is like shooting in the dark. We call this AI-powered ability to predict near-term demand as demand sensing.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 9, 2022

With ongoing recovery firmly in progress across multiple industries, one of the most significant challenges facing freight forwarders, supply chain managers, and transportation service providers is the issue of payment and freight bill payment service management. Investing in a Highly Developed and Integrated Payment Tracking System.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. Going forward, it is vital that shippers analyze their freight spend and if required renegotiate their rates regularly to remain competitive.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In my time at FourKites, I’ve assisted in many yard management system (YMS) implementations and asked customers why they decided to adopt a yard management system. Across the board, the ROI of yard management systems has been proven, with more and more evidence pointing to the need for a YMS for companies of all sizes.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 30, 2022

With the continued advancements in shipping logistics and services, the rise of freight visibility is among the most critical points management must consider. Poor Freight Visibility Results in Inefficiencies. Poor Freight Visibility Results in Inefficiencies.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Which emerging technologies will have the most impact? Most of the current repetitive processes like (forecasting, reports, purchase orders & Invoicing) will be automated using various technologies. Advanced technologies like IoT, Machine learning will allow for intelligent, what if actionable scenario to act upon.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

With constrained and somewhat erratic demand and supply – not just of products and materials but also capacity with carriers of all modes – rates have been extremely volatile. Rates are now starting to stabilise and for ocean freight especially, we are seeing rates closer to pre-COVID levels.

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Unleashed

MAY 1, 2023

Demand forecasting has gained increasing importance over the last few years. We met with five supply chain experts to discuss how crucial demand forecasting is for mitigating risk, and what businesses can do to improve forecast accuracy. Our experts explain that best-practice demand planning begins with a top-down forecast.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Industry professionals have put in tireless hours and taken strategic measures to keep the supply chain moving and meet customer demand. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities.

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Turvo

JULY 27, 2021

A report based on a survey by Finances Online found that the most critical inventory management practices for companies were forecasting (61.3%), warehouse management (50%), logistics (46.8%), and back-end technology (32.3%). And technology can go a long way in promoting end-to-end visibility, including: Inventory visibility.

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Unleashed

JANUARY 14, 2024

The goal of manufacturing inventory management is to balance the supply and demand of products and minimise manufacturing costs and waste. It can be undertaken manually or with manufacturing inventory management software tools that automate and streamline your operations.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 19, 2022

Many expenses arise from these disruptions that impact the bottom line profits for shippers today; one of the most volatile and impactful is freight bill financing. Managing freight costs and freight payments , whether per mile, per load, or truckload is vital to overcoming the obstacles and disruptions currently plaguing the industry.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM.

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In freight auditing, freight audit advisors work with freight shippers to ensure that all charges are accurate and to prevent wasting money. Shippers can ensure they are getting the best possible rates from their carriers by working with a freight audit consultant. What Freight Auditing Is and Why It’s Important.

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QAD

JUNE 17, 2021

Integrated Supplier Management is a must – manufacturers are still dealing with the effects of the global chip shortage, the Suez Canal blockage, changing trade policies and other global supply and demand disruptions. That is why we developed the Integrated Supplier Management diagnostic tool. Semi-functional Supplier Management.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 10, 2022

As more shippers and logistics managers begin to focus on freight analytics, the need for a concise and reliable way to deal with everything involved becomes painfully clear. Supply chain insights and freight audit data and analytics make it much easier to process, analyze and apply all that data practically and effectively. .

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Locus

JULY 24, 2023

Supply chain management involves the transportation of freight between locations, and load matching is a small but critical aspect that drives supply chain efficiency. Load matching can be understood as the pairing of freight with the most suitable transportation carriers. Thirty-five percent of trucks travel empty in the U.S.,

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

to meet customer demand while minimizing costs. Demand and supply management During the demand and supply management phase, you focus on planning your orders to ensure accurate and timely replenishments. This requires forecasting orders based on anticipated demand (i.e., seaonal demand , holidays and peak season , etc.)

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Focus on warehouse automation has come full circle since the last big automation movement of the ‘90s, but today with a significantly better set of tools and technological improvements enabling more robust digital transformation and warehouse automation. At the forefront were: politics , the economy and technological advances.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

One of the most significant challenges the shipping industry faces is related to real-time freight analytics. With more competition and increasing customer demands, new and improved data analysis and response methods are needed. ” Using real-time freight analytics effectively can be a game-changer for companies.

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