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Selling in Tough Times with Nick Strober and Melanie Flores

The Logistics of Logistics

Nick is a Senior Account Executive and Team Leader at Lean Solutions Group , and Melanie is the Director of Solutions Consulting at Symtrain. Nick Strober is a Senior Account Executive at Lean Solutions Group , where he is known as a jack of all trades. About Lean Solutions Group. based transportation and logistics providers.

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Thoughts. Selecting Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Shaman

I still hold hope that SAP could get serious about supply chain planning, but I have given up on Oracle (with the exception of transportation management.)) Gather a group of peers in a room and analyze the business opportunity to improve order reliability. Avoid pretty demos and RFP processes. The reason? Ask the five why(s).

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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

Freightos

For more information on how Freightos drives market insights across the value chain, visit terminal.freightos.com Ian Arroyo Chief Strategy Officer, Freightos Group Ian is a passionate entrepreneur, strategy geek, and people builder. He’s proven go-to-market and growth leadership across industries.

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Beyond the Basics: Harnessing the Power of Advanced Carrier Management Systems

Locus

At the heart of successful supply chain management lies the ability not just to find a transporter, but to identify the most suitable one for each unique requirement from a vast ocean of available options. Our team engaged with multiple operations groups to discern what they’d envisage in an ideal system.

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2019 Transportation Industry Trends

GTG Technology Group

6 Transportation Industry Trends to Look for in 2019. New opportunities in the transportation industry are thriving. Transportation professionals seeking to stay on top of trends in the industry look to implementing these trends. Disruption of Transportation Industry. 2018 has ended and 2019 is here! Sources: [link].

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Top Take Aways from Oracle CloudWorld

Logistics Viewpoints

1-800-Flowers gave a presentation in which they talked about implementing Oracle warehouse management and transportation management systems in the Cloud. Oracle transportation management needed to be implemented quickly before the holiday season because their legacy TMS provider told them they would no longer support it. That is fast!

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Shippers: Have you considered contracted or outsourced fleets?

Locus

Transportation networks form the vital nerve center for every delivery-focused organization. However, it’s not merely these reasons that should prompt delivery organizations to consider strategic partnerships with external transport providers. So, what hurdles do companies encounter when exclusively reliant on an in-house fleet?