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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

Freightos

The interesting shift here, though, is that there’s a whole world of alternative shipping routes. The traditional China-Northern Europe route alternative banked on sea freight to Dubai, followed by air shipping to the final European destination. For a full shipping container, that results in a full $3,804 of savings, or a 17% savings.

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What Makes a Superior TMS Solution Product Demo?

Supply Chain Collaborator

Do you know why everyone hates technology solution product demos? The Collaborator recently asked members of the UltraShipTMS product demo delivery team about how they’ve driven successful product demos for their Transportation Management System and related logistics software solutions. “So

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

The Logistics of Logistics

When asked what peak season is, it’s easy to assume the holidays are the only peak shipping season. However, four shipping seasons occur throughout the year and are often regular and expected. That was the case until the ongoing disruptions of the past few years changed the shipping game. Q2: The Produce Shipping Season.

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Modern Ways Technology Provides Transportation Management & Freight Spend Visibility

Intelligent Audit

Freight audit & payment (FAP) providers have long paved the way to gaining this visibility by looking at shipping invoices and breaking down freight spend. This standard method has helped countless businesses identify where transportation spend is going and where there is an opportunity to optimize.

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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

Logistics Viewpoints

The order management system wasn’t effectively connected to the warehouse management system showing tables available or the transportation management system showing the carrier had returned my first table. Something is wrong in this retailer’s process, whether it be materials used, packing, shipping, etc.,

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6 Critical Supply Chain KPIs!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Not having the necessary materials or products when they are scheduled to arrive can delay the entire shipping process, even if one small part is missing. Amazon is an example of a service that guarantees very quick lead times for customers with its 2 day shipping for Prime members. Procurement Cost. Total Supply Chain Cost.

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Barry Bradley awarded Food Logistics 2023 Rock Star of the Supply Chain Award

crisp

Working for Target’s Merchandising and Vendor Compliance teams, and collaborating with the Transportation, Warehousing and Forecasting departments, meant realizing how truly siloed the supply chain functions were operating. So] if one distribution center takes three days to ship, and one takes two – how could we make those the same?”

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