ShipBob

JANUARY 6, 2023

That’s where transportation management systems, or TMS, comes in. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at what a transportation management system is, why it’s important, and how you can choose a provider. What is a transportation management system (TMS)? Transportation management systems can perform a variety of functions.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2015

This time of year, many shippers are reviewing and updating their transportation plan for the back half of the year and many will be considering issuing RFPs for new or changed capacity needs. Only motivation is to save money on freight rates. Communicating Your RFP Plan. Listen to analysts/economists and educate yourself.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. Supply chain solutions solve problems not just in transit but throughout the planning and order life cycle — from order processing, to transport planning, to fulfillment, yard, tracking, and post-delivery.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 7, 2021

Gartner recently released the Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 1 , and Blue Yonder has again been named a Leader in the report. Multiple subcomponents make up comprehensive multimodal TMS solution. Blue Yonder was positioned among a total of four vendors in the Leaders quadrant.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2017

Fortunately, today’s logistics technology has the power to execute a winning inbound freight strategy and maintain compliance in the following ways. Using Logistics Technology to Execute a Winning Inbound Freight Strategy & Have Compliant Vendors. The Cerasis representative enters the information into the Cerasis Rater.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Procurement. RPA can automate the uploading of reporting and contract data for transactions from contracts into Transportation Management Systems (TMS) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems with greater speed and accuracy. Freight Management. Freight management is driven by time-critical, manual tasks.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2020

Do You Have Hidden Freight Costs? Ocean freight article and permission to publish here provided by Katherine Barrios at xeneta.com. Freight forwarders and shippers/BCO s are on a constant quest to have a better understanding of their ocean freight costs and ultimately have larger margins. Email Address. Plan effectively.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. Continued fallout, including transport congestion, limited air freight and rail freight transportation in the Asia-Europe lanes, because of the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Transportation Management Solutions (TMS). By integrating AI technology, new platforms are enabling companies to streamline their transportation systems and cut the costs of freight. Procurement Communications. They can also answer text-based questions and pull up documents and files instantly.

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20Cube Logistics

JULY 9, 2019

Supply chain involves procurement, creating orders, packing, shipping and distribution of goods, etc., How will blockchain impact freight forwarding? Each time cargo is shipped, the transaction is documented, creating a permanent history of the shipment from order to delivery. which in itself is a complex process. 20cube.com.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

He is also an Adjunct Professor with UTM Azman Hashim International Business School in Malaysia, conducting research on halal procurement strategy, halal supply chain management, and halal risk and reputation management. He is the author of ‘Halal business management: a guide to achieving halal excellence’.

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Shipsy

MAY 16, 2021

And to do so, it is imperative (especially if you are not using 3PL services) that you should know about every term associated with the logistics and transportation management. Bill of lading or BOL is a document, given by the carrier, which includes basic info about the shipment. TMS- Transportation management system.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 2, 2019

While this threat is not new, it certainly feels different this time around, and specifically raises questions for those involved in regular cross border freight movements. While we may not know if and how policy may change and impact freight for a few days or weeks, we can scenario plan for a reasonable number of outcomes.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 7, 2017

Most transportation costs in a company arise from inbound logistics cost. If other words, the costs associated with transportation of items from vendors make up the biggest portion of will transportation costs, reports Amy Roach Partridge of Inbound Logistics. Delays and unforeseen circumstances do occur.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Editor's Note: As of late you may have noticed we have written a lot about procurement and the future of procurement. A large part of procurement is finalizing the contract and then the follow through of the determined deliverables in that agreement. How do you know you are getting what you paid for? 3PL/SLA Skills/Knowledge.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

It involves outsourcing logistics activities, such as warehousing, transportation, distribution, inventory management, and order fulfillment, to a dedicated logistics service provider. Carriers: Carriers are the transportation companies responsible for physically moving the goods from one location to another.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 5, 2018

As a shipper, it can be hard to procure full truckloads, and small and mid-sized shippers suffer from an exacerbated version of this problem. Shippers face tightening capacity, higher rates, and demanding consumers, and procuring a full truckload may be the last thing on their minds. Will the freight be competitive?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2017

Mobile phones can offer incredible services in any business from inventory tracking and shipments to the execution of procurement transactions. Most logistics prefer integrating the use of this app to automate procurement and replenish other processes to raise the profit margins. The Web fleet Android application.

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The Network Effect

AUGUST 21, 2015

Earlier we discussed the fact that the “procure to pay” business transaction cycle includes transportation events such as tendering, pick up, in transit, dock scheduling and deliver along with full track and trace. All supplier shipments must be accompanied by appropriate documentation.

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Precoro

MAY 19, 2023

The right metrics can shed light on how cost-effective a company’s processes are when it comes to the flow of goods, both at the inbound stages of procurement and outbound all the way to the customer. Freight and shipping cost per unit Shipping or freighting costs constitute a substantial part of the overall supply chain costs.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

What do you get when you bring together shippers, logistics service providers, and a transportation management system (TMS) vendor in New Orleans? How can a transportation management system (TMS) help companies find and secure truckload capacity in a capacity-constrained environment?

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SupplyOn

JULY 10, 2018

By combining real-time asset tracking and condition monitoring of production material during transport, you can initiate appropriate countermeasures to keep your production running long before goods receipt. But generally speaking, not even the shipping agent transporting the production material to the nearest port has this information.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 24, 2017

One of the easiest ways to get started is by investing in a Transportation Management System (TMS). With control tower visibility across all business units, divisions and geographies, you can build enterprise plans across your transportation network to ensure that all shipments move using the most efficient route possible.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 29, 2020

So, it’s important you’re up to date on the latest regulations to avoid your freight being held up. Policy 53 increases CIQ inspection on all PPE products, labels, packaging, and documentation. Metered freight solutions. As ocean freight catches up, it can significantly reduce your freight spend.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

In the near-term, hosted software and cloud computing are making sophisticated warehouse, transportation and labor management systems accessible to organizations that could never support the significant capital investment required to discretely license the same software.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2015

We can connect through EDI, but a document has latency and limitations for unstructured data. Last night, I was sitting with a friend that got transportation updates every hour from the GPS on the truck that he had tendered earlier that day on his cell phone. There are other options, but each has limitations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 13, 2021

Process Automation: Logistics and supply chain industry vertical is heavily reliant on manual rule-based processes and their workforce spend significant amount of time managing documents such as bills-of-lading, invoices etc. which involves repeated entries in multiple legacy system leading to delays and error.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

What are the biggest concerns in times of claims, injury, and documentation of claims? The biggest issue today that shippers have to worry about is freight loss claims, personal injury, and of course, liability! A load confirmation sheet will provide documentation that we are outside of the contract!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 10, 2022

First, the documents are not designed to get you a position. In today’s competitive employment marketplace, a top-notch document can go a long way toward setting you apart from hundreds of other potential candidates. Explore Jobs Within the Niche. There are three things to remember about resumes for SCM jobseekers.

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20Cube Logistics

MAY 26, 2021

Transportation industry is much smaller and is a significant part of the logistics industry. Transportation. As earlier said, transportation is part of the logistics industries and concentrates on movement of goods, via road, sea and air. Documentation. Freight claims. What is the difference? Picking and packing.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

MacroPoint Announces Platform Integration with JDA Transportation Management Solution. On the software front, just when you thought “Does the market need another transportation management system (TMS)?” Haven TMS allows users to manage the entire transportation logistics workflow on one platform and streamline critical processes.

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Unleashed

JUNE 27, 2023

One wrong decision and freight costs can skyrocket, greatly impacting your profit margins. If you’re sending goods internationally, third-party freight forwarding services offer a frictionless solution. Here we explore what freight forwarders do, the benefits and risks of working with one, and how the freight forwarding process works.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

They got those documents quickly, and then got them in the hands of all employees and suppliers in 24 hours. Those components get trucked by the Vietnamese Railways, loaded, and then transported to the Haiphong port, where a freight forwarder ensures the container is loaded on an Ocean carrier.

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Procurement Academy

AUGUST 10, 2021

They can easily see the vehicle position; they would be capable of interconnecting across the platform to interchange documents or issue invoices. It focuses on variables such as demand variation, weather conditions, freight space or shortage, sailing and flight timetables. Who should look into Elastic Logistics?

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 19, 2015

One area in particular, which both Sean Feeney and Kurt Cavano (Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer at GT Nexus) highlighted in their keynote presentations, is Transportation Management Systems (TMS). Moving forward, GT Nexus plans to extend and enhance its TMS footprint across the full TMS lifecycle: Transportation Sourcing.

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Unleashed

MARCH 31, 2021

procurement, production, transportation and warehousing), or could be used to track specific problems, like damaged goods, goods with incorrect documentation, goods that were delivered late, and any other combination. Freight bill accuracy. Transportation costs. How to calculate: Total transportation costs (i.e.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Shipping freight across the world is a complex matter. But what is even more complicated is freight billing and handling freight payments: what a cargo owner is initially quoted is often different from what he later is asked to pay. A 2021 Cargo Owners and freight forwarders survey, confirms this. Lack of trust.

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