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Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

Weisenberger is leading their digitally enabled shipping initiative, she works in distribution operations rather than transportation. FourKites is a leading provider of real-time transportation visibility solutions. This is one of the company’s first steps to their digital transformation in shipping. What made Ms.

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In-Bond Shipment Process: A Comprehensive Guide for Ecommerce Businesses

ShipBob

Ecommerce businesses that import products internationally are typically concerned with two things: The speed at which the products will arrive at their warehouse The impact on their cash flow The journey of a large shipment from China to the US doesn’t simply leave a warehouse and arrive at your business’s doorstep.

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FourKites Ocean Visibility: A Next Generation Solution

Logistics Viewpoints

Billions of venture capital dollars of investment are being poured into companies that can integrate real-time visibility data with transportation to provide a more informed ETA for shippers and carriers. The rise of visibility solutions at the container level is helping to drive the transportation execution market to new heights.

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Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Supply chain data can be challenging to manage due to its unstructured or semi-structured nature and the need to integrate new data sources. As more organizations witness its positive impact, they become more open to exploring other AI applications, leading to wider integration in their supply chain.

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Transportation Management System: What is a TMS in Logistics? [+ Top Companies Compared]

ShipBob

Businesses can use them to: Get visibility into their day-to-day transportation operations. Share compliance information and documentation. Documentation management. The transportation process can be extremely document-heavy, often requiring multiple documents, forms, and compliance information. TMS vs WMS.

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Supply Chain Planning: How to Optimise Your Supply Chain

Unleashed

The 5 components of the supply chain planning process: Supply chain visibility Supply chain mapping Production optimisation Product pricing optimisation Implementation of supply chain planning software Combine these and you’ll get an optimised supply chain planning strategy that brings in extra revenue and helps you cut unnecessary business costs.

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How Supply Chain Efficiency Can Cut Costs for Food Ingredient Shippers

Zipline Logistics

There are a few things that most food ingredient suppliers can do to increase supply chain performance. Analyze Your Supply Chain Network. Enhance Supply Chain Visibility. Say, you are unable to supply your production facility from the nearest warehouse. Know Your Customers.