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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

Freightos

While COVID did see some modal shifts of everything from wheat to Peloton exercise bikes, there are certainly products that are less likely candidates for shifts. The interesting shift here, though, is that there’s a whole world of alternative shipping routes. Total blended cost?

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The Holy Grail of Modern S&OP: Multi-Horizon Integrated Business Planning 

Logility

Creating and comparing business scenarios in spreadsheets are fruitless exercises in glancing in the rearview mirror rather than looking ahead at the opportunities and risks emerging on the horizon. Your customer service and operational costs will always be impacted by your need to ship orders across the country.”

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How AI-powered Retail Logistics Optimization Saved  € 3.5 Million Per Year for a European Enterprise

ThroughPut

million savings per year in logistics costs Download the complete retail logistics optimization case study below. It also does not help when unanticipated demand leads to last-minute, expedited shipping expenses – on top of already flimsy margins.

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Turn a Good Demand Forecast into the Optimum Inventory Plan

ToolsGroup

Demand is not what you shipped in the past. Planning becomes a modelling exercise, not a guessing game. By setting a solid foundation, inventory planning becomes a modeling exercise. Download our brief: How to Calculate Inventory and Service Level Improvements from Supply Chain Planning Software.

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How to Procure Full Truckloads in Tight Capacity

GlobalTranz

The use of full truckload shipping is rising in popularity, resulting from its lower cost as compared to less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. Download eBook. Conducting annual procurement exercises. The Great Capacity Crunch: The Current State, Future Outlook, & How Shippers Can Thrive in Any Capacity Crunch.

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Pandemic success stories: What can be learned from these triumphs?

USC Consulting Group

In addition to bikes, Peloton sold many other types of work-from-home exercise equipment, including treadmills, and its Mirror home workout system. As is frequently the case when demand outstrips supply, Peloton was unable to ship orders to customers in as timely a manner as they do normally. Between late March and early May, over 1.1

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Key Points for You to Consider in the TMS Procurement Process

TMC

Often at the top of the list is the need for streamlined shipping processes and visibility to all transportation activities in one technology platform. Procuring a TMS suite is not a trivial exercise. There are many reasons a company might be in the market for a transportation management system (TMS). Final thoughts.