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Peak Shipping Season: A Review of Trends from the 2018 Holiday Peak Season

GlobalTranz

We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics. So, let us reflect on the peak shipping season trends we saw at the close of 2018 and how those trends will affect the industry now and throughout 2019. Download Here. Get Your Free White Paper Today.

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LTL Industry Trends and Tips for 2022

GlobalTranz

Government and industry initiatives to attract more people to the trucking profession should help alleviate the situation in the long term. Fuel surcharges simply reflect rising fuel costs, but accessorials can quickly raise LTL shipping costs as carriers levy fees for additional services like liftgate use and delivery/pickup appointments.

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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. In fact, working with an outside entity is integral to accessing much of available capacity when trying to procure full truckload shipping.

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Supplier Relationship Management in a Time of Fragmented Supply Chains

QAD

QAD SRM achieves further process improvements, including better information collaboration with customizable workflows, forms and questionnaires plus automated document collection, management and downloading. All these posts point to the need for visibility and solutions that foster collaboration in the supplier ecosystem.

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Supply Chain Management With Blockchain: How the Blockchain Enables Supply Chains to Focus on Customer Experience

GlobalTranz

In recent months, sustainability and ethical business practices have become cornerstones of the ongoing conversation about how to govern people and manage a business effectively. DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER. Since shippers can immediately identify product location and cost to ship to a consumer, the overall time to delivery decreases.

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Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™ 2023 Highlights: A Human-Centric Approach to Unlocking Productivity

Locus

Read The Efficient Shipping Solution to Automate Your Carrier Selection Download the Ebook The speech set the tone for the symposium and influenced the way we reflected on other ideas and concepts.

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Eight Practices for Implementing Traceability in Apparel Supply Chains

Pivot88

Using powerful Applied AI, these platforms streamline traceability processes for retailers, serving as a central repository of all chain of custody data and documentation while creating safeguards, such as automatically flagging any unmet chain of custody requirements before orders ship so retailers can avoid fines and detainments.

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