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Supply Chain Digitization Gains Favor as Disruptions Continue

Logistics Viewpoints

A vast majority of shippers still use spreadsheets and emails to conduct Request for Proposal (RFP) or bid events. This practice is labor-intensive for shippers and carriers, and it can take months to complete a bid event. One solution is to host more frequent bid events with a broader range of carriers.

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For Many, the Annual Freight Bid Season is Not “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

Logistics Viewpoints

The frequency of RFP events is only one area that can be improved as shippers look for a better way to manage freight procurement processes. Flexibility to schedule rate bid events based on business needs. Some companies hold bid events quarterly, and others implement ad hoc bids to address issues within a specific geography.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

In addition, as part of its mandate to improve safety, GroundCloud’s platform also incorporates video telematics for driving event detection and verification, enabling companies to leverage the insights it generates to inform reactive training programs. Retailers in the U.S.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Many of the leading ERP and supply chain software vendors have customer events in various countries around the world.; Most of the conferences on our list are in the U.S.,

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My Summer at BR Williams

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

In the fall of 2021, I took the chance to attend a networking/Q&A event hosted by my school, Jacksonville State University, and meet new peers in the business program and local business leaders. Through this event, I met Kenton and eventually obtained an internship for the summer of 2022 in BR’s Logistics division.

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Hurricane Matthew: What You Need to Know

Elementum

Today, the Category-3 is headed for Jacksonville, Georgia, South and North Carolina. Orlando and Jacksonville airports are closed; Miami is open but hundreds of flights have been cancelled. Hurricane Matthew has wreaked havoc throughout the Caribbean and along Florida’s coast. Airport Updates. Retail Updates.

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Customer Advisory – Hurricane Michael

CH Robinson Transportfolio

We recognize that you likely have many questions about how this weather event may impact your supply chain in the coming days, weeks, and months. Jacksonville. The Port of Jacksonville remains at Port Condition WHISKEY and all gates remain open. The storm has directly impacted Florida, Georgia and both North and South Carolina.

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