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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

While focusing on revenue quality and minimizing operational costs, an article by Supply Chain Dive noted that the parcel giant may even allow further collaboration between FedEx Express and FedEx Ground which have been historically separate until 2020. Transpacific Container Rates In Turmoil. year-on-year.” year-on-year.”

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4 Challenges in Global Transportation Management

3rdwave

There are 4 fundamental areas where global transportation is challenged. Three of these challenges are variants on traditional transportation challenges and the last is relatively new but growing in importance. These challenges are: Information Accessibility – visibility, reporting & analysis, communication.

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How to Optimize Global Demand Fulfillment

3rdwave

Global transportation is the nexus through which all related international transportation information flows. Capturing, aggregating, and analyzing all the global supply chain transportation and product/SKU level detail is foundational to having end-to-end supply chain visibility. visibility to performance metrics.

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How to Manage Supply Chains as a Manufacturer with Automation and AI

Locus Robotics

In some settings, IoT devices can detect defects and notify staff of quality control issues. AI and ML can be applied to inventory management, demand forecasting, freight route planning, and much more. 2. Robotic Process Automation RPA is software that allows manufacturers to automate repetitive and rules-based tasks.

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RESPOST: LTL: Then and Now with David Ross

The Logistics of Logistics

David is the Executive Vice President of Roadrunner Freight , a leading less-than-truckload carrier offering high quality and reliable LTL services. Mr. Ross was most recently Managing Director and Group Head of Stifel’s Global Transportation & Logistics Equity Research practice. About Roadrunner Freight.

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The Business Case for a Global TMS

3rdwave

Managing global freight is ladened with challenges. Demands on the transportation teams are growing as political posturing ramps up causing rapid disruption to global supply chains. The global TMS functionality necessary to support execution control are: Freight contract management. Freight Invoice Auditing.

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LTL: Then and Now with David Ross

The Logistics of Logistics

David is the Executive Vice President of Roadrunner Freight , a leading less-than-truckload carrier offering high quality and reliable LTL services. Mr. Ross was most recently Managing Director and Group Head of Stifel’s Global Transportation & Logistics Equity Research practice. About Roadrunner Freight.

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