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What Is Carrier or Freight Network Optimization?

Intelligent Audit

Freight network optimization and freight auditing services are the key performance areas that shippers want to track and monitor within the supply chain industry. . The supply chain is no different. These fees are among the most important to monitor regarding transportation network optimization.

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6 Reasons Why You Need A Transportation Management Firm

Freight Plus

Supply chains are evolving at a more rapid pace than ever. Land and ocean carrier consolidation, warehouse automation, shifting sourcing structures, and digital supply chain transformation all have a tremendous impact on the current state of the logistics industry. said Lora Cecere, founder of Supply Chain Insights to.

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Why Should Manufacturers Get Social With Their Supply Chains?

Supply Chain Network

Establishing a new manufacturing plant in a remote location has its problems, the most important of which is guaranteeing a reliable supply of parts from key suppliers and more importantly maintaining regular communications with them. But what about the rest of the supply chain?,

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Is Every Company a Technology Company?

Talking Logistics

Today, 3PLs are in the IT business as much as they’re in the freight-handling business. Here is how one 3PL put it to me: If we and most of our competitors are using the same vendor’s transportation management system (TMS), then how can we differentiate if we’re all basically offering the same capabilities to customers?

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How to be Productive during the Global Lockdown: The ThroughPut Playbook to Maintain your Output Levels

ThroughPut

As of right now, top lines have been essentially wiped out for industries like air transportation, freight, gastronomy, tourism, travel, and many more. These are uncertain times for businesses that are used to having cash flow, steady top lines, and predictable bottom lines. Toss them or loss them, and you’ll be ill prepared.