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6 Reasons Why You Need A Transportation Management Firm

Freight Plus

Moreover, market conditions like the trucking capacity crisis have shippers struggling to move freight on their own. Transportation management firms are businesses that are dedicated entirely to your supply chain and logistics. Here are 6 reasons why you need a transportation management firm: Technology. Scale & Negotiation.

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Why Should Manufacturers Get Social With Their Supply Chains?

Supply Chain Network

In many cases suppliers will establish plants in these countries as well to simplify logistics and transportation costs. To be able to tap into a global knowledge base of information is not only useful but it can save a lot of time when trying to get the answers to specific questions.”

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Cart Before the Horse: Digital Freight Matching, A.I. and Machine Learning for Freight

Parade

Hunt’s $500M investment to freight platforms startups raising over $490M, to technology-driven brokers such as Uber Freight and Convoy. Companies that want to leverage AI, ML, Digital Freight Matching, or other tech trends for their business, need to start by looking at the foundation. Not very helpful.

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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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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. . In fact, those who facilitate the movement of freight depend upon technology and daily operations that are efficient and customized for their specific applications.

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‘Digital Freight Matching’ Isn’t a Product— It’s a Strategic Methodology

Parade

As freight brokerages look to leverage technologies, automate grunt work, and streamline operations, we hear references such as “Buying ‘digital freight matching’.” Unfortunately, this reference to ‘digital freight matching’ as a ‘product’ is too simplistic. How do you notify them about freight opportunities?

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‘Digital Freight Matching’ Isn’t a Product— It’s a Strategic Methodology

Parade

As freight brokerages look to leverage technologies, automate grunt work, and streamline operations, we hear references such as “Buying ‘digital freight matching’.” Unfortunately, this reference to ‘digital freight matching’ as a ‘product’ is too simplistic. How do you notify them about freight opportunities?

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