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6 Reasons Why You Need A Transportation Management Firm

Freight Plus

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. Moreover, market conditions like the trucking capacity crisis have shippers struggling to move freight on their own.

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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. This is certainly true in the third-party logistics (3PL) industry, where we continue to see the convergence of business models , specifically the business models of service providers, technology companies, and consulting firms.

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What Are the Most Common Walmart Deductions Codes?

SupplyPike

There are a large variety of reasons why Walmart might not pay the full invoice total, ranging from price differences between the invoice and purchase order to invoices being sent for more product than the warehouse received. Deduction Code 24 stands for “ Carton Shortage/Freight Bill Signed Short ”. What is deduction code 24?

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Speeding up international e-commerce deliveries via customs solutions

Cathy Roberson

In May, the CPB recognized fulfillment centers and domestic warehouses as “one person” for any goods that have not been sold to a specific consumer at the time of importation into the US. INLT is a cloud-based software provider that allows sellers to manage costs and customs clearance of cross-border shipments.

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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.

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Imagining the Supply Chain of the Future!

Supply Chain Game Changer

But is that enough of a far-reaching vision to offer much more than an incremental view of what we see today based on existing technology? Any view of the near future is more likely to describe incremental changes and incremental advancements based on the current knowledge base. Enabling Technologies.