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Freight Invoice Auditing Trends: Shippers Now Leaning on Technology Providers

GlobalTranz

There was a time when freight invoice auditing was just an opportunity. However, carrier actions and the rapid growth of the supply chain through e-commerce and omnichannel fulfillment created a problem where invoices began to succumb to error and inconsistency. As a.read More. As a.read More.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Freightos Baltic Index Global Container Freight Index shows the cost of shipping freight remains hugely elevated – more than double the price a year earlier. In fact, global freight rates have increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. RESILIENCE REQUIRES OMNICHANNEL OPTIMISATION.

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Tips for Maximizing Warehouse Space

GlobalTranz

Best Practices Are for Maximizing Warehouse Space Embracing Big Data analytics and supporting omnichannel fulfillment options—including ship-to-store and storefront-as-a-distribution-center—can help warehouse managers fully utilize available space. Since customers’ needs evolve on a continuing basis, warehouses must evolve in tandem.

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7 Top Supply Chain Trends to Know for 2023

ModusLink Corporation

Carrier rates are declining across the board, and Seatrade Maritime News reported an “expected trough of freight rates to mid-2023 from 2024 with a lower demand forecast and a higher than expected effective capacity increase due to the unwinding of congestion. Cybersecurity Risk Management Will Grow More Important in Omnichannel E-Commerce.

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6 More Logistics Technology Trends Enabling Success in 2018

GlobalTranz

In this post, will go to how shippers and logistics providers will lean on 6 more trends to make gains in the months to come. In other words, more robotic systems will be used for order fulfillment warehousing and delivery operations by up to 45% of mainstream global e-commerce and omnichannel commerce companies. download ebook.

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3PL Logistics Companies Up Services to Continue to Meet the Needs of Shippers

GlobalTranz

Although 3PL Logistics Companies or 3PLs were around before the recession, companies realized the short-term savings of outsourcing logistics, transportation, and freight management to 3PLs quickly, and the age of the rise of the logistics provider was born. Warehousing and E-Fulfillment. Drayage Management.

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Singing the inventory blues

Cathy Roberson

But, the double-digit year-over-year increase in inventories that many retailers report is, in most cases, compared to exceptionally lean inventory levels last year when consumers were consuming anything and everything. This year, we see many retailers trying to unload excess inventory before the year-end holiday inventory arrives.