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Freight Classification Errors, Re-Weighs, & Other Common Freight Adjustments Are Eating Your Bottom Line’s Lunch

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Shippers are often challenged when dealing with the freight classification system from the National Motor Freight Classifications (NMFC) book, the code numbers assigned to all products that determine the correct freight class for shipments. A Brief on Freight Classification.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Interesting Facts & Financial Breakdown of the Global Logistics Market

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Editor’s Note: Almost 14 months ago we wrote one of our most popular posts entitled, “ The History of Supply Chain and Logistics Management ” contained a bit of history, definitions, and a great infographic visually going through the history of supply chain and logistics management. What is a Logistics Framework?

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Understanding How Parcel Cost Control Reduces Total Transportation Costs

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As a result, average shipment size has dwindled, driving increases in parcel freight spend. Shippers must recognize the importance of parcel in today’s age, as explained by Harold Friedman of Inbound Logistics , and enhance parcel cost control with these steps.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

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Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II.