GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Primary Challenges in an E-Commerce Shipping Strategy Developing an e-commerce shipping strategy is about more than just considering e-commerce; e-commerce may include the omnichannel purchases in which customers use a variety of online and in-store devices and experiences to make a final decision and complete a purchase.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2018

Intermediaries may include financial experts, data analysts, freight auditors, and more. Although it may seem counterintuitive for a third-party logistics provider (3PL), like Cerasis, to trumpet such prospects, the resounding impact will drive greater efficiencies in supply chains. GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper. Supply Chains Will Develop and Take Advantage of Transformative Supply Chain Technologies, like Freight Sharing Apps. Companies Will Levy the Power of 3PL-Based Technologies.

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Freightos

JULY 1, 2015

Same goes for books, groceries, taxis, banking, canoe and even B2B purchases. But not so much searching for online freight rates. So we asked ourselves (and some logistic professionals)… So what kept freight rates offline ? Forwarders may be able to automate freight rate management at their own offices.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2019

We will delve into what will set third-party logistics providers apart in the coming year, and what to expect as e-commerce continues to merge with brick-and-mortar retail. We will turn over each stone and consider how innovative technology will shape the future of shipping and logistics. Get Your Free White Paper Today.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

Logistics providers know their job isn’t complete until every foot of the last mile is covered. Logistics providers sometimes feel anxiety similar to the anxiety neighbors experience when pit bulls are roaming uncontrolled in the streets. 4] In other words, the last foot of the logistics journey can be the most problematic.

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TMC

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Competing in a multichannel environment requires a number of critical capabilities—such as a 360-degree view of fulfillment operations—that TMS solutions are uniquely equipped to support. Essential tool. TMS solutions helps shippers meet demands like these in four important ways. to reach $655.8 since 2009.

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TMC

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In highly competitive markets, a TMS solution can include a team that provides dedicated focus, whether for a short or extended time. A TMS that houses all of the customer’s freight information can quickly select the most cost-effective routes and logistics service provider to meet each order’s requirements. Optimize orders.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. No Purchase Orders were used.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. You can read more on the topic in our recent white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion Is Redrawing the Logistics Map [DK1] , which was written collaboratively with Boston Consulting Group.

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TMC

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In highly competitive markets, a TMS solution can include a team that provides dedicated focus, whether for a short or extended time. A TMS that houses all of the customer’s freight information can quickly select the most cost-effective routes and logistics service provider to meet each order’s requirements. Optimize orders.

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TMC

OCTOBER 27, 2017

In highly competitive markets, a TMS solution can include a team that provides dedicated focus, whether for a short or extended time. A TMS that houses all of the customer’s freight information can quickly select the most cost-effective routes and logistics service provider to meet each order’s requirements. Optimize orders.

Modeling 48

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TMC

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

In highly competitive markets, a TMS solution can include a team that provides dedicated focus, whether for a short or extended time. A TMS that houses all of the customer’s freight information can quickly select the most cost-effective routes and logistics service provider to meet each order’s requirements. Optimize orders.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 18, 2020

It currently just uses on-time metrics to grade suppliers and the store’s retail buyers can base purchasing decisions on a brand’s delivery performance. Sam’s Club launched its OTIF program in the spring of 2018, following the logistics compliance precedent set by Walmart. The software called Appointment Scheduler 2.0

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TMC

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

It also shed light on the key role that transportation management system (TMS) solutions play in helping retailers respond and adapt to the emerging industry landscape. Finally, I will often purchase the product online, but choose to pick it up in store. TMS solutions helps shippers meet these demands in four important ways.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Successful companies in today’s marketplace are backed by supply chain professionals who understand how to move freight. Robinson and a leading freight service provider that serves customers with online self-service tools and a team of freight experts. This is what differentiates Freightquote , a company of C.H.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In 1973, the ATA introduced the Truck Tonnage Index, a monthly estimation of the total weight of freight transported by truck in the United States. The anonymity of the survey and companies participating prevents us from understanding the percentage of tonnage each company accounts for or the type of freight being shipped.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. You can read more on the topic in our recent white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion Is Redrawing the Logistics Map , which was written collaboratively with Boston Consulting Group. Panama Canal Expansion.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2018

For the purposes of objectivity, better refers to accessing more available truckload capacity, which is tightening more than ever, says the Journal of Commerce, scheduling freight with the right type of carrier that specializes in a given type of full truckload, and securing such capacity at competitive rates. Download White Paper.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 12, 2018

E-commerce is growing at a phenomenal rate and, powered by the top trends in e-commerce logistics, shippers have an amazing opportunity to increase profitability and reduce freight spend simultaneously. How Surface Mode Shippers Can Compete in E-Commerce Logistics. Get your free white paper. Download Here.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 16, 2018

E-commerce is growing faster than ever, and more consumers are leveraging online platforms in making purchasing decisions. E-Commerce Is Spurring Record Growth in Logistics E-commerce has made it impossible to meet the status quo with traditional technologies, and still, some shippers have not yet implemented e-commerce and TMS solutions.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

According to the 30th Annual State of Logistics Report by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), companies spent $1.64 trillion on logistics and transportation services in the United States in 2018, an increase of 11.4% Overall, logistics spending in 2018 reached 8% of U.S.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2015

For a trucking company, shipper, or logistics provider to be profitable, owners must understand their cost of purchased transportation and expenses need to be in line with desired profitability. Payments on leased/purchased trucks and trailers represent 11% of costs. Outbound freight costs as percentage of net sales.

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6 River Systems

AUGUST 2, 2022

The returns management process is part dispute resolution, part customer support, part logistics and part inventory management. Forward-thinking retailers use automated returns management solutions to track, view and analyze returns data in one place. Conditions for returns (tags on, receipt of purchase, original packaging, etc.).

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

The LTL carrier scorecard with key process indicators (KPI) is an excellent tool for measuring and managing LTL performance and LTL carrier performance. The old adage, “you can’t manage something you can’t” measure” definitely applies in logistics. Be sure to measure all damage not just freight claims filed. Balanced Scorecard.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2018

Customer service is more important than ever, and customers expect purchases to arrive at record speeds with free or low-cost shipping, says GlobeCon Freight Systems. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2014

As with the logistics category where we featured 15 most popular blog posts vs. the 10 we covered in the top manufacturing blog posts and supply chain blog posts , we write so many transportation blog posts in that category, we are going to feature the 16 most viewed transportation blog posts. Read the Full Blog Post. Read the Full Blog Post.

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GTG Technology Group

JUNE 10, 2019

Transportation management system/software (TMS) is a system of management for supply chains to aid in the movement of goods. It is also a helpful tool for boosting business and growing the company. Generally, this software can be uploaded to any company’s interface to provide important details to the company and the driver.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 9, 2023

An integrated approach to supply-chain optimization, such as redesigning processes together to reduce waste and redundant effort or jointly purchasing raw materials. Catch my twice-a-week column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo Next.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. White Papers. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2017

Too many companies still rely on spreadsheets and basic ERP forecasting solutions both of which provide inadequate planning capabilities. Realistic constraint-based schedules and capacity-planning tools can help reduce manufacturing planning time by as much as 75%. It is not unusual to reduce transportation costs by as much as 30%.

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Logility

AUGUST 17, 2016

Too many companies still rely on inadequate capabilities provided by spreadsheets and basic ERP forecasting solutions. Leading demand planning solutions apply science to deliver a better forecast, including “best-fit” algorithms that automatically select the right forecasting approach for each stage of a product’s lifecycle.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 6, 2018

Believe it or not, product in the care of a driver does not necessarily place all liability for freight in the hands of the carrier. There are exemptions to liability within the Carmack Amendment , and even when everything is correct on paper and goes smoothly at the place of origin, Mother Nature may have other plans. Download Here.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 24, 2018

Managing inbound parcel freight has increased in complexity with the global rise of e-commerce. Amazon has mastered inbound parcel freight management as part of its third-party marketplace, and small and mid-sized shippers are struggling to keep up. What’s Causing Problems With Inbound Parcel Freight Management?

Freight 120

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. White Papers. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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Shipchain

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

On the blockchain side, however, the goal has always been to invite external developers to build more tools and products – we want people to compete with us! These primitives will enable us to begin documenting and tracking supply chain interactions before a purchase has even occurred. In case of software errors and upgrades?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper. Manifesting this trend is the terminology and concept of Digital Path to Purchase — the omni-channel, tech-focused approach to supporting and acting on a consumer’s purchase.

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