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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, E2open is the largest provider of transportation execution solutions. Infor Nexus.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Danish manufacturer saw sales begin to surge as consumers gravitated towards their building sets, which come in a variety of shapes, sizes, difficulties, and characters. XPO Logistics to spin off freight brokerage. CEVA Logistics using self-driving trucks to move freight. Kroger plans another three Ocado e-commerce ‘spokes’.

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Mastering Profitable Omni-Channel Logistics, Despite Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

As physical stores opened, shut down and re-opened again, consumers became more flexible in the way they shop for, and purchase, just about every product. According to a recent article in Forbes , 48% of consumers today prefer a hybrid shopping model that combines online and in-store components.

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How Returns Management Works: Process, Tips, & Best Practices

Unleashed

If you’re selling products, your customers should feel confident that they can negotiate with you in the event their purchased goods arrive damaged, incorrect, or are no longer required. One paper from the University of Texas at Arlington suggests that lenience may yield better results than strictness.

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Your Expert Guide to Inventory Audits: Best Practices & Tips 

ShipBob

Analytical procedures Doing analytical procedures during inventory audits involves comparing gross margins, inventory turnover ratio , and/or unit costs of inventory with previous years. This helps you understand trends so you can be better informed during inventory procurement and when you’re forecasting demand.

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The Impact of Collaborative TMS on Supply Chains Bottom Line

Turvo

It is a new shipper-carrier collaboration approach to enhance supply chain visibility, reducing transit times, and inventory-carrying costs for retailers and suppliers while improving carrier asset utilization levels. . To tackle shipment-level concerns, retailers, manufacturers, and carriers are continually at odds with one another.

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How the USMA is creating an environment of trade certainty

Resilinc

Resilinc CEO, Bindiya Vakil recently stated: “USMCA is off to a great start and is poised to enable and support the Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem advocated by Resilinc.” (For imports and purchasing more than 32% of U.S. Politico also reports that Mexico has raised concerns about the treatment of migrant workers in U.S.