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“True Greenfield” – Answering the Distribution Service Time Challenge 

Logility

Amazon is not the only company driven to one- and two-day delivery; all industries are headed to shorter service windows. Now, supply chain leaders are caught between a cost versus service crunch. This is where network design helps lay out a future network with all the cost and service tradeoffs. There is hope!

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Is It Time to Evolve Your Supply Chain Network Design?

Logility

But even the most high-performing supply chains have process, infrastructure, and technology gaps that can become problematic if not addressed early. According to Gartner 1 , fewer than 10% of companies have mastered a balance between cost management, customer service, risk mitigation, and growth investment.

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What Is Carrier or Freight Network Optimization?

Intelligent Audit

Freight network optimization and freight auditing services are the key performance areas that shippers want to track and monitor within the supply chain industry. . As highlighted by Redwood Logistics , “ To complete any task efficiently, you must first have the right tools for the right job.

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Overcoming the 8 Biggest Logistics Challenges E-commerce Brands Face

Stord

Legacy systems are not built to allow brands to self-service manage these capabilities, limiting how much investment brands can make in these growth strategies. Be sure to select technology partners that also have experience and value propositions specific to channel expansion.

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Logistics Network Optimization: 4 Core Objectives &  7 Tips to Optimize a Carrier Network

Intelligent Audit

Technology has moved businesses forward in creating efficient processes and gaining improved insights into transportation management and freight spend , but are you using these to your fullest advantage? You should utilize technology and larger-scale strategies to streamline the logistics process.

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Why Is Freight Accounting Important?

Intelligent Audit

On March 14, 2022, McKinsey and Company proposed four future recovery scenarios, summarizing that, “Container freight rates will remain elevated throughout most of 2022 while the containerized logistics disruption persists.” What Are Freight Costs in Accounting? Common Challenges of Freight Accounting.

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Becoming an EPA SmartWay Partner and More: How Stord Helps Reduce Supply Chains' Carbon Footprint

Stord

August 6, 2020 Stord is thrilled to announce our partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency as a SmartWay Logistics Company , just a few months since expanding our freight capabilities. An EPA SmartWay partnership provides us with the gold standard of emissions calculating tools for sustainability accounting.