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Optimize Your Freight Spend Without Negotiation

Talking Logistics

Companies across all industries are dealing with rising transportation costs and a key question many CEOs, CFOs, and supply chain executives are asking is, “What can we do to better manage and control our freight spend in today’s market?” Rising Freight Spend . The Impact of Omnichannel. So, what can you do outside that cycle?”.

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TMS-Enabled Omnichannel Supply Chains Gearing Up for the Peak Season Challenge

TMC

TMS-Enabled Omnichannel Supply Chains Gearing Up for the Peak Season Challenge.Connect. The 2016 holiday shopping season is expected to deliver increased sales volumes—and new challenges for retailers as they continue to develop omnichannel supply chain models in response to changing consumer buying patterns. Learning from experience.

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How Omnichannel Retailing Buys into TMS Technology

TMC

In response to changing consumer buying preferences, retailers have implemented multichannel or omnichannel supply chains. The multichannel, or omnichannel, experience probably isn’t new to you as a buyer. In every multichannel supply chain, efficient freight transportation melds the channels into a seamless service offering.

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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

ToolsGroup

Yet, in today’s omnichannel world, retail returns are key to driving business growth, thanks to their ability to enhance the customer experience, minimize losses, and preserve long-term revenue. In an omnichannel world, customers want more than curbside pickup and the benefits of “buy online, pick up in-store” (BOPIS).

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Körber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. Körber , an international technology group, has signed an agreement to purchase enVista’s platform of Enspire Commerce omnichannel solutions, including its order management system (OMS), and its freight audit and payment (FAP) service.

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E-Commerce Needs These Supply Chain Systems !

Supply Chain Game Changer

This reduces the risk of fraud and theft by enhancing visibility to the freight in the yard, which in turn provides additional integrity into the supply chain. The TMS further improves supply chain visibility by keeping everyone informed of freight status, including potential delays or other areas of concern, such as damage and more.

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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.