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What You Need to Know About Full Truckload Freight Allocation

GlobalTranz

Poor visibility in freight allocation is a leading reason shippers experience difficulty in managing freight, and this problem is evidence of a disconnect between the person managing freight and company stakeholders. Yesteryear, freight allocation was simpler. Download Here. New Series.

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The Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts from 2017

GlobalTranz

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. How can you apply the digital supply chain for effectiveness including going omnichannel. These will only contain posts written in 2017.

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Understanding How Parcel Cost Control Reduces Total Transportation Costs

GlobalTranz

As a result, average shipment size has dwindled, driving increases in parcel freight spend. While freight consolidation is commonly applied to the process of combining LTL shipments to create full truckload shipments, parcel hundredweight programs use the same tactic, applied to multiple parcels.

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[e-Book] The Ultimate Guide to Last Mile & White Glove Logistics

GlobalTranz

Shippers that understand how each of these topics will impact profit margins can successfully navigate the changing demands of a highly competitive, omnichannel-based world. E-Commerce Logistics Will Continue to Evolve.

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InFocus Webinar: Oasis of Opportunity: Tapping into the 3PL Potential of KSA

Locus

In this week’s InFocus webinar series, we had the opportunity to gain key insights on 3PL and e-commerce in the Saudi Arabia region from Salah Taha. His extensive expertise also encompasses freight and transportation, covering ground, air, and sea. Watch the full webinar here ! Watch the full webinar here !

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These 5 Top Logistics Trends for 2018 are a Response to the Growing Customer Experience Movement

GlobalTranz

This is the omnichannel supply chain, and it will require shippers to rethink their strategies. Logistics service providers will be integral to the success of shippers in 2018, but the top logistics trends that affect the shipper can differ from those affecting third-party logistics providers, procurement professionals and freight shipping.

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5 More Transformative Supply Chain Technologies Supply Chains Will Focus on in 2018 to Move to the Next Level

GlobalTranz

3PLs have the technologies in place to handle both inbound and outbound freight management, as well as handle omnichannel order fulfillment, so they are the natural partner for companies looking to combat the Amazon Effect. The answers to that question lie in understanding how logistics will evolve over the next year.