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Understanding How Parcel Cost Control Reduces Total Transportation Costs

GlobalTranz

Understand Accessorial Charges Contribute to 20 Percent of Total Transportation Costs Parcel cost control must underscore the importance of controlling accessorial charges, including fuel surcharges and surcharges not otherwise specified, like Saturday delivery, next-day delivery, and hazardous material handling. DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER.

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Truckload Market Trends to Watch in 2022

GlobalTranz

Still, the e-commerce boom pushes more freight into trucks as shippers re-think inventory levels to meet omnichannel demands. Regulatory efforts, such as lowering the minimum age for commercial drivers, attracting female drivers and tapping military drivers, could alleviate some of the pressure in the coming months.

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Best AI Tools for Supply Chain and Logistics: The Ultimate Guide for 2024

ThroughPut

Blue Yonder: Comprehensive Supply Chain Planning Solutions Blue Yonder is an omnichannel planning platform that enables order fulfillment. AI in transportation and logistics optimization: AI in transportation and logistics has also made life easier for logistics and transportation companies in supply chains.

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7 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2018

Logistics Bureau

The burgeoning growth in omnichannel supply is great news for consumers and even enterprise buyers, but it also continues to add considerable complexity for supply chain organisations. Ask questions later” approach to multi-channel and omnichannel strategies in their haste to avoid losing sales to ecommerce giants like Amazon.

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This Week in Supply Chain News (February 19 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

On March 21, 1864, an ancestor of Biden got in a knife fight with another man in a Union military encampment. Infor, because of Infor Nexus transportation and visibility solution, has excellent data on global shipping. The home improvement chain also reported on their ongoing work to improve their omnichannel capabilities.

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Amid Peak Season Surprises, Worries Persist

Intelligent Audit

This potent combination of economic, political, and military issues will make trans-Pacific business complicated for years to come. ”. He added that the current conditions create significant navigation hazards to the Marine Transportation System. Meanwhile, U.S. Survey Reveals Top Issues for Food Supply Chain Professionals.

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Technology and the Changing Nature of Logistics

Enterra Insights

It’s a discipline centered on the storage, transportation, and distribution of products. Enabling real omnichannelity. “ According to Benjamin Gordon Cambridge Capital, ‘In the military, successful logistics has proven the difference between winning and losing.’ ” They identify five such challenges.