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Sears – Achieving Home Delivery Excellence

Talking Logistics

Home delivery is a hot segment of omni-channel retailing and one of the best customer presentations at last year’s Descartes Evolution 2015 conference was from Sears. Batch and static planning systems fall short of meeting customer expectations. It was a one-time shot of getting the routes right.”

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Freight Brokerage 'Booking Structures': Opportunities to Streamline Your Operations

Parade

Each ‘booking structure' has several pros and cons, and each model can benefit from leveraging technology to increase bookings, reduce grunt-work, and strengthen carrier engagement. In California, for example, they are focused on three main subregions; San Francisco/Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Sacramento.

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Freight Brokerage 'Booking Structures': Opportunities to Streamline Your Operations

Parade

Each ‘booking structure' has several pros and cons, and each model can benefit from leveraging technology to increase bookings, reduce grunt-work, and strengthen carrier engagement. In California, for example, they are focused on three main subregions; San Francisco/Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. 1: Outbound Region.

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5G and the Future of Smart Cities

Enterra Insights

The hype about fifth generation (aka 5G) wireless technology is just beginning. The importance of this technology, however, cannot be overstressed. ”[1] The good news is 5G technology is not a future technology; it’s already knocking at the door. Dallas; Denver; Houston; Miami; Sacramento, Calif.;