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What is Multimodal Shipping?

GlobalTranz

Multimodal shipping represents how companies can find new value within their supply chains and augment efficiency without dramatically increasing landed costs. While multimodal continues to change in the wake of disruption from the pandemic this year, interest in new shipping strategies has exploded.

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The Costly Oversight: Why Your Inventory Rebalancing Strategy Is Failing You

ToolsGroup

Gartner reports that companies using data-driven strategies can achieve a 20% increase in sales by aligning inventory with current market trends. Is this the strategy you want to pursue? Retailers that adopt these dynamic rebalancing strategies often see an 18% improvement in inventory turnover rates. What are you waiting for?

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Xeneta Roundtable: Ocean Freight Strategies for an Uncertain Market

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Just when shippers catch a break, the landscape shifts again, forcing procurement teams to adjust strategies in real time. About Xeneta Xeneta is the leading ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform transforming the shipping and logistics industry. tariffs are reshaping freight.

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Navigating the Supply Chain Wars: Strategies for Wholesale Distribution Success

ToolsGroup

Lets explore these challenges and strategies to overcome them. Decision command center for fast event response Asynchronous collaboration and scenario analysis Demand collaboration S&OP Optimize Inventory and Pricing AI Driven Inventory and Price Optimization : Set inventory strategies to match business segment priorities.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Don’t miss this chance to refine your fulfillment strategy and lead your team confidently into 2025. Save your spot today!

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The Bumpy Road to Building Outside-in Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

The problem was that VMI is a ship through model whereas supply chain planning is a ship from model with different granularity. Neils here is some feedback to consider: VMI: Vendor-managed inventory logic enables the downstream trading partner to manage inventories and the sell-through the channel.

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Transportation Strategies for Continued Success

Logistics Viewpoints

Below are some transportation strategies for success for suppliers of TMS, TES, and MTS. Coronavirus has changed the outlook for direct-to-consumer commerce, and a TMS is now a critical component of this strategy. Transportation strategies come in all shapes and sizes. Look to the Cloud.

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Smarter Networks for Customer Fulfillment

Speaker: Hannah Testani, COO, Intelligent Audit

You've probably noticed that shipping costs are going up. It's 2019, and consumers are expecting shipping to be cheap and quick, but that can turn into a real headache from the shipper's side of the equation if you don't make the appropriate changes. Have you ever wondered if your transportation spend is as optimized as it could be?

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Key Questions for a Successful Distribution Network

Speaker: Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Helix

As we plan for the world of eCommerce and the customer expectation of quick, free shipping, our ability to forecast is turned on its head. If we're going to offer the speed of shipping and variety of inventory that today's customers have come to expect, there are a lot of different questions that need to be asked.

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Hot Off the Grill: Optimizing Summer Supply Chains for Seasonal Staples

Speaker: Glenn Koepke and Steve Rotter

This webinar – coming to you from Glenn’s own backyard – discusses the importance of supply chain visibility for seasonal shipping, new product promotions, and holiday ramping in the F&B and retail industries while providing sizzling secrets to creating the juiciest meats for your barbecue.

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. Practical Use Cases: See the benefits of transportation planning software for FTL, LTL, and container shipping. Enhance your transportation and load building efficiency with our comprehensive guide.