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Global Supply Chain Management: Best Practices and Trends

HICX

As an increasing number of organizations engage with vendors on a global level to fulfill their supply chains, the need for supply chain robustness has never been so critical. The Global Supply Chain Landscape: What is the current situation?

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Volumes are booming this holiday season as F&B, CPG and Retail work to keep shelves full

FourKites

Amidst this complicated landscape, the companies that come out ahead will be those agile enough to adjust to changing dynamics both quickly and efficiently. Despite these increases, we’ve seen a decline in dwell time of 43% both in the US and around the world. Retail and Essentials Are Rallying. Focus on the Forecast.

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TMS Delivers on NASSTRAC’s Five Common Sense Suggestions for Shippers

Supply Chain Collaborator

Most respondents reported already having TMS tech deployed and presumably, they’ve already captured the low-hanging fruit of savings and efficiency gains that come with automating formerly manual processes. In order to get to the next level of savings, efficiency and competitive advantage, shippers must embrace emerging technologies.

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A Great TMS Improves Order-to-Cash Lifecycle

Supply Chain Collaborator

With lean supply chain/inventory strategies and just-in-time fulfillment at the forefront of contemporary business practices, it has never been more critical to shorten the gap between purchase order and settlement.

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Right Price, Right Supplier: How Predictive Procurement Drives Value in the Automotive Industry

Arkestro

Predictive procurement is central to solving a wide range of complex supply chain problems efficiently and effectively. So the speed of sourcing or procurement events can impact premium freight, obsolescence, repair dwell time, and even machine downtime. Frankly, that’s a very difficult and time-consuming task.

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