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Using Advanced Container Visibility Data to Enhance Operations!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Infographic) Major delays in the supply chain of late have made it apparent that enhanced container visibility and supply chain management is needed. Proficient supply chain and container management has never been more crucial. Shipping Containers! More than just a Box!

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Why the Future of Freight Is Multimodal

Supply Chain Brain

To keep operations and supply chains stable amid the volatility of today’s global trade dynamics, companies need a freight strategy that can flex under pressure. Multimodal in Practice At a basic level, multimodal shipping can refer to using two or more distinct modes — such as truck, rail, air or ocean — in a single supply chain.

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The Future of Trucking: Change, Wins and Best Practices

Supply Chain Brain

There’s a growing sense that we may see a loosening of the regulatory environment — similar to the 2016-2020 period — which could offer carriers and logistics providers the chance to shift focus from compliance-heavy operations to strategic growth and efficiency. You have to show how it makes someone’s day easier, safer or more efficient.

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3 Ways a TMS Platform Offsets Inflated Shipping Costs

Supply Chain Collaborator

Supply chain experts point to broader carrier relationship development as critical to surviving and remaining competitive. Here’s 3 ways a TMS platform including the latest supply chain management solutions are precisely what shippers need to accomplish this goal. The pace of cost increases is unsustainable.

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Four Ways a TMS Solution Leverages Predictive Analytics

Supply Chain Collaborator

The shrewd operators are leveraging these data to support predictive analyses with the goal of achieving more accurate planning and execution of logistics as product moves through their supply chain. This data can be analyzed and leveraged to help reduce dwell times and improve DC throughput.

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How to Bend the Transportation Cost-Curve Downward

Supply Chain Collaborator

Better scheduling of pickup/deliver appointments and dock door availability improves on-time performance and reduces dwell time for carriers who have their pick of shippers to pull for. Respecting their time with robust scheduling makes carriers more inclined to accept your tenders. year over year.

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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.