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Collaboration is King – 3 Secrets to How Logistics IT Can Ensure Access to Capacity

Supply Chain Collaborator

It seems carriers, shippers and the entire transportation industry are finally getting wise to something logistics IT providers have long known – cross-functional collaboration in supply chain logistics efforts is a win-win scenario for all players involved. Fewer attempt to tackle the complexities of inbound logistics.

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

Supply Chain Collaborator

It is no longer sufficient to manage transportation using best guesses. In a competitive business climate organizations need to make the right decisions the first time. TMS carrier management functions and carrier performance analytics enable a shipper to address issues early and provide insightful feedback to their carrier-partners.

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3 Ways a TMS Platform Offsets Inflated Shipping Costs

Supply Chain Collaborator

TRILLION on Shipping Costs in 2017” blares the headline from the Wall Street Journal Logistics Report article. Here’s 3 ways a TMS platform including the latest supply chain management solutions are precisely what shippers need to accomplish this goal. Supporting Stronger Carrier Management & Contract Negotiation.

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

FourKites

Despite these increases, we’ve seen a decline in dwell time of 43% both in the US and around the world. Anyone who’s worked in the logistics industry knows that we are change managers, above all. The Consumer Packaged Goods sector has seen 21% growth in tracked shipping volumes. Focus on the Forecast.

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Is Your Freight Spilling Millions Across the Interstate?

Supply Chain Collaborator

Although not as dramatic a spectacle, many shippers are wasting similar sums of cash across the nation’s freeways each year by operating with weak and inefficient controls over transportation logistics. One needn’t spend a fortune on costly hardware to effectively monitor, manage and measure yard operations. This one does !

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A Great TMS Improves Order-to-Cash Lifecycle

Supply Chain Collaborator

With a best-in-class logistics IT platform, organizations are compressing the order-to-cash lifecycle while improving cash flow and overall operations. _. Finding ways to reduce the time between each of these activities is the name of the game for different software tools. • Order shipment to customer. Customer payment sent/collected.

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How to Weather the Hurricanes of 2017 (and more) with a Heavy-Duty TMS Platform

Supply Chain Collaborator

For shippers, this year’s overly-active hurricane season in the US is raising alarm bells for supply chain logistics operations. It continues to be those organizations with flexible, responsive transportation logistics planning and execution functions that are better equipped to adapt than those without.