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Pandemic Underscores Necessity of TMS and Other Supply Chain Tech Tools

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Here are three reasons why logistics management software like TMS, YMS Freight Audit and others is essential to the survival of business during events like global pandemic. Freight charges to ship oil in Suezmax tankers… have in some cases increased ten-fold amid a shortage of very large crude carriers (VLCCs)…”.

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Bye Bye Barry’s Bikes and Baking Powder – Supply Chain Upheaval Prompts Flight to Technology

Supply Chain Collaborator

He shared that Barry had been having extreme difficulties sourcing and retaining inventory and had opted to hang it up. More supermarkets may have to find alternative sources of products to keep their shelves stocked. Providers of TMS, YMS, freight audit, route optimization and other solutions are being overrun with new business.

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CFO Beating You Up Over Rising Freight Costs? Hit Back with a TMS

Supply Chain Collaborator

These solutions, when properly implemented , routinely achieve automation levels as high as 80-90% for critical logistics processes like rating, routing, tendering, spot bidding, carrier management, freight audit/settlement and more.

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CFO Beating You Up Over Rising Freight Costs? Hit Back with a TMS

Supply Chain Collaborator

These solutions, when properly implemented , routinely achieve automation levels as high as 80-90% for critical logistics processes like rating, routing, tendering, spot bidding, carrier management, freight audit/settlement and more.