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The Ultimate Guide to Fleet Management: Strategies to Control and Optimize Your Processes

3PL Links

A fleet management system is a fundamental tool in the planning and operational control of the logistics sector. The opportunities for improvement when using this system include: Real-time location tracking of each vehicle; Analysis of drivers’ behavior in relation to what was planned and what happened.

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What is Purchasing in Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

What is purchasing? I asked one of our purchasing management experts exactly that question so you can hear it directly from the horse’s mouth. What is Purchasing in Logistics? In short, purchasing is a transaction: you buy an item or a service. Why do people get confused between purchasing and procurement?

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Implementing Last-mile Delivery Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

To remain competitive, retailers and carriers must excel in the crucial last-mile delivery stage. To Build or To Buy Companies looking to implement new or improve existing delivery technology face a crucial decision: should they build an in-house platform or buy an existing solution from a vendor?

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What is Transportation Management Software?

Trinity Logistics

While a TMS might seem daunting and expensive, it’s become an essential tool for businesses to be successful. Are you using programs like Excel and Outlook to manage your shipments? A TMS has multiple options and breakdowns to give you the best analysis of your data. Get a free supply chain analysis to see what you need.?.

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Transportation Management Provider: How to Choose The Best One

Trinity Logistics

Most importantly, do I want to buy the software outright or outsource? And if you’re looking to purchase software outright versus outsourcing with a 3PL, you’ll soon realize that not all transportation management software companies offer the same thing. A 3PL can be an excellent option for a transportation management provider.

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Freight Brokerage Tech: To Build or Buy? That is the Question.

Parade

In a recent article, Peter Rentschler, CEO at CarrierDirect, discussed why freight brokerages should focus on better utilizing their existing Transport Management System (TMS) to increase operational efficiency, rather than investing in upgrading their systems or purchasing something new. There's nothing to buy. The question is: how?

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Freight Brokerage Tech: To Build or Buy? That is the Question.

Parade

In a recent article, Peter Rentschler, CEO at CarrierDirect, discussed why freight brokerages should focus on better utilizing their existing Transport Management System (TMS) to increase operational efficiency, rather than investing in upgrading their systems or purchasing something new. There's nothing to buy. The question is: how?