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Freight Costs: 5 tips to get the biggest bang for your buck

FreightWaves SONAR

In most industries, supply chain logistics account for 5% to 50% of a product’s total cost.” Measuring performance with transportation KPIs and freight data is getting easier. Budgeting and managing freight costs are critical to overcoming any disruptions and increasing profitability. Think about this.

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Real-World Scenario: Best Practices for Warehouse Contracts: Part One

GlobalTranz

This two-part blog series will take you thru the RFP questions along with the answers you'd expect to see from the 3PL. Use Warehouse/3PL cross-functional teams to contribute Cost Savings Ideas: Lean initiatives alone will bring cost reduction and process improvements. Create a “win-win” partnership. The Client Details.

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Canadian Shipper: Freightera has a Plan to become the Amazon of the Freight Industry

Freightera

Freightera is one of the only companies that has created a fixed cost model with data directly from carriers. It has found a way to enter carriers’ rates from multiple modes in their data management system so shippers can compare rates from carriers of all sizes and transport modes in one place.”.