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When It Comes to Spreadsheets, SONAR Excels

FreightWaves SONAR

We learn how to use tools like Excel and Google Sheets out of necessity to organize the world around us. Who hasn’t used one to plan a vacation, workout program or to evaluate their options when buying a car or house? That’s why SONAR has released our new Microsoft Excel Add-in.

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Is it time to say goodbye to RFIs?

AIMMS

So should the purchasing process. . RFIs tend to work well for certain industries (like government) or for purchasing equipment and industrial assets, bu t t hey often fall short in helping supply chain teams select a new software vendor. In this blog post, I’ll explore why and offer a helpful alternative. .

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. In 2023, consumers will be less forgiving and poised to buy from retailers whose delivery performance is commensurate with the rest of the shopping experience. Figure 1: U.S. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison. Somewhat nailed it.

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Demand Forecasting in the new normal

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Manufactures are continuously faced with the challenge of forecasting how much (raw material) to purchase and how much (finished goods) to produce. Even though business data availability has increased, customer purchase patterns has also become more complex, and therefore harder to predict with accuracy.

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The drive to onshore Australian manufacturing

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

With a relatively young, highly educated workforce and with excellent engineers and scientists, a culture of innovation, modern cities, infrastructure, raw materials, and strong research institutions there is an opportunity to relook reshoring strategies to thrive. Data-driven decision making to maximize value for manufacturing.

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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

Technology can be a powerful tool to grow your freight brokerage business and introduce incredible efficiencies to your operations. If you are a business owner or member of the leadership team, you’ve probably already asked yourself this question: Should I build these tech solutions in-house or should I buy them? In a recent.