Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

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Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

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Parade

JANUARY 7, 2022

Parade’s new feature helps brokerages find carrier capacity in every quote, even the ones they don’t use. The New Parade Feature in a Nutshell The new feature focuses on showing customers not only capacity within their current network, but also other potential capacity our system has identified. There’s no shame in it.

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Parade

JANUARY 7, 2022

Parade’s new feature helps brokerages find carrier capacity in every quote, even the ones they don’t use. The New Parade Feature in a Nutshell The new feature focuses on showing customers not only capacity within their current network, but also other potential capacity our system has identified. There’s no shame in it.

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Locus

MAY 15, 2023

Brands need to adopt the latest supply chain and last-mile logistics solutions to make the D2C model a successful business strategy. They don’t care about capacity or fleet issues that brands are having; they just want their orders to be delivered on time and in a predictability way.

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Locus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Top Five Strategies that Shippers can Implement to Reduce Return to Origin 1. It is also inefficient due to its capacity to cause errors in shipping. Schedule a Demo The post Navigating Returns: Five Strategies for Shippers to Reduce Return to Origin appeared first on Locus Blog.

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Locus

JUNE 15, 2023

If you were unable to attend the symposium, Our Chief Revenue Officer, Mehul Kapadia summed up the key themes from the symposium for SCM leaders, focusing on the top challenges they must surmount in 2023, and the strategies unveiled at the symposium to optimize supply chains, with a particular emphasis on last-mile delivery. Watch Webinar 3.

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Locus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Post this development, every retailer thought strongly about implementing an omnichannel strategy for their business to acquire more customers. This is easier said than done, as there are various challenges that plague dispatchers with respect to capacity management.

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Parade

MARCH 29, 2022

You Get a Funnel of Quotes Fast Since Parade allows brokerages to reach out directly to a wide capacity network wherever carriers like to find loads, whether that be load boards, via email, or through the Parade portal, you can get your loads in front of qualified carriers quickly.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Judah Levine November 15, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 6% to $1,711/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) climbed 3% to $2,421/FEU.

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Locus

JUNE 23, 2023

So, knowing more about order fulfillment, its importance, process, and strategies is critical. Read Also: 5 Ways to Ace Last-mile Reverse Logistics What are the Order fulfillment strategies, and which is right for your business? So there is no fixed rule for selecting the order fulfillment strategy. Let’s fill in!

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FreightWaves SONAR

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The retail holiday season is when time sensitivity tends to ramp up, demand is at or near the highest level of the year, and capacity comes off the road for the holidays. For shippers and carriers alike, this translates into tighter capacity, higher rates and an urgent need for precision in delivery timing.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 13, 2021

With the proper use of data and freight analytics , contract procurement and securing capacity can be enhanced. Moreover, Supply & Demand Chain Executive explains , “Developing a point-of-departure strategy for partial and LTL shipments can give small and medium-size businesses delivery costs comparable to the mega shippers.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 5, 2021

Among enterprise companies, one critical aspect of successful negotiation and capacity procurement is a better predictive outlook of both spot and contract truckload rates. Enterprise shippers naturally want to secure the most cost-effective capacity for their freight loads. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Overview of the LMI The LMI is composed of eight key metrics: inventory levels, inventory costs, warehousing capacity, warehousing utilization, warehousing prices, transportation capacity, transportation utilization and transportation prices. In the context of warehousing, capacity constraints have been a recurring theme.

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Overview of the LMI The LMI is composed of eight key metrics: inventory levels, inventory costs, warehousing capacity, warehousing utilization, warehousing prices, transportation capacity, transportation utilization and transportation prices. In the context of warehousing, capacity constraints have been a recurring theme.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

Despite these efforts, to date the attacks continue, pushing most major carriers representing over 60% of global container capacity, to alter their routes. In other words, while demand was dropping, supply of capacity was increasing. In other words, this is a far cry from 2021 and its dramatic capacity shortage.

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Locus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Similarly, before the peak shipping season, logistics businesses must secure their capacity and ensure the best drivers are available during those unforgiving times. Also, they can devise strategies to improve the delivery performance of the least-performing drivers by addressing their bottlenecks and operational inefficiencies.

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Locus

MAY 25, 2022

Here are seven key strategies that they have used to make it happen. Some of these include: Prediction of traffic restrictions Vehicle capacity limitations Driver skill sets Distance to be covered Maximum speed Time windows Service hours Breaks Vicinity and so on. Try a demo with Locus now! Schedule a Demo.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Therefore, produce ready for shipping may be stalled due to a limited supply of equipment and trucks (hindering capacity procurement ), fewer drivers, and the pressure everywhere to move things faster, save money, and get it done without impacting the customer experience. But back to the overarching point.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Judah Levine February 22, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 1% to $4,889/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) climbed 3% to $6,764/FEU.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 26, 2021

Higher reliability and capacity. When capacity is ample among trucking carriers. How to know when it’s time to rethink your intermodal versus truckload strategy And lastly, the primary factor goes back to knowing when to start considering expansion of intermodal freight use in conjunction with rebidding on existing lanes.

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Locus

MAY 18, 2023

To streamline the last-mile delivery process, retailers, CEPs and other last mile players can implement technical strategies that optimize delivery routes. That said, there are many tech strategies that shippers and carriers can leverage to reduce routing challenges to gain maximum efficiency in the last mile.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 1, 2021

Many LTL industry trends, including capacity limitations, increasing accessorials, surcharge rates, changes in market trends and buying patterns, are almost certain to continue through 2021 and for some time to come. Major shippers and transporters have only so much space available to work within LTL shipping capacity.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Even the most robust in-house strategies can turn to the value of logistics automation within analytics, such as the insights found in Lane Signal, to further refine their operations. Enterprise shippers need a proactive strategy to secure capacity One of the biggest challenges that shippers face remains to secure capacity.

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Freightos

MAY 28, 2024

With demand stable in those months carriers had just enough capacity and equipment to keep the market balanced and rates elevated but level. If these market conditions persist, rates are likely to climb past their Q1 highs on additional June GRIs and surcharges. million TEU per month and surpassed 2.3 million TEU twice. million in September.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 4, 2021

That’s even more true since transportation capacity, indicated by LMI.TPCP, is at 46.34, well below prior years’ averages in the above image. The problem: Shipping demand management includes a need to source capacity around the clock Capacity rules when it comes to keeping the supply chain moving and the trucks full.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 23, 2021

And part of that includes recognizing when existing contracts fall short and when to re-enter mini-bids, significantly as capacity tightens, says the Loadstar. Consider the impact of other modes on trucking and how that will affect your shipping strategy Shippers can also benefit from the consideration of other modes of trucking.

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Log-hub

DECEMBER 12, 2023

When it comes to network design optimization, you might want to run AS-IS Analysis, design a completely new network from scratch, optimize an existing network, or compare future strategies. The Network Design App and Network Design Plus App incorporate factors like vehicle capacities, shipment numbers, costs, and factory locations.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 30, 2021

Keeping tabs on critical issues such as lane selection, capacity management, contract negotiation, and shipment tracking are all made more accessible and much more effective with data-driven technology. How those data-driven strategies and game plans are implemented makes all the difference in the world. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Freightos

JANUARY 10, 2024

Judah Levine January 10, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 60% to $2,713/FEU.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 5, 2021

Once weather like the snowstorm in Colorado or the one seared into Texans’ Valentine’s Day memory hits, it’s easy to predict what is going to happen next—the freight market in the area halted to a stand-still and strangled capacity , as also reported by The Dallas Morning News. Capacity signals for the freight market.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 6, 2021

What is “meaningful carrier density” and why is that really the phrase the industry should focus on when it comes to building out their carrier network to consistently find capacity? Why did newtrul about an integration strategy early on and is this how all freight technology companies should be thinking moving forward?

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The truck driver shortage and its relationship to the capacity crunch. The industry is growing and will only continue to suffer from finite trucking capacity. The main concern for the truck driver shortage is its relationship to the capacity crunch. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo to get started by clicking the button below.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Still, if the carrier loses drivers, there is nothing a shipper can do to secure more capacity during peaking asset demand periods. Taking this action amounts to a more proactive, productive shipping strategy. And it’s not always a need to secure more capacity. Limited capacity adds pressure to sign for the sake of signing.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Some carriers have announced blanked sailings in response to the congestion, but may also be adjusting capacity to the lower, post-peak season volumes. As long as Red Sea diversions continue to absorb capacity on an industry level, prices may not fall much further than seen back in April.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And despite the current challenges, carriers are already looking for ways to augment their capacity through increased access to freight broker resources and beyond. Trucking companies have been open about their capacity issues.” . That’s the only way to create an enduring freight management strategy. Request a SONAR Demo.

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