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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

Logistics Viewpoints

At one of the demo booths, what stood out was the ability of the procurement solution to track savings leakage over the course of a contract. For example, a buyer might say, “You only shipped me 800 of the 1000 products I ordered.” However, those savings can leak away in several different ways.

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Robots, Robots, and More Warehouse Robots!

Logistics Viewpoints

CRG Automation was demoing pallet build. Several other suppliers were demoing similar types of solutions. For example, if the system has trouble picking a particular item, an alert can tell a planner not to allow that stock keeping unit to enter the robotic picking queue. First there are robotic arms.

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The four factors that impact freight trucking revenue and profitability

FreightWaves SONAR

Of course, measuring revenue through the growing demands for both contract and spot freight transportation is never simple addition and subtraction. Of course, tracking overall detention across a carrier’s network can seem overwhelming. Of course, it helps to know how the trends are shaping up over days, weeks and even months.

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Supply Chain Intelligence: The Value of AI and Machine Learning to Predict Freight Rates

FreightWaves SONAR

Of course, no disruption comes close to those that have been experienced to date in 2020. Consider this example. Consider this example. . Of course, even those capabilities hinge on AI to digest, interpret and act upon data. . Request a SONAR Demo. And 56% experience supply chain disruptions annually.

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4 Tips for carriers to maximize fleet asset utilization using data

FreightWaves SONAR

And of course, it hinges on the ability to understand and maintain consistency in your metrics. . As a few examples, these are four critical KPIs to focus on: Owner-operator to driver ratio – A lower ratio here means more opportunities for in-house drivers who bring more affordable rates. . Request a SONAR Demo.

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Navigating Border Restrictions in Last-Mile Routing: Challenges and Solutions

WorkWave

Of course, those working in last-mile delivery already know that its impossible to talk about delivery days without also touching on an intrinsically linked topic: customer satisfaction. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a strong example, issuing regulations on data privacy for those in the EU.

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Truck fleet management: How are my trucks performing in the market?

FreightWaves SONAR

Of course, that all depends on seeing the activities that are occurring, benchmarking current carrier operations and continuously improving. Of course, there are many other trucking KPIs that frequently are utilized by managers to monitor fleet operations. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo by clicking the button below. .