Dedola Global Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2019

For instance, things like fuel prices, hourly wages for employees, and materials are some hard costs. Soft costs are usually time-consuming tasks such as planning, tracking shipments, gathering documents, handling disputes, and handling communication with your freight forwarder and over-seas suppliers.

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Dedola Global Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2019

For instance, things like fuel prices, hourly wages for employees, and materials are some hard costs. Soft costs are usually time-consuming tasks such as planning, tracking shipments, gathering documents, handling disputes, and handling communication with your freight forwarder and over-seas suppliers. Provides reports and data.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 18, 2016

Modern distribution technology has significantly changed how suppliers get their products to end-users, and consumers are driving changes in how Distributors use technology to better their business processes. Value-Added Services and TMS Capabilities Are Critical Points in Contract Negotiation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2023

To prevent this, it is recommended to move away from standalone data sources and look at leveraging centralised rate management solutions which bring together all your data and provide one sole source of truth. Using such platforms can save up to 70% of the time you would have spent on repetitive and manual tasks.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 1, 2025

ABC System: A cost management system that maintains operational and financial data relating to an organisations activities, resources, objects, drivers, and measures. In EDI data standards this is referred to as an 856 transaction. It is upon such systems that ABC models are generated and maintained.

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CLX Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Here’s our list of the four essential supply chain management tools you need to provide the best service at the best price. Telematics technology, assisted by innovations in IoT and AI, dramatically increases the quantity of data logistics companies have access to. Shipping Management. Telematics-Based Tracking.

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Conger

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Ditch Unreliable Suppliers. Choose Domestic Suppliers. Consolidate Suppliers. Ditch Unreliable Suppliers. Three key problems are associated with unreliable suppliers: Quoting incorrect lead times. Ditch unreliable suppliers and find new, more reliable ones. Choose Domestic Suppliers. Let's dive in!

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Forto

JULY 15, 2019

Ineffective freight forwarders often lose track of shipments, allow roll-over of cargoes because their volumes moved with the shipping line are too low or the negotiated freight rates are not in line with the actual market conditions. The same applies to document management and exception handling.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Factory Gate Pricing (FGP) and Primary Freight (PF) strategies, as adopted by major grocery retailers, are causing a shudder up the spine of many retail suppliers. What are Factory Gate Pricing and Primary Freight strategies? Under the FGP and PF models, the retailers collect the products from the suppliers factory gate.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

In recent years, firms both large and small have launched new “Data Science” or similarly named groups. As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course.

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