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The Beginner’s Guide to Bill of Lading Documents

ShipLilly

While you don’t want to forget any of those documents (no matter how numerous or tedious they may be), there’s one you definitely want to become familiar with: the bill of lading. A bill of lading is one of the most common – and important – documents in the shipping and logistics industry. What’s on a Bill of Lading?

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Electronic Data Interchange or EDI in Transportation: Breaking Down What it is and How It Works

GlobalTranz

In this series, we will first talk about how EDI in transportation works and what it is, covering the history of EDI in transportation, the definition, how it works technically, and then some common EDI codes used within the transportation industry. Having people involved slows down the processing of the documents and also introduces errors.

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Delivery Management System: A Definitive Guide

Locus

A delivery management software analyzes historical data, identifies significant inconsistencies and documents them. It is the hows that guide your purchasing decisions. Now, you have come to the final question, ”From whom should I purchase the delivery management software?”. Allocating tasks to the right person. Schedule Demo.

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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

By ARC’s definition, when a business spend management solution is used for direct procurement it is an MSCN. Procurement solutions are often updated with purchased information. Similarly, for spend management solutions the purchase order can be stopped if information is not up to date. That supplier can be put on “hold.”

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Looking for a private warehousing definition? Now that we’ve covered private warehouses, let’s give a public warehouse definition. Reverse logistics warehouses process returned items, such as consumer electronics that buyers have sent back after purchasing. Department of Interior. Department of Energy. Geological Survey.

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Business-to-Anything Integration Supports Agile Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Solutions that fall under the definition of SCCN would include EDI VANs (electronic data interchange value added networks), industry marketplaces, and collaborative supply chain applications that are built on public cloud architectures. EDI VAN providers offer a quick and effective way to connect with customers and suppliers.

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Autonomous Truck Trends for 2022 and Beyond: Can Autonomy Safely Address the Driver Shortage?

Logistics Viewpoints

The devices are surprisingly inexpensive, costing $350-500 per vehicle per year depending upon the volume of devices purchased. In September 2020, the company announced what they claim is the world’s first autonomous truck purchase order from Wilson Logistics. The first units are to be delivered in early 2022. million miles.

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