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Top Four Ways to Score Savings Using Freight Optimization Tools

Talking Logistics

Adding a Transportation Management System (TMS) with support for all modes and powerful optimization tools can be a great game plan to help shippers continue to gain efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve service to customers. The tool also allows shippers to save data and results in a single file for future use.

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Inbound vs. Outbound Logistics: Understanding the Key Differences and Optimizing the Last Mile

Locus

In the vast, interconnected world of supply chain management, two terms often come into focus—inbound and outbound logistics. Inbound and outbound logistics are two fundamental components of the overall supply chain management process. What is outbound logistics? Here’s an explanation of both: What is inbound logistics?

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Retailers Embrace Gig Economy Fulfillment

Logistics Viewpoints

Whether considering where to start or what they have to gain, most merchants find the necessary insights to move forward with business intelligence tools that mine their own fulfillment data and customer interactions. In which markets are we getting beat and need to catch up? Critical data to track. Carrier-contracted rates.

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Why data is critical to freight routing guide compliance

FreightWaves SONAR

Routing guide failures are frequently caused by poor communication, misunderstandings, unclear guidelines, poor decision-making, outdated or missing data points, mismanagement of privately owned trucking fleets, and unavailability of automated tools and technology. Download the White Paper. Increased eligibility for shipper-of-choice status.

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Effective Supplier Collaboration Is Critical

Logistics Viewpoints

No single SCCN can meet all a company’s collaboration needs because no SCCN supplier does a good job across all these message types. Blume Global, Descartes, FarEye, FourKites, and others have developed solutions that allows companies to see where inbound or outbound goods are in real-time. There are messages that need to be real-time.

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Why CSR-centric Brokerages are Leading the Industry

Parade

Meet Everett Johnson, founder and owner of Credence Logistics (CL). Before starting his company, Johnson worked for a large brokerage, managing and fulfilling load opportunities the traditional way; no technology tools to grow and foster his business, just sheer grunt-work, phone trees, and a mental rolodex.

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

The company works hard to meet the demanding requirements for quality, innovation, and cost from their OEM customers. This includes plant operations, inbound and outbound transportation, warehousing, demand planning and our comprehensive and running supply chain risk management ecosystem.