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WorkWave
DECEMBER 2, 2024
As customers increasingly demand rapid and reliable delivery, optimizing this final leg of transportation becomes essential for businesses aiming to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Key Benefits of Last-Mile Delivery Optimization: Reduction in operational costs and fuel consumption.
The Logistics of Logistics
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
During his tenure in the industry, he built innovative pricing and forecasting models, leveraging internal and external data sources to improve internal decision-making and increase profitability. Prior to joining DAT, Adamo led the pricing and decision science teams at FedEx.
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Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 14, 2025
From sourcing and bid evaluation to warehouse slotting and dynamic routing, AI tools support faster and more consistent outcomes by processing large volumes of operational data and identifying patterns that human decision-makers may overlook. These capabilities are now being integrated into mainstream TMS, WMS, and ERP platforms.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2025
Reducing cost was the primary objective, and most operational decisionsfrom sourcing to fulfillmentreflected that mindset. Sudden tariff increases can quickly make a cost-optimized procurement strategy untenable, leaving companies scrambling to adjust. Procurement is another area seeing change.
Advertiser: GEP
A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories, and increase strategic focus on tail spend. This is essential reading for all procurement and supply chain leaders.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Direct Procurement : Milk is collected directly from farmers at the village level. Technology Integration : Use of technology in logistics, inventory management, and supply chain tracking has helped improve efficiency and transparency. This empowers them to have a stake in the business and share profits.
The Logistics of Logistics
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Data-Driven Insights: DAT offers advanced analytics, providing shippers with actionable insights to optimize transportation decisions and mitigate risks. Network Analytics: Shippers gain granular visibility into capacity, helping them optimize sourcing and manage their transportation network more efficiently.
Advertiser: GEP
One policy shift and your sourcing strategy is upside down. How Market-Leading Companies Are Navigating Tariff Chaos with GEP’s AI-Powered Procurement Platform breaks down how procurement teams are staying ahead of the chaos with real-time insights, smarter sourcing moves and AI-powered agility.
Advertiser: GEP
And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?
Advertiser: GEP
Did you know that implementing generative AI reduces sourcing cycle times and allows for faster decision-making across procurement operations? The paper highlights real-world examples and use cases that demonstrate generative AI's transformative effects on operational efficiency, risk management, and cost reduction.
Advertiser: GEP
Multiple legacy systems prevent procurement from standardizing processes and tracking what they’re spending with each supplier.
Advertiser: GEP
From demand forecasting to inventory optimization, risk mitigation to sustainability — AI is set to transform everything. It’s a must-read for forward-thinking procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of AI to achieve transformative results. AI isn’t the future. It’s here, now.
Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski
Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone.
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