Supply chain disruption is gradually easing as demand weakens, offering shippers a chance to clear backlogs. But inland labor and equipment shortages – mainly trucks and drivers – are still causing gridlock at warehouses and store loading docks.
Transportation is one of the largest budgetary items for many companies, so finding ways to save on transportation costs is always a priority. But it takes a special skill set to uncover efficiencies without sacrificing service
Challenge: A leading cloud-based transportation management software (TMS) company for asset-based trucking needed a way to take on customers who require EDI without dedicating additional technical resources and taking months to go live.
How should shippers approach the process of issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for carrier services? Advice from Tim Meester, vice president of business development for the central region of Green Mountain Technology.
Until operations management and transportation spend are combined, a company doesn't know the true cost of its business, says Jim Barnes, executive vice president of Körber Supply Chain.
In this case study, a fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider based in Lima, Peru describes the partnership that allowed it to expand its services from Latin America to Europe and beyond.
Today's highly complex supply chain world requires a more sophisticated platform than traditional transportation management system (TMS) technology offers, says Martin Verwijmeren, co-founder and chief executive officer of MPO.
Direct sourcing is an integrated supply strategy that provides solutions to many of the supply, innovation, and manufacturing problems experienced by healthcare organizations.
Direct sourcing is an integrated supply strategy that provides solutions to many of the supply, innovation, and manufacturing problems experienced by healthcare organizations.
John Rattay, chief revenue officer of Redwood Logistics, explains how an integrated and open ecosystem of freight data can help companies cope with the many challenges of today.
The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding transportation management systems (TMS) and their impact on supply chain management. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and transportation management is critical in the overall supply chain. New technologies are optimizing productivity, increasing efficiency and cutting costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply chain operations through their strategic use of transportation management systems and software.
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