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TMS Delivers on NASSTRAC’s Five Common Sense Suggestions for Shippers

Supply Chain Collaborator

Step 1 – Establish coherent, data-driven plans. In a competitive business climate organizations need to make the right decisions the first time. Using the historic shipping data captured in a TMS, shippers can make data-driven, predictive plans. It is no longer sufficient to manage transportation using best guesses.

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Global Supply Chain Management: Best Practices and Trends

HICX

As an increasing number of organizations engage with vendors on a global level to fulfill their supply chains, the need for supply chain robustness has never been so critical. The Global Supply Chain Landscape: What is the current situation?

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Volumes are booming this holiday season as F&B, CPG and Retail work to keep shelves full

FourKites

Here at FourKites, we’ve been keeping a close eye on what our data tells us about both the availability of goods, and the demand patterns consumers are displaying. Amidst this complicated landscape, the companies that come out ahead will be those agile enough to adjust to changing dynamics both quickly and efficiently.

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Right Price, Right Supplier: How Predictive Procurement Drives Value in the Automotive Industry

Arkestro

But when it comes time for purchasing, most automotive suppliers and OEMs are stuck in an Excel world, and they’re straddled between systems, pulling data from all over the company. As a result, there’s a dispersion of data throughout the company. Frankly, that’s a very difficult and time-consuming task.

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