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Four Ways a TMS Solution Leverages Predictive Analytics

Supply Chain Collaborator

TMS users in transportation logistics organizations are sitting atop a gold mine of actionable data captured by their TMS solutions. The shrewd operators are leveraging these data to support predictive analyses with the goal of achieving more accurate planning and execution of logistics as product moves through their supply chain.

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3 Ways a TMS Platform Offsets Inflated Shipping Costs

Supply Chain Collaborator

Supply chain experts point to broader carrier relationship development as critical to surviving and remaining competitive. Here’s 3 ways a TMS platform including the latest supply chain management solutions are precisely what shippers need to accomplish this goal. The pace of cost increases is unsustainable.

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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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How to Bend the Transportation Cost-Curve Downward

Supply Chain Collaborator

The data is not news to anyone involved in transportation logistics. Better scheduling of pickup/deliver appointments and dock door availability improves on-time performance and reduces dwell time for carriers who have their pick of shippers to pull for. Powerful Optimization for Better Routing and Fewer Empty Miles.

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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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Collaboration is King – 3 Secrets to How Logistics IT Can Ensure Access to Capacity

Supply Chain Collaborator

It seems carriers, shippers and the entire transportation industry are finally getting wise to something logistics IT providers have long known – cross-functional collaboration in supply chain logistics efforts is a win-win scenario for all players involved. Fewer attempt to tackle the complexities of inbound logistics.

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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. Despite these increases, we’ve seen a decline in dwell time of 43% both in the US and around the world. Within Food and Beverage, shipping volumes have grown by 6%.