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TMS Software Eases the Pain of Zero-Based Budgeting

Supply Chain Collaborator

While supply chain management has long been viewed as a trusted method for controlling/reducing costs, the transportation piece has come under renewed scrutiny thanks to the savings potential inherent in supply chain logistics automation.

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3 Strategies for Locking In Trucking Capacity

Supply Chain Collaborator

With economic growth increasing demand for trucking capacity and an aging population of drivers not being replaced by the younger generation disinterested in trucking as a career option, something is going to have to give. Drivers who are able to spend more time with their families are less inclined to seek work elsewhere.

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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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How to Weather the Hurricanes of 2017 (and more) with a Heavy-Duty TMS Platform

Supply Chain Collaborator

For shippers, this year’s overly-active hurricane season in the US is raising alarm bells for supply chain logistics operations. How do TMS platform and other transportation logistics & supply chain solutions help shippers overcome the challenges posed by natural disasters like the hurricanes of 2017?

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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. Focus on the Forecast.

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Top SEO Strategies for Logistics Companies to Improve Online Visibility

SCMDOJO

Search engine optimizations is one of the best digital marketing hacks out there for your industry since it helps buyers hunting for a transportation and logistics company find you online – and you don’t have to pay for PPC advertising. In such cases, optimizing a website can be useful only when potential clients can find it in SERPs.