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

Supply Chain Collaborator

TMS scheduling helps minimize dwell times and optimizes driver Hours of Service which makes a shipper a more attractive partner to busy carriers. TMS provides the data visibility needed to illustrate the value of well-managed logistics processes and supports iron-clad business cases. Step 4 – Adopt 21 st century technology.

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Is Your Freight Spilling Millions Across the Interstate?

Supply Chain Collaborator

Although not as dramatic a spectacle, many shippers are wasting similar sums of cash across the nation’s freeways each year by operating with weak and inefficient controls over transportation logistics. Imprecise Shipment Scheduling | Dwell times, detention, long lines waiting for the warehouse to free up an available dock door.

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A Great TMS Improves Order-to-Cash Lifecycle

Supply Chain Collaborator

With lean supply chain/inventory strategies and just-in-time fulfillment at the forefront of contemporary business practices, it has never been more critical to shorten the gap between purchase order and settlement. • Order shipment to customer. Invoice created – sent to customer. Customer payment sent/collected.

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

FourKites

Despite these increases, we’ve seen a decline in dwell time of 43% both in the US and around the world. Anyone who’s worked in the logistics industry knows that we are change managers, above all. The Consumer Packaged Goods sector has seen 21% growth in tracked shipping volumes. Focus on the Forecast.

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Why It’s Time to Adopt a Yard Management System Now

FourKites

For the last couple months, we have been taking a close look at the far-reaching benefits of adopting a yard management system, and the challenges that such a platform addresses, including inventory management, operational costs, expensive overtime labor and eliminating arduous manual processes. Inventory control improvements.