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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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Global Supply Chain Management: Best Practices and Trends

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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 Bend the Transportation Cost-Curve Downward

Supply Chain Collaborator

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. Respecting their time with robust scheduling makes carriers more inclined to accept your tenders. year over year. year over year.

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

Supply Chain Collaborator

Most respondents reported already having TMS tech deployed and presumably, they’ve already captured the low-hanging fruit of savings and efficiency gains that come with automating formerly manual processes. In order to get to the next level of savings, efficiency and competitive advantage, shippers must embrace emerging technologies.

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TMS Software Eases the Pain of Zero-Based Budgeting

Supply Chain Collaborator

They’ve begun with large strokes like eliminating hundreds of redundant management jobs and luxuries like corporate jets. TMS software is proven to help reduce costs by improving lead times and pickup delivery scheduling. Yard management systems are another tool for capturing often-overlooked efficiency savings.

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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. The key is to shrink the amount of time between order submittal, invoice delivery and customer payment.

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3 Strategies for Locking In Trucking Capacity

Supply Chain Collaborator

Transportation planners and managers have long suffered the pain of capacity crunch and recent government regulations have only exacerbated the challenges. The longer lead times and better scheduling enabled by TMS solutions help to minimize unpaid dwell times while fostering quicker load and unload times.