Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 26, 2015

The longer lead times and better scheduling enabled by TMS solutions help to minimize unpaid dwell times while fostering quicker load and unload times. The upside of this is more efficient utilization of hours of service and less time spent away from home due to HOS impacts. Use Technology to Benefit Drivers.

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Strategy Dwell Time Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency 68

Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 8, 2018

Imprecise Shipment Scheduling | Dwell times, detention, long lines waiting for the warehouse to free up an available dock door. Moreover, customers have grown to expect real-time shipment tracking at every step of the way to support their just-in-time inventory strategies.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

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.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 27, 2016

More timely and accurate updates on shipment status are key to improving pickup and delivery scheduling, easing delays at origins and destination sites. Reductions in driver dwell times and other consequences of better scheduling yield more efficient utilization of drivers’ hours of service and lower overall landed cost-per-mile on shipments.

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Real-time Visibility Dwell Time Supply Chain Visibility supply chain software solutions 60

FourKites

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Despite these increases, we’ve seen a decline in dwell time of 43% both in the US and around the world. Moreover, as businesses can no longer rely on customers to come to them, a focus on omnichannel shipping strategies and seamless, transparent delivery will be paramount to meeting consumers where they increasingly prefer: at home.

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Dwell Time Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 13, 2018

Yet, Martinez did make an important point that underscores the validity of the strategy I am about to share. Active appointment scheduling at other origins and destinations allows for highly efficient, effective transportation planning and reduces (and in some cases even eliminates) long dwell times and delays waiting for loading/unloading.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 22, 2020

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