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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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Four Ways a TMS Solution Leverages Predictive Analytics

Supply Chain Collaborator

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. This data can be analyzed and leveraged to help reduce dwell times and improve DC throughput.

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

FourKites

Amidst this complicated landscape, the companies that come out ahead will be those agile enough to adjust to changing dynamics both quickly and efficiently. Despite these increases, we’ve seen a decline in dwell time of 43% both in the US and around the world. Retail and Essentials Are Rallying. Focus on the Forecast.

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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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Top SEO Strategies for Logistics Companies to Improve Online Visibility

SCMDOJO

Pain points occur due to miscommunication, unexpected delays, or simply inefficient management within the supply chain. Apart from enhancing client services, relevant content raises visibility and has the potential to improve SEO efficiency. This translates into higher dwell times and lower bounce rates for better SEO rankings.

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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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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.