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[WHITE PAPER] How Data Powers Freight Brokerage ROI: Increasing load execution and broker profitability

FreightWaves SONAR

According to a 2016 McKinsey & Company report : “Data and analytics underpin several disruptive models. Introducing new types of data sets (”orthogonal data”) that can disrupt industries, and massive data integration capabilities can break through organizational and technological silos, enabling new insights and models.

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3 More Advanced Technology Trends in Logistics in 2016: Welcome to the Hyperconnected Logistics Industry

GlobalTranz

The shipping industry of 2016 is a gross misrepresentation of what was considered “normal” shipping practices in the 1980s or 1990s. Automatic identification and data capture ( AIDC ) technology will become more prevalent as RFID sensors and Bluetooth technologies are implemented throughout the logistics industry.

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Which is better for fleet assets? Contract or spot freight?

FreightWaves SONAR

The data analyzed within today’s freight market goes back to the beginning of digital transformation. In regard to the freight situation between 2008 and 2016, Trucking info.com noted how rates evolved from “since the bottom of that recession, contract prices have averaged a 1% quarter-over-quarter growth (annualized). Consider this.

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Building the Business Case for Supply Chain Risk Management

GlobalTranz

WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download White Paper. Here are the complete data representing how many supply chain management professionals perceived these threats as significant. GET YOUR COPY HERE. These disruptions included the following.

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Why Are LTL Transportation Networks Evolving in Light of New Technology?

GlobalTranz

LTL rates have increased steadily since 2016, and e-commerce is driving new distribution models, reports William B. WHITE PAPER] The Current Factors Driving the Less Than Truckload Pricing Market. Download White Paper. Rising costs of LTL transportation networks is nothing new. Cassidy of JOC.com.

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Beyond Multi-Carrier Shipping Software, a Move to the Cloud

GlobalTranz

billion in 2016 to an expected $30.04 Get Your Free White Paper Today. 3) Local Data Integration Transportation execution requires connectivity and real-time access to order data to reduce and eliminate manual data entry and the errors that that can bring at the point of shipping. Download Here.

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Integrating ERP and TMS: Why Your Business Needs Both Systems

GlobalTranz

ERP doesn’t provide enough supply chain management capability Although anecdotes about ERP’s inability to adequately serve the supply chain have circulated for years, there’s now data to back it up. WHITE PAPER] The Current Factors Driving the Less Than Truckload Pricing Market. Download White Paper.