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Transportation cost analysis: Going beyond benchmarking for improved carrier pricing

FreightWaves SONAR

From a financial standpoint, transportation cost analysis remains focused on determining the value of the resources used to execute a given shipment and goes well beyond benchmarking. Moreover, this kind of analysis does not focus on who ends up paying which expenses in the end. The challenges of limited transportation cost analysis.

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A Summer of Sales: How to Combat the eCommerce Slow Season

Ship Monk

While operating at 110% capacity may not always be feasible, making the most of the eCommerce slow season definitely is. If you’ve been itching to pick up the pace, you’ve stumbled upon the right blog post. Run a Competitive Analysis. Subscribe to our blog newsletter ! Let us know ! Hearing from you is always a treat. .

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Efficient fuel management can enhance route planning and capacity utilization. Read also: How to Calculate the Cost of Transport 2. A recent analysis by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) indicates that if existing trends persist, we could see a potential driver shortage reaching up to 175,000 by 2024.

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SONAR Indices & Insights: Plan and Measure Refrigerated Shipping Capacity & Rates

FreightWaves SONAR

In this article, you learn what are the various reefer freight data indices available in SONAR, who in the freight market relies on these indices, what the indices tell freight market participants, and real-world scenario analysis of using SONAR refrigerated shipping indices to better understand the freight market.

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How to Use Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics to Benefit Your Supply Chain

Blue Grace Logistics

Prescriptive and predictive analytics help companies see the proverbial iceberg coming and learn how best to avoid it. How to Implement High-Level Analytics in Logistics. Instead of the ‘How to Do Better in the Future’. of respondents were still using spreadsheets to run their supply chains in some capacity.

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Logistics Planning 2024: How To Carry out Logistical Planning for This Year

3PL Links

Image source: Flickr | Logistics Planning 2024: How To Carry out Logistical Planning for This Year Have you ever given the recent evolution of logistics any thought? Read also: How to Make Reverse Packaging Logistics More Efficient? How to carry out logistical planning for 2024? Why is logistical planning necessary?

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How to Lower Your Ecommerce Shipping Costs

Ship Monk

Carriers adjust their base rates annually according to projected operating costs, shipping capacity, forecasted demand, fuel prices, and other factors. Discover the ins and outs of DIM Weight and carrier specific requirements on our ShipMonk blog. Shipping Zones Zones affect your shipping in two main ways: cost and time.