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[INFOGRAPHIC] Mastering Carrier Invoice Freight Auditing for a Healthy Bottom Line

GlobalTranz

While you can generally give the several freight invoices you get each day, week, or month a cursory review to ensure you understand what's being spent, a much better option is to focus on regular freight auditing process. Freight Auditing Components & Setting Expectations of Needed Resources. or you don't.

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6 Truckload freight spend optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

Performing freight audits regularly will track accessorial costs such as these and show which types of extra activities may incur added charges. Choose the right carrier based on landed freight spend. In addition, it saves both time and money, reducing avoidable truckload freight spend. Download the White Paper.

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Choosing Parcel Carriers: How Do I Know the Right Parcel Carrier to Choose?

GlobalTranz

Implementing a freight auditing program for parcels is an excellent way to identify these added costs and issues, as well as notify carriers of their failure to live up to their end of the contract. Hold Carriers Accountable for Delivery Shippers must hold carriers accountable for meeting delivery.

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What is Transportation Management Workflow and How Does It Work

Blue Grace Logistics

The TMS used should be capable of handling various aspects of transport management including needs assessment, effective analysis, integration and management in addition to providing you visibility on inbound products, receiving, storing and distribution. A well designed and effective TMS is of paramount importance in: Reducing freight costs.

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Getting the Full Value Add from 3PL Services by Avoiding Commoditization or Transactionalism

GlobalTranz

You will want to gain insight into what differentiates one 3PL from another, what core capabilities they offer and what skills do they have in developing strategies and thought leadership. From this vantage, a strategic 3PL partnership will form a collaboration with your company to fine tune a strategy to meet your needs.

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The Best is Yet to Come with Transportation Management Systems

Talking Logistics

The primary objectives of the initiative are: To provide prospective and existing USERS of transportation management systems with ongoing insights, analysis, and advice about the vendor landscape and the latest developments in the market, with an emphasis on new product innovations and “Profiles in Excellence” case studies.

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Outbound TMS: The search for a system that can’t be beat

Automotive Logistics

Such software and planning systems are also highly relevant for a wide range of purposes in outbound automotive logistics systems, including for the execution of transport activities and the creation of transparency in relation to distribution flows, increasing transport load rates and auditing freight invoice and payments.