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Manufacturing Supply Chain Constraints and How to Overcome Them

FreightWaves SONAR

Limited insight into inventory demands resulting in problems procuring raw materials The manufacturing supply chain depends on the availability of raw materials to create and distribute goods and products. Knowing when it’s time to revisit bids and renegotiate contracts is critical for procurement and intervention management.

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SONAR Indices & Insights: Improve Freight Shipping Procurement with SONAR SCI’s Lane Acuity Plus

FreightWaves SONAR

Supply chain professionals responsible for transportation procurement at Fortune 500 companies focus on three things – budget forecast accuracy, service scores and primary tender acceptance. harder to procure capacity at the benchmark rate per mile ) in both the outbound and inbound directions.

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How LTL shipping rates work and how to track trends developing in long-term pricing agreements

FreightWaves SONAR

Calculating LTL shipping is an essential part of rate negotiation and capacity procurement and is an important step in securing the best bids, marketing shipping rates and maximizing profit margins. How to track trends developing in long-term pricing agreements. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo.

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How to Ensure Effective Third-Party Deliveries and Excellence in Your E-commerce Logistics Operations

Locus

A survey states that 82% of shippers rely on third-party providers to procure capacity for at least some of their orders. Schedule a demo with us! Until they gain a larger audience base, many businesses partner with third-party providers to fulfill their products. Are you looking to simplify multi-carrier delivery management?

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Truckload rates: Using data predict and prepare spot vs. contract bids and RFPs

FreightWaves SONAR

Among enterprise companies, one critical aspect of successful negotiation and capacity procurement is a better predictive outlook of both spot and contract truckload rates. When enterprise shippers know how to prepare for and predict contract truckload rates accurately, they are more likely to find success with their RFP bids.

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What is FreightWaves SONAR shipping lane acuity

FreightWaves SONAR

Successful freight management hinges on effective procurement and insight into current market conditions. In other words, focusing on those lanes with lower acuity scores will have the net effect of lowering total freight spend, while promoting increased freight procurement and fewer tender tender rejections. Request a SONAR Demo.

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How to Manage Inventory in a Growing Business

EazyStock

In this three-part blog series we’re looking at each of these inventory management problems. In this post we’re exploring how to manage inventory effectively when you’re faced with a growing product portfolio. Accurate Demand Forecasts for Intelligent Procurement. Increased stock levels to ensure stock availability.