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Considering In-House Freight Audit Services? Here’s How to Get Started

TransAudit

Freight audit services are critical and paramount for any business that ships products. And if your business operates within a moderate to complex supply chain network, the accuracy of your freight audit and payment process can directly impact your costs. . Overview of In-House Freight Audit Services.

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Cutting Emissions Through Better Transportation Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

A transportation management system (TMS) allows a shipper or carrier to plan the most cost-effective set of shipments that meets service level goals. When the invoice from the carrier comes in, the TMS’s freight audit module can see whether the expected cost of the trip matches, or comes close to matching, what was expected.

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6 Truckload freight spend optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

As the world of transportation continues to evolve, shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) are effectively utilizing certain methods along with modern data platforms to meet the demands of today’s supply chains. Knowing the following key tactics and using the proper tools will help sustain long-term savings.

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Order Management System: What exactly is an OMS?

GlobalTranz

Complete logistics processes, like freight auditing, freight classification, carrier selection, billing and payment completion. The OMS is the one-stop tool for reducing errors, delays and overhead costs associated with managing product flows in an increasingly omnichannel-driven world. The Big Picture.

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Ways to Avoid LTL Shipping Problems 

GoShip Blog

Learn More About Freight Audit & Payments 25% of freight bills contain an error that can negatively affect your profit margin. Freight audit involves examining and verifying freight bills for accuracy.

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TMS Growth: E-Commerce and Better Technology

Logistics Viewpoints

The complete process would include procurement, creation of a route guide, planning and optimization, electronic communication with carriers, visibility and exception management, freight audit, and performance management. Fleet Management involves freight moves with transportation assets owned by the company. A Proven ROI.

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

Automotive Logistics

Georges Bory, managing director and founder at operational analytics solutions outfit ActiveViam, believes that an outbound TMS is now a “must-have” tool for third party logistics providers overseeing outbound supply chains, largely because of their role in managing key administrative and work processes. In-house versus external.