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Transporeon Unveils Platform Innovations

Logistics Business Magazine

Transporeon , a leading Transportation Management Platform and a Trimble Company, has announced new platform innovations that enhance its spot quotation, contract rate benchmarking and freight audit capabilities. Autonomous Quotation generates quotes based on companies’ individual quotation strategies.

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6 Truckload freight spend optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

Knowing the following key tactics and using the proper tools will help sustain long-term savings. Track truckload freight accessorial costs As reported by Inbound Logistics , “Carriers price accessorials, such as liftgate or non-commercial delivery, at a premium. Choose the right carrier based on landed freight spend.

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Cutting Emissions Through Better Transportation Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Derek Gittoes, a vice president of supply chain management product strategy at Oracle, said “this is very much an estimate. 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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Order Management System: What exactly is an OMS?

GlobalTranz

Omnichannel sales strategies must think about having every product, every time and available across all channels. Complete logistics processes, like freight auditing, freight classification, carrier selection, billing and payment completion. Items may be reordered from suppliers, and shipments begin. The Big Picture.

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Ways to Avoid LTL Shipping Problems 

GoShip Blog

Examples include missing freight, delivery delays, damaged products, hidden charges, ambiguous documentation, poor contract terms, and limited carrier networks. Understanding the causes behind these issues and having the ability to identify warning signs will help you implement strategies to keep their occurrence to the barest minimum.

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What is Transportation Management Workflow and How Does It Work

Blue Grace Logistics

A well designed and effective TMS is of paramount importance in: Reducing freight costs. Freight audit. The transportation management workflow must always be evolving as trade is dynamic and there must be constant workflow audits along the various silos within the supply chain. Consolidation. Improving visibility.

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

Automotive Logistics

The use of such systems is governed by differences in strategies and legacy IT systems at manufacturers, some of which may drive whether companies turn to external providers’ systems or oversee a system internally. Freight audit & pay systems: Making payment less painful. In-house versus external. Related topics.