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Transportation cost analysis: Going beyond benchmarking for improved carrier pricing

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 2, 2021

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.

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Playbook – How to handle rising transportation costs?

Log-hub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

But since you’re here, this must be the question you are asking yourself, and we’ll try to dig deep into the topic, helping you overcome the transportation costs obstacles. We witnessed a significant increase in the transportation costs. So let’s dive in, and figure out how to do it with Log-hub’s solutions.

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[WHITE PAPER] How lane by lane analysis at scale promotes strategic and tactical transportation management

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 17, 2021

For instance, if you know more detail and have insights around freight market volatility, you can assess the risk in every lane and its effect on tender acceptance , providing the ability to drill down into meaningful steps that are clearly defined to improve transportation management. How contract data amounts to tactical bidding management.

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

Locus

JUNE 16, 2023

Last-mile delivery is the crucial stage of transporting goods from the retailer’s transportation hub to the ultimate delivery destination. Read also: How to Calculate the Cost of Transport 2. Read also: What Makes Every Delivery More Efficient Than the Last How to reduce delivery costs of last-mile?

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Playbook – Why is Scenario Comparison in Network Design the key to success?

Log-hub

DECEMBER 12, 2023

When it comes to network design optimization, you might want to run AS-IS Analysis, design a completely new network from scratch, optimize an existing network, or compare future strategies. It is indeed a simple analysis if you have the right tool. How to use Network Design Scenario Comparison? You can try, but probably not.

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How to price freight loads: carriers that use data price more accurately

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 25, 2021

For managers in the transportation industry, freight load pricing accuracy remains a source of confusion and disruption. Freight management companies and partners can remain unsure of how to attain or utilize meaningful, actionable freight data. . Click the button below to request a FreightWaves SONAR demo.

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Manufacturing Supply Chain Constraints and How to Overcome Them

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 18, 2021

Insight into market stability promotes increased transportation procurement and intervention when necessary Insight into the manufacturing supply chain market depends on lane-level analysis and response. Request a SONAR SCI Lane Acuity demo to get started or click the button below. Request a SONAR Demo.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 5, 2021

Tracking market trends within truckload rates relies heavily on data and analysis. Managers don’t want to learn that they are essentially paying a higher transportation rate with one carrier when another freight carrier offers a much more competitive truckload rate. Data-driven insights provide a rubric for guiding RFP processes.

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Data-Driven Transportation Management and Its Role in Driving Stronger Tech Stack ROI

FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Data-driven transportation management , including the checks and reviews that accompany healthy data management practices, are part of the process of getting the most out of the tech stack. This remains key to the overall success of investments within supply chain analysis. Things will go wrong. Download the White Paper.

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Bill of Lading Types: How to Avoid the Detention and Demurrage Due to Documentation

MTS Logistics

JUNE 24, 2022

In this case, you will reduce the cost of transportation and printing. Hapag-Lloyd recently announced the demo of e-bill of ladings that have been used in recent months. The post Bill of Lading Types: How to Avoid the Detention and Demurrage Due to Documentation appeared first on More Than Shipping.

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Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 8, 2021

Data represents an integral part of daily life for most people, and it is no different within the transportation industry. Route optimization relies on fast and intelligent responses to real-world situations that may arise during transportation. The value of strategic planning and real-time data analysis cannot be overstated.

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How transportation brokers should start each morning with FreightWaves SONAR-fueled data

FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Transportation brokers continue to search for new applications and uses of technology to empower more informed decision-making. Therefore, transportation brokers need to know how freight data can add value, why actionability and timeliness enable accurate fast-paced decisions, and a few tips to apply FreightWaves SONAR data every morning.

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Enterprise shippers’ top 6 logistics strategies to know

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Now more than ever, shippers need to find innovative ways to make the most of real-time freight data and analysis. The best logistics strategies depend on expert insight, such as the data and analysis found in FreightWaves Passport, which focuses on the chain’s inner workings. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Load Planning: Improve Your Processes with a TMS

Trinity Logistics

MAY 10, 2023

A transportation management system (TMS) , specifically one that includes a freight optimization tool, is one way to analyze and take your load planning process from hours of manual work to minutes through automation and technology. Start saving time and get your free supply chain analysis with Trinity Logistics.

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What enterprise shippers can expect from logistics automation in 2021

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Automation continues to prove its value in building transportation and freight management relationships. Improved predictive analysis and projection with logistics automation data and insights. Logistics automation and real-time data analysis make this kind of insight possible. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Are You Hesitant to Make the Move to a TMS?

Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2021

TMS is the acronym of a transportation management system. Considering a 3PL often uses their own TMS, they’ll know how to use it and help you. GET MY FREE SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS. Schedule a risk-free live demo with Ryan O’Halloran to learn more about our customizable solutions. SCHEDULE A RISK-FREE LIVE DEMO.

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4 best practices to improve your truckload service and pricing

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

They tend to follow similar lines and influence services and prices throughout transportation networks. And it’s critical to know how to apply these practices correctly. . This gets easier to accomplish with tailored benchmark data analysis. . Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo by clicking the button below to get started.

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5 reasons why routing guide stability hedges market volatility & improves service levels

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 25, 2021

In other words, a lack of insight into market-by-market and lane-by-lane analysis will amount to trouble in understanding what is going wrong and what is necessary to improve service levels. Request a FreightWaves SONAR SCI Lane Acuity demo to get started or by clicking the button below. Request a SONAR Demo.

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What is freight load balance scoring and why should carriers care?

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 26, 2021

As such, carriers need to know a few things about freight load balance scoring and how to assess market conditions to avoid delays, balance their fleets and maximize profitability per load. In today’s world, a delay in data processing and analysis will lead to massive opportunities for overlooked industry dynamics.

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What Is Supply Chain Predictive Analytics & Why Should Freight Pros Care

FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 10, 2020

According to Supply Chain Dive , “The number of supply chain professionals who say they’re currently using predictive analytics at their company has grown 76% from 2017 to 2019, according to a Supply Chain Dive analysis of the annual MHI Industry Report.” And that involves understanding them and knowing how they work.

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What enterprise shippers can expect from logistics automation in 2021

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Automation continues to prove its value in building transportation and freight management relationships. Improved predictive analysis and projection with logistics automation data and insights. Logistics automation and real-time data analysis make this kind of insight possible. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Conducting a Trucking RFP: Tips for Shippers to Optimize Contract Freight

FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 22, 2020

It’s because enterprise shippers are turning to new intelligence tools, such as SONAR SCI , to conduct a freight spend analysis to maximize contract freight use and allocation. These strong partnerships allow shippers to ramp back up quickly and can handle loads and transports more easily after the turmoil 2020 has caused the industry.

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How national freight indices add value

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

And national freight indices are helping all freight management segments boost pricing strategies and understand how to better prioritize their operations. Consistency in data aggregation and analysis are key to maintaining index validity, applicability and actionability. Instantaneous analysis. Request a SONAR Demo.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 15, 2021

Supply chain professionals responsible for transportation procurement at Fortune 500 companies focus on three things – budget forecast accuracy, service scores and primary tender acceptance. Lane Acuity Plus looks at a lane by mode inside a transportation sector. Knowing the trends of the lanes can help widen their margins. .

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The Role of Logistics Management in Optimizing Supply Chain Operations

Locus

APRIL 3, 2023

This refers to planning, coordinating, and executing the flow and storage of goods and services, including activities such as transportation, inventory management, order processing, warehousing, packaging, and security. The use of transportation management systems (TMS) for last-mile delivery is expected to grow at a CAGR of 16.2%

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7 Freight broker sales tips for setting the hook with prospects

FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Go through this information carefully; it will give you numerous clues how to position your sales presentation to align with how it serves your prospect’s customers. . #2: How SONAR aids those seeking how to be a successful freight broker. Request a SONAR Demo. 2: Company news. 5: Conferences .

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7 freight broker skills that drive success in freight sales

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 13, 2021

Once your opinions and analysis are trusted, the inbound leads will start to appear. . How SONAR aids those seeking how to gain freight broker skills and build a freight broker book of business. Request a SONAR Demo. The key is to add as much value as possible for free. Decision-making.

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How do rising interest rates and inflation affect global supply chains?

EazyStock

APRIL 18, 2023

Our eGuide, Supply chain and logistics management trends for 2023 , looks at potential issues facing supply chain managers this year and how to respond. In this blog, we focus on how supply chain and inventory management professionals can mitigate the impact of high inflation and interest rates. More expensive borrowing. Demand falls.

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Transportation cost analysis: Going beyond benchmarking for improved carrier pricing

Playbook – How to handle rising transportation costs?

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[WHITE PAPER] How lane by lane analysis at scale promotes strategic and tactical transportation management

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

Playbook – Why is Scenario Comparison in Network Design the key to success?

How to price freight loads: carriers that use data price more accurately

Manufacturing Supply Chain Constraints and How to Overcome Them

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

Data-Driven Transportation Management and Its Role in Driving Stronger Tech Stack ROI

Bill of Lading Types: How to Avoid the Detention and Demurrage Due to Documentation

Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

How transportation brokers should start each morning with FreightWaves SONAR-fueled data

Enterprise shippers’ top 6 logistics strategies to know

Load Planning: Improve Your Processes with a TMS

What enterprise shippers can expect from logistics automation in 2021

Are You Hesitant to Make the Move to a TMS?

4 best practices to improve your truckload service and pricing

5 reasons why routing guide stability hedges market volatility & improves service levels

What is freight load balance scoring and why should carriers care?

What Is Supply Chain Predictive Analytics & Why Should Freight Pros Care

What enterprise shippers can expect from logistics automation in 2021

Conducting a Trucking RFP: Tips for Shippers to Optimize Contract Freight

How national freight indices add value

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

The Role of Logistics Management in Optimizing Supply Chain Operations

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How do rising interest rates and inflation affect global supply chains?

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