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[WHITE PAPER] How to empower your network with routing guide compliance

FreightWaves SONAR

Big data in the supply chain is nothing new. And as reported by Supply Chain 24/7 , “Leveraging technology, shippers are able to see regional trends and specific lane cost information, as well as driver preferences, while carriers have access to details like loading/unloading times and lane history data.”

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BotsAndUs releases “seminal” white paper

Logistics Business Magazine

These are the insights shared by British AI, Data and Robotics company BotsAndUs in its seminal White Paper – Robotics And Automation: A Revolution In Logistics And Warehouse Management – that clearly lays out the business case for the use of AI and robotics solutions in logistics and warehouse management.

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[WHITE PAPER] Another rough year for shippers to manage bid process and carrier networks

FreightWaves SONAR

Meanwhile, shippers face the challenge of managing their day-to-day transportation networks during a period of unprecedented supply chain disruption. Either one would be a challenge, but performing both at the same time presents additional challenges in a carriers’ market. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE WHITE PAPER.

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[WHITE PAPER] FreightWaves SONAR: Full shipment lifecycle market data vs TMS vendor and paid-only forecasting

FreightWaves SONAR

Data has become an integral part of the supply chain network’s daily operations and is inseparable from the modern processes that govern procedures involved in transportation. How data facilitates access, analysis and application can affect short-term and long-term actions. The value of actionable, near-real-time data.

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Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions with Shanna Greathouse and Tony Nichols

The Logistics of Logistics

Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions with Shanna Greathouse and Tony Nichols. Tony Nichols , Shanna Greathouse , and Joe Lynch discuss overcoming supply chain disruptions. Tony and Shanna work at CarrierDirect , a company that specializes in helping companies minimize supply chain risk. About Tony Nichols.

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Cost-To-Serve Analysis Should be Core Planning Tool

Logistics Business Magazine

A new white paper from a supply chain consultancy suggests retailers are too fragmented in their approach to determining their Costs-To-Serve (CTS) and should instead adopt CTS analysis as a core, business-critical initiative for informing future decisions and direction. “In

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Transportation cost analysis: Going beyond benchmarking for improved carrier pricing

FreightWaves SONAR

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. The challenges of limited transportation cost analysis.