3PL Insights

JULY 19, 2021

July 19, 2021 — Evans Distribution Systems, a third-party logistics provider, has been recognized as a “Top 100 3PL Provider” by Inbound Logistics for the 19th consecutive year. Every year we are grateful to receive this recognition from Inbound Logistics ,” says John Evans, President & CEO of Evans Distribution Systems.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

How to Navigate Your Supply Chain During Market Swings Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 21, 2023 Market conditions play a crucial role in shaping challenges professionals face when managing their organization’s supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 8, 2016

Today, we wrap up our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). Our last post covered the Top 5 Supply Chain blogs of 2016. Today's post will cover the top 5 Transportation Management blogs from 2016 so far.

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Camelot 3PL Software

MAY 11, 2023

How do you stay informed about inbound weather? These days there are a plethora of tools to keep you informed about immediate weather or long-range weather forecasting. This week’s blog will provide you with various tips for staying “weather aware”. Geoff Greenhill, Director of Sales, Camelot 3PL Software.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 16, 2024

Market Dashboard Plus is a multi-lane management tool that provides context around origin and destination capacity conditions in relation to spot and contract rates. A low Lane Score indicates the flow of capacity into a given market is inbound-centric, while a high Lane Score indicates the flow of capacity is more outbound-centric.

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MercuryGate

JUNE 10, 2021

With the growing shift toward a global market and network, digital platforms and foundations, and mobile communication tools, finding the right TMS company remains essential. A robust transportation management system (TMS) has stayed critical for continued growth and development within today’s supply chain network, reports Inbound Logistics.

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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2022

These tools give real-time visibility to various people internally and provide customers transparency over their goods while in our care. Most businesses working with a 3PL benefit from data insights on inbound/outbound account activity, handling metrics, order accuracy, days to ship, or the number of orders shipped per day.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 5, 2021

Unlike other tools in the market, the Lane Signal considers an abundance of data from multiple sources, not just dirty data that flows through one system like other industry tools. Using these tools can allow carrier representatives to book more loads and maximize the full potential of your carrier networks.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

What This Blog Is About: The difficulty of factoring in freight costs. It is vital to anticipate market fluctuations that may increase rates, causing companies to incur freight expenses that will not be recovered if they do not have the right tools to prevent that. To read the entire blog visit BlueGrace Logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Given the large volumes of raw data that is available as a result, AI becomes an important tool to parse through all the information and generate valuable insights. Inbound synchronization of supplies is critical for ensuring business continuity and assurance of supplies irrespective of the category of products.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And according to Inbound Logistics , “Measuring the rates being paid to the carriers against their quoted bid rates ensures carriers are honoring the rates offered in the bid. Connect your scorecard resources to freight forecasting platform tools, such as SONAR Lane Scorecard. Creating and using a carrier scorecard is one such tool.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 30, 2021

Routing guide failures are frequently caused by poor communication, misunderstandings, unclear guidelines, poor decision-making, outdated or missing data points, mismanagement of privately owned trucking fleets, and unavailability of automated tools and technology. Download the White Paper. Increased eligibility for shipper-of-choice status.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

What This Blog Is About: Shipper’s top concerns for their supply chain. In a 2021 study by Inbound Logistics, logistics technology providers said that 58% of their shippers were concerned with capacity constraints, triggering 68% of shippers worried about how they were currently optimizing their transportation resources.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 12, 2021

One of the most popular tools that drives the supply chain to new heights is the process of intermodal freight shipping. Identifying current inbound and outbound rail volume rates in the current market. Predicted inbound and outbound fuel and maintenance budgeting needs. Download the White Paper.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 15, 2021

In the screenshot above, you can see that the outbound and inbound stability show scores of 29 out of 100 and 21 out of 100, respectively. harder to procure capacity at the benchmark rate per mile ) in both the outbound and inbound directions. Carriers will be able to see inbound and outbound stability on specific lanes.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

We’ll publish every Tuesday right on the Cerasis blog and Freight Institute. The Guide to Proactive Inbound, Outbound, and Reverse Enterprise Parcel Management. .” You can subscribe and find this podcast on Apple iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Soundcloud , YouTube , and iHeartRadio! We hope you enjoy! Download White Paper.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The freight transportation industry has always been slow to adopt new advances in tools, software and automation. Prioritizing moves based on inbound and outbound data trends. Not a lot has changed when it comes to fleet asset utilization within the supply chain. Industry expert guidance as a best practice. Visualization capabilities.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

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. Leverage freight data analytics to simplify logistics management.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Technology Brings A New Dawn for Drayage Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - February 29, 2024 Tom Gresham | Inbound Logistics February 2024 The drayage industry has begun to come out of the shadows.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 13, 2022

As corporations become increasingly focused on ESG initiatives, their supply chain and logistics partners respond with tools and services designed to help them grow sustainability and other goals. Inbound Logistics. To read the entire blog visit BlueGrace Logistics. Sandra Beckwith. Jun 13, 2022. Leaf Logistics Inc.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Using SONAR’s Predictive Rates tool to generate accurate shippers’ prices and offering more competitive rates to LSPs and carriers. Leveraging the Outbound Tender Rejection Index (OTRI) and Inbound Tender Rejection Index (ITRI), to determine which tendered loads are likely to result in rejection.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

In a previous guest blog, The Rodon Group along with Rethink Robotics wrote, titled " Can Robots + Humans = The Ideal Workforce in Manufacturing? ": Robots such as Baxter can also help companies save money and increase productivity. In a recent blog post “Robots In, Humans Out, Game Over?”

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GoShip Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Handle returns or inbound shipments . With GoShip.com’s innovative tools, including instant online quotation, booking, and customer assistance and support, your dropshipping business can reach new heights in record time. Running a dropshipping business means that you don’t have to deal with: . Managing and tracking inventory .

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This requires looking at the digital tools that will be required to support them. The post The role that ERP systems can take in helping IM&E appeared first on SYSPRO Blog. The impact of change due to the pandemic is going to be experienced in all areas of the value chain. The pandemic has caused a supply shock. Download Now.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2018

Leveraging a web-based and constraint-based bidding tool, such as a transportation management system (TMS). Hiring outside experts to help manage both inbound and outbound freight, such as hiring a third-party logistics provider (3PL). Benchmarking progress and use of all transportation modes. Conducting annual procurement exercises.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is by Dr. Muddassir Ahmed of muddassirism.com. In this blog he provides a simple reference guide to better yourself as a supply chain leader. Have our Supplier Development and Supplier Quality Engineering completed necessary training of supplier quality tools like Advance Production Quality Planning (APQP)?

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Ship Monk

AUGUST 22, 2022

In our eCommerce fulfillment blog we sometimes highlight industry jargon that’s essential for every entrepreneur. Whether you do or you don’t, this blog can help finetune your understanding of what SKUs can be utilized for, how to use them to grow your business , and best practices for this crucial part of inventory management.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

Manufacturers need to focus on their core in order to stay competitive, and technological tools, such as our Cerasis Rater, a transportation management system , allow for streamlined process in managing transportation, giving back precious time, money, and focus to our manufacturing customers. Go All-in for Online Technologies.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The use of AIMMS PRO specifically is increasing, as companies are realizing the huge benefits of providing their staff with decision support tools. In this blog post, I will share some exciting new use cases, a quick glimpse of our product and customer service goals, and a short update about AIMMS partnerships.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 29, 2021

What is a routing guide : a set of rules and requirements from shippers that set rules for inbound and outbound shipping. A routing guide provides a clear set of a shipper’s rules and requirements t for both inbound and outbound freight. It is a critical tool for carriers that wish to attain carrier-of-choice status. .

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2015

Through our blog, we extend this mission by providing information, such as today’s subject, safety in manufacturing, so that our shippers and even those who are not our shippers can have great information to improve their business and continue cutting out costly waste. Do not use tools or machines that have been locked or tagged out.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The use of AIMMS PRO specifically is increasing, as companies are realizing the huge benefits of providing their staff with decision support tools. In this blog post, I will share some exciting new use cases, a quick glimpse of our product and customer service goals, and a short update about AIMMS partnerships.

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EazyStock

MARCH 11, 2019

When she isn’t writing blog articles, she enjoys spending time in downtown Charleston, South Carolina and all the amazing food her hometown has to offer. If you can’t keep an accurate count of inbound, outbound, and in-stock inventory, it’s hard to keep everything else together. Give your employees the tools to succeed.

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Morai Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

InBound Logistics also speaks to the integral role AI will have in optimizing transportation management systems (TMS) to a more efficient level than in the past. Yet, a large quantity of data is only useful when there are appropriate tools in place to assess patterns and predict actionable results. How Does a TMS Come Into Play?

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 13, 2021

Whether it’s blogs, emails or website copy , the better you are at communicating your ideas, the more sales you will make. . It’s all about using virtual tools to expand your network. Once your opinions and analysis are trusted, the inbound leads will start to appear. . Communication skills are the key in a sales career.

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CLX Logistics

JULY 13, 2020

It’s going to take a combination of tools and talent. In addition to your TMS, there is a wide array of powerful tools available to you, most of which are relatively easy to deploy , often as technology plugins for your TMS. Therefore, it’s critical to use these tools within the context of a well-developed strategy.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 10, 2021

Measuring capacity is a key to maximizing margins/transactions for a broker, utilization for a carrier, and minimizing service and budgetary failures for shippers.The capacity trend indices show you which markets are tightening or loosening by the largest amounts by combining tender rejection rates and market balance of inbound and outbound loads.

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