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Collaborative Shipping Exception Management Brings Parties Together for Efficient Handling

Turvo

According to Supply Chain 24/7 , “Exception management means knowing how to respond when to respond, and the best way to respond, to eliminate the risk of disruption, and handle adverse events. Collaborative Shipping Exception Management Depends on Real-Time Data, End-to-End Transparency, and Context.

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LogiMAT ’24 Has Your Back

Logistics Business Magazine

An Expert Forum taking place during LogiMAT presents tools and solutions for the ergonomic design of workstations and processes. To cite just one example, a study published in late 2023 on the introduction of wearable exoskeletons found that they could reduce muscle strain in workers with the most strenuous jobs by up to 30 percent.

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FourKites’ Latest CAB Shows Supply Chain Collaboration on the Rise

FourKites

We also structure the conversations in such a way to maximize peer-to-peer collaboration between executive sponsors at our customers in order to reinforce the power of the FourKites network. Here are a few of the things that were top of mind for me during this exciting event. Breaking Out and Coming Together.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

Logistics Viewpoints

There are different tools, goals, and market dynamics. That processing event determines when the goods need to be delivered to the next stop. It was quickly determined that a procurement event was necessary just to set a baseline. Procurement ran a request for proposal event. We did not have a great spot tool.”

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Amway cuts costs with transportation procurement tool

Transporeon

In the case of an Amway multivitamin, for example, the company controls the process “from seed to supplement,” transporting raw materials to manufacturing sites in the U.S., We did about 99% of the work ourselves to launch the bid event, and it enabled us to be strategic instead of transactional throughout.”

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How can the Logistics Industry Unlock its True Potential?

Logistics Business Magazine

In fact, the lack of any meaningful evolution predates events such as the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, and even the pandemic. Yet, these events have only highlighted the importance of seamless transportation to continue delivering goods globally. So why is it being neglected?

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The unspoken risk that’s hitting businesses. Hard

Logistics Business Magazine

Greater visibility and greater collaboration. Say your Procurement Manager is managing contracts across all collaborators – and an invoice comes through with a discrepancy. Move too slowly and there’s a risk that the collaborator will halt activity, or that it results in a breakdown of the relationship. Not even a ballpark.