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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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A Crash Course on Navigating Trends in Trucking and Freight for 2018

GlobalTranz

Freight forwarders will interact with customers online and automate back office procedures to reduce delivery delays and associated costs. The ELD mandate will dramatically reduce the number of hours truckers can drive. The Uberization of Freight Will Redefine Vendor Freight Management. Freight and Trucking Rates Will Evolve.

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7 Easy Steps to Create an Inbound Vendor Routing Guide

GlobalTranz

An inbound vendor routing guide is comparable the beating heart of your operation. Creating an effective inbound vendor routing guide is not without its share of challenges. Assess Your Current Inbound Vendor Routing Guide. For example, provide direction for each vendor that comes from a specific area.

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How the Three M’s Can Help You Cut Down on Supply Chain Cost

Blue Grace Logistics

It’s about understanding why key stakeholders which should include, vendors, purchasing, customer service, sales, are making the decisions that they do and how those decisions affect your supply chain. Of course, the first step in this process is often the most daunting. Enhanced control over shipment scheduling.

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Cloud-Based TMS: 7 Reasons Why Transportation Management Systems Have Their Heads in the Cloud

GlobalTranz

The cloud offers unique benefits to shippers, vendors, customers and logistics providers. Of course, the reasons for keeping the TMS in the cloud go beyond being easier for their providers. New features can be deployed automatically, eliminating traditional constraints on internal IT departments and remote customer service centers.

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5 Areas of Focus to Personalize the E-Commerce Experience in an Omni-Channel Supply Chain World

GlobalTranz

These are but extensions of the idea to maximize omni- channel strategies by putting the customer at the heart of the supply chain. . 5 Strategies to Personalize Your Web Experience to Put the Customer Focus at the Heart of the Omni-Channel Supply Chain. Services Personalization. Personalized E-Mail Campaign.

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Top 10 Transportation Blog Posts of the Year

GlobalTranz

We spent the last week exploring each category's top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2017. A more efficient inbound freight program can minimize delays, save money and even reduce confusion. Reducing Costs in Shipping with a Focus on Inbound Logistics Strategy. These will only contain posts written in 2017.

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