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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Business Spend Management Solutions are Networked .

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How To Reposition Inventory to Better Respond To Natural Disasters

Camelot 3PL Software

The IFRC report showed a definite increase in the number of natural disasters since the 1960s, with a sharp 35% increase since the 1990s. More recently, an Institute for Supply Management survey found that the supply chains of approximately 75% of over 600 businesses faced disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What Is An Exception In E-Commerce Delivery?

Locus

A survey predicts that e-commerce sales in India will hit the $100 billion mark for the first time in 2023. If you’re getting continuous WISMO (Where Is My Order) calls in this manner, it is definitely bad news. To enable a delightful post-purchase experience, it is essential to have successful delivery exception responses.

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EDI Integration For Shippers: 6 Myths Busted with the Real Truths

GlobalTranz

While there is a cost associated with EDI integration, it is definitely worth it. For example, on average the cost savings from automating a manually processes purchase order is $9.89, for an invoice is $11.58 The language and documents of shipping are complicated and immense. Truth: It’s Well Worth the Cost.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Geological Survey. Looking for a private warehousing definition? Now that we’ve covered private warehouses, let’s give a public warehouse definition. Technically a type of public warehouse, fulfillment centers are a popular warehousing solution for E-commerce companies looking for “turnkey” order fulfillment services.

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Freight Forwarding: Keeping shippers top of mind

247 Customs Broker

Among the report’s key findings was that forwarders that quote manually took 57 hours on average—an improvement on previous surveys, but still 20th century performance. Furthermore, 72% of those forwarders surveyed failed to quote, thereby missing out on digital business. Suspicions confirmed.

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Trusting the market will stay afloat

Automotive Logistics

Some of the main concerns expressed by ports surveyed by Automotive Logistics include finding more storage and handling capacity, especially given the growth that some of the bigger car handling ports are seeing, and at times when there are sudden spikes in volumes. . That includes bringing transport documentation into the 21st century. “We