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5 Reasons How RFPs Help in Selecting the Right Logistics Technology Platform For Your Enterprise-Level Business

Locus

However, with a wide variety of dispatch management, transportation management (TMS), or logistics software providers, this makes the selection process quite challenging. Enter the Request for Proposal (RFP): a strategic tool that goes beyond mere vendor selection. How to resolve this conundrum?

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Selecting new software for supply chain network design doesn’t have to be a hassle

AIMMS

Technology is part of the problem. As Lora Cecere writes , systems are becoming more complex, “but the primary means to manage trade with network partners is through spreadsheets and email.” Selecting software for supply chain network design doesn’t have to be a hassle. Technology needs to be more accessible .

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Selecting new software for supply chain network design doesn’t have to be a hassle

AIMMS

Technology is part of the problem. As Lora Cecere writes , systems are becoming more complex, “but the primary means to manage trade with network partners is through spreadsheets and email.” Selecting software for supply chain network design doesn’t have to be a hassle. Technology needs to be more accessible .

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Why Digital Transformation Is Fundamental To A Resilient Supply Chain

Blue Grace Logistics

Logistics stakeholders are continuing to digitalize operations—and supply chains—through new technologies that meet customer expectations and keep up with global trade challenges. Today, digital transformation is not just a recommended business model, it’s the lynchpin that governs the survival of a company in the highly competitive market.

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How Bukalapak is Leading Indonesia’s E-commerce Growth With Last-Mile Technology Solutions

Locus

In this fourth episode, “ Southeast Asia’s E-commerce: Winning the Next Wave of Shoppers ,” the panelists did a deep-dive on e-commerce trends in the SEA region, last-mile fulfillment challenges for Bukalapak in SEA, and how technology helped them counter them. The Institute of Southern Asian studies has shared that out of 278.3

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Curbside Pickups: What are They and How do They Work?

Locus

And this has become an emerging fulfillment model to enhance their omnichannel presence. Online checkout and purchase The customer orders their items online or through a call, and the retail business receives this order through its online ordering system. Why do you need Locus’ dispatch management platform for curbside pickup?

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Freight brokerage software: why brokers need SaaS freight tech with real-time data

FreightWaves SONAR

Freight brokers are continually looking for the latest and greatest ways to add value and keep costs under control through new freight brokerage software. Nevertheless, it all adds up to a greater demand for integrated systems and real-time data. SaaS-based freight brokerage software is critical to staying competitive.