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A Guide to Optimizing Your Inbound Freight Management 

GoShip Blog

Manufacturers often rely on inbound freight to transport all the materials and machinery they need to produce their products. This is why your inbound freight management must be smooth and foolproof. So how do you optimize inbound freight management? Why should you optimize your inbound freight management?

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Inventory Management vs. Warehouse Management

The Logistics of Logistics

So, as an example, the IMS tracks and reports that there are 30 widgets in Warehouse A, 25 in Warehouse B, 48 in Manufacturing Plant A, and so on. An example would be scanning a pallet ID and location barcode to confirm that the pallet with the ID of 123 has been putaway location 456, for example.

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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. It manages inbound freight, not unlike the incoming blood supply from the lungs, and pumps it out to the remainder of your supply chain. Creating an effective inbound vendor routing guide is not without its share of challenges.

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Back to Basics: Ocean Freight Forwarding 101

Dedola Global Logistics

Cargo transportation complications are not just frustrating for business owners; they can be highly costly in terms of customer dissatisfaction, increased operational costs, inventory shortages, and several other problems. Advanced Networks The best forwarding agents have well-established connections in their geographical areas of operation.

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DWS solutions from Bizerba and Metrilus

Logistics Business Magazine

Applications include, for example, floor scales, roller conveyor scales, and table scales from Bizerba. It will showcase the high measuring speeds and user-friendly handling in daily operations. The MetriXFreight product family includes pallet, parcel, and free-form item dimensioning systems for inbound, outbound, and CEP applications.

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Using Logistics Technology to Execute a Winning Inbound Freight Strategy & Have Compliant Vendors

GlobalTranz

Most shippers have existing vendor compliance programs in place within their vendor inbound logistics guide. Meanwhile, the importance of vendor compliance has grown more than ever as supply chains expand, explains Lisa Terry of Inbound Logistics, and companies look to trim the fat and optimize workflows to gain a competitive advantage.

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Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

Weisenberger is leading their digitally enabled shipping initiative, she works in distribution operations rather than transportation. Not surprisingly, many of FourKites’ users work in transportation operations. Now special instructions for drivers, for example on where to drop empty trailers, can be digitally generated ahead of time.

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