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Transportation Strategies for Continued Success

Logistics Viewpoints

The three traditional methods are the use of a transportation management system (TMS), transportation execution system (TES), and managed transportation services (MTS). A TES is generally mode specific and lack optimization capabilities, but for shippers with simpler transportation requirements, that is often all they need.

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Blue Yonder Pivots to a Partnership Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

Take the transportation management system (TMS) market, for example. In ARC’s last market study on the global transportation management market , Chris Cunnane, the study author, made estimates of system integration (SI) revenues as a percentage of total TMS revenues for all software companies in the market.

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Financial Results Confirm Logistics Strategy

Logistics Business Magazine

million last year with 180,000 transported units. The affiliated companies, for example, contributed the lion’s share of EUR 30 million to the total increase in turnover of EUR 45.46 The volume transported has increased by about 50 per cent to 24,000 containers annually.

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No Supply Chain Strategy? Here’s How to Develop One

Logistics Bureau

As you’ll know, if you follow our blog regularly, Logistics Bureau does a great deal of work related to supply chain strategy development and alignment. As a result, and as we’ve mentioned in several previously published articles, we’ve discovered that many companies lack a defined and documented supply chain strategy.

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The Most Overlooked DC Performance Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, related to warehouse technology, a recent Lucas Systems industry study found 89% of respondents agreed that implementing artificial intelligence-based software within distribution centers can provide a competitive advantage. It also increased the space utilization of picking carts and transportation.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Plenty of examples of warehousing. No need to hire, train, and manage staff as the warehouse owner is responsible for these. Lower transportation costs and faster order fulfillment with the ability to choose warehouses by their closeness to customer bases. For example, take Co-op Partners Warehouse in St. Let's dive in!

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Ecommerce Delivery Providers with Nate Skiver

The Logistics of Logistics

Nate Skiver is a parcel transportation and ecommerce delivery expert, with 20 years of combined retail and consulting experience. Ecommerce carriers [recent market entrants]: Covers a range of operating models, examples include Pandion, X Delivery, AirTerra, Veho, The FrontDoor Collective. About Nate Skiver.

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