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[PODCAST] Increasing Parcel Volumes Requiring Shippers to Implement Technology for Parcel Freight Optimization Yielding Reduced Costs

GlobalTranz

Tips about the role of omnichannel in parcel freight and what are the best tips to reduce transportation costs at large speaking about packaging tips, utilizing machine learning & analytics, and why it’s important that transportation costs become a board level issue since transportation spends are eating into the profits of companies.

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Freight Rates: 3 reasons shippers who predict rates reduce costs, find capacity

FreightWaves SONAR

Even during times when the industry is described as “a shipper’s market,” figuring out what to expect has proven difficult at best. The disruption forced many industries around the globe into a sonic-class boom of growth. The supply chain is everywhere and affects every industry on the planet.

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Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming

GlobalTranz

I hope we can agree that Amazon will disrupt an industry if it wants to. Amazon announced that it shipped 5 billion items through Prime alone in 2017, and some analysts estimate it will ship over 4 billion packages in 2018. GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER. DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER. So how does this work?

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Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

Data represents an integral part of daily life for most people, and it is no different within the transportation industry. Download the White Paper. Optimize routes based on the whole picture, including intermodal Optimization of delivery lanes represents a different and much more involved approach than it looks on a paper map.

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Beyond Multi-Carrier Shipping Software, a Move to the Cloud

GlobalTranz

The Guide to Proactive Inbound, Outbound, and Reverse Enterprise Parcel Management. Get Your Free White Paper Today. 2) Fast Transaction Processing When it comes to shipping, especially in the eCommerce industry where shipping is “free,” there is pressure to do it better, cheaper, and faster than the next guy.

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Manufacturing Supply Chain Constraints and How to Overcome Them

FreightWaves SONAR

These efforts are more likely to be rewarded with victories than spending an excessive amount of time and resources on large, annual bid packages.” Inability to account for market fluctuations due to disruptions Within the manufacturing supply chain industry, there is a question about whether disruptions will happen and when they will occur.

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Inbound Parcel Freight: What Are the Top Considerations for a Shipper?

GlobalTranz

Handheld scanners and signature pads, barcode and label printers, smartphones, tablets, and wireless scanners have the potential to provide end-to-end visibility for inbound shipments , making shippers capable of handling more inbound orders to process more outbound orders. Download white paper.

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