Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Steve: Klaus, when we talked, you mentioned Autoliv was already doing digital supplier management, had digital sourcing solutions, and was looking at real-time transportation visibility solutions to provide better predicted times of arrival for inbound and outbound shipments.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 13, 2015

Here at Cerasis, there are numerous technologies that we offer that are designed to help simplify the way your transportation management practices. Using a Transportation Management System to Streamline Transportation Management Practices. Here’s a look at some how current technology solutions can do for your business.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 26, 2019

Better ways to manage transport operations emerge, from how we plan and strategize, to how we ultimately execute and drive continuous improvement. For companies willing to embrace opportunities for improvement across the entire supply chain, here’s a look at the top transportation procurement and benchmarking trends. Learn More.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 2, 2018

Combined with the demand of e-commerce-a staple of any effective, in-demand brand-shippers may have thousands of inbound and outbound parcels on a daily, if not hourly, basis. Managing parcel shipping spend in the 21st century is exceedingly complex.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 4, 2017

These questions reflect why technology and effective transportation management, including the use of a transportation management system (TMS) and the Internet of Things (IoT), is key to the efficient execution of last mile delivery and service. Use a TMS That Handles Last Mile Demands Too. It optimizes routes.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 8, 2017

But, the same data can have a drastic impact on transportations planners and agencies around the globe. While this example may still be a few years off, it is important that you understand how the top emerging trends in automation will shape supply chains and transportation processes in the coming years.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 26, 2017

Through advanced transportation management systems ( TMSs ) and greater automation, shippers can reap an unparalleled competitive advantage. While its origin focused on improving outbound shipping practices, today’s systems can leverage both inbound and outbound operations to create a unique business strategy.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 20, 2017

Uber has changed the game for the public transportation industry, and the ride-sharing giant is well on its way to changing logistics. But, this direct-pay model might not be as cost-effective as some suggest, reports the American Journal of Transportation (AJOT). Shipments need intermodal transport options.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

Transportation capacity problems have been a volatile issue over the past twenty years or so. The American Transportation Research Institute has already identified a problematic decline in trucking capacity over recent years. 2009 was an exception due to the 2008–2009 recession.) Strive to accomplish a strong evaluation from carriers.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2018

Small and mid-sized shippers may not have the skills necessary to negotiate transportation contracts, including those involving full truckload shipping. appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. This problem is not due to just capacity; it derives from inexperience too.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) have been around for several years, and while 3PLs may have existing software suites, such as our very own transportation management system, the Cerasis Rater, many supply chain managers are still implementing in-house technology solutions that have severe capability limitations.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 19, 2018

These rates will have natural implications for smaller shippers seeking to lower overall transportation and freight spend, and paired with a “blurred lines between peak shipping and shopping seasons,” shippers will experience increasing trouble when trying to procure full truckload capacity. Conducting annual procurement exercises.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 12, 2018

As explained by Dan Goodwill via Canadian Shipper, the problem goes much further than that, including lacking compliance management, subpar, if any, use of transportation management systems (TMS, and failure to utilize granular shipment activity data. Lower cost of shipping. Faster delivery times.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Some logistics involves transportation or warehouses or both. The Ultimate Guide for Effective LTL Freight Management : we put on a 60 minute webinar entitled, “Best Practices for Effective LTL Freight Management and Shipping.” Download the Webinar Replay. Read the full Post. Read the Full Post.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

When a shipper choses a method of shipping, packaging requirements, and speed of delivery, they are actually impacting the company’s budget for freight transportation. For example, a shipper should consider fuel cost forecasts when creating a budget for LTL transport. Effective Transportation Management. Process Management.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2018

Managing existing over the road modes of transportation can feel like an insurmountable task, but a transportation management system (TMS) could be the solution. The Freight & Transportation Management Trends to Know in 2018. It is a one-stop platform that manages all existing transportation modes.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 9, 2018

The Guide to Proactive Inbound, Outbound, and Reverse Enterprise Parcel Management. This is where a transportation management system (TMS) that uses real-time data, as shown in a previous post , can prove its value, automating the quoting and scheduling process. appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Third party logistics (3PL) is the function by where the owner of goods outsources numerous components of the supply chain to a 3PL company that can perform the management function of the clients’ customs, inbound freight, distribution, warehousing, order fulfilment and outbound freight to the client’s customers.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 10, 2015

But, no matter the technology, whether it’s an advanced transportation management system or robotics (which Rethink Robotics is pioneering with Baxter and Sawyer), these are only tools for efficiency and enablement. 3: Think of transportation accounting before you get the invoice.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2017

However, you can increase your company’s profitability and decrease costs by managing your inbound and outbound freight through data. appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. Staying profitable in a world driven by e-commerce is hard and may require unexpected investments.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

A traditional viewpoint of manufacturers reveals many flaws in the efficiencies of standard shipping, transportation, and other logistics processes. Manufacturers must receive raw material inbound and send out product to customers outbound. Inherently, manufacturing and logistics go hand in hand.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2018

Manufacturers continue operating with the same basic set of technologies, including systems to manage order fulfillment, inbound and outbound logistics, and transactions from several shopping channels. We’d be remiss in discussing trends in American manufacturing if we di not also consider technology in manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 17, 2017

Transportation management systems ( TMSs ) have become among the top discussed subjects in mainstream media and across the internet. This independence naturally lends itself to more efficiency in performance management and ensuring everyone, including inbound and outbound logistics partners, stay on the same page.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 23, 2015

In the mid 1950s, this concept was extended to transportation management with the development of intermodal containers together with ships, trains, and trucks to handle these containers. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 26, 2017

This is due to increased visibility and coordination of all inbound and outbound logistics operations that feed into retailers’ needs. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post Customer-Focused Logistics: Why Shippers Shift from Process to Experience appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 6, 2015

We first featured the most popular manufacturing blog posts followed by the top Supply Chain blog posts, then logistics, transportation, business, 3PL, and then finally we round out our series today featuring the most popular blog posts focused on freight and freight management. 2014 was surely a fun year of content on the Cerasis blog.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Consumers: Spending more, Traveling More.the Holiday Crunch for Planning Transportation is HERE! They can also manage vendor compliance during inbound & outbound freight shipping , which is key during the holidays, when manufacturers are distributing product to thousands of retailers. I hope you enjoy! - Adam.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The impact on transportation costs through parcel audits is often forgotten. Regardless of what the carrier may say, transportation costs vary widely and frequently. Shippers may feel parcel audits lack value, and still others avoid them for irrational reasons. Since audits are conducted after delivery, they do not impact delivery.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Moreover, its close proximity and the resulting speed and efficiency of freight transport services have for more than 30 years increasingly facilitated many integrated inbound and outbound value-added, processing and sub-manufacturing supply chains for a very large number of businesses.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2016

Each scenario behaves differently in inbound and outbound shipments, and the potential legal ramifications of not being honest in disclosing or obtaining consent to these charges can involve financial and criminal penalties. In addition, outbound LTL may be used to send whole palletized shipments to retailers or other businesses.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 24, 2018

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. appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 3, 2018

Newer systems, such as a transportation management system (TMS), like the Cerasis Rater, reduce the in-house burden of managing multiple carrier systems, incoming and outbound truck schedules and networks from legacy and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, explains Steve Banker of Logistics Viewpoints.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

We continue our ongoing 11 part series on strategic logistics management to include information on both warehousing and transportation management. Flexibility is often misunderstood as more companies move towards software-as-a-service (SaaS) models for transportation management systems (TMS).

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 15, 2014

You can benefit from automated packing and shipping processes, such as the use of a transportation management system , for a more efficient outcome and flow around the warehouse on the outbound side of getting out product to your customer.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 23, 2018

WHITE PAPER] The Guide to Proactive Inbound, Outbound, and Reverse Enterprise Parcel Management. Author information Adam Robinson Adam Robinson oversees the overall marketing strategy for Cerasis including website development, social media and content marketing, trade show marketing, email campaigns, and webinar marketing.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. The value that shippers derive results from shifting modes from LTL freight to truckload freight on the initial outbound leg of the shipment.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 1, 2018

Data-driven analytics enables you to make cost-effective transportation decisions. The Guide to Proactive Inbound, Outbound, and Reverse Enterprise Parcel Management. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post Parcel TMS Analytics: There’s Gold in the Data appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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