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Six Ways Supply Chain Leaders Use Transportation as a Competitive Weapon

Logistics Viewpoints

Mike Hane, Director, Product Marketing, TMS at Descartes Does your company view transportation as a competitive weapon? The report categorized survey respondents in terms of how they see transportation: either as a “Competitive Weapon” or “Not Important.” For example, Competitive Weapon companies are 3.4

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How Satisfied Are Companies With Their TMS?

Talking Logistics

The global transportation management. Read more The post How Satisfied Are Companies With Their TMS? You can read the rest of the report and download a copy at JBF Consulting’s website. appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Six Ways Supply Chain Leaders Use Transportation as a Competitive Weapon

Logistics Viewpoints

Mike Hane, Director, Product Marketing, TMS at Descartes Does your company view transportation as a competitive weapon? The report categorized survey respondents in terms of how they see transportation: either as a “Competitive Weapon” or “Not Important.” For example, Competitive Weapon companies are 3.4

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Future-Proofing Transportation Spend in Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

In the ever-evolving supply chain industry, transportation spend optimization – or TSO – has assumed greater significance. The need to blend operational efficiency with sustainability and fiscal prudence has organizations exploring innovative ways to help ‘future-proof’ transportation spending challenges.

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CEVA Logistics Drives Agile, Multi-Leg Inbound Flows for Tech Company

CEVA Logistics, a global leader in third-party logistics, was contracted to help a technology company manage its complex supply chain, supporting B2B, B2C, and reverse flows across multi-leg transport.

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Top Five Transportation Trends

Logistics Viewpoints

From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. The first of the transportation trends is the network effect is at the heart of supply chain transformation.

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2024’s severe weather has had major impact on UK transportation & storage companies

IT Supply Chain

pictured) Head of Consumer Research, Parcelhero The post 2024’s severe weather has had major impact on UK transportation & storage companies appeared first on IT Supply Chain. By David Jinks M.I.L.T.

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Case Study: DSV Implements a Single-Instance Control Tower with a Global Footprint

DSV is one of the biggest names in transport and logistics, operating in over 90 countries with a global network of over 75,000 employees. The ambitious project would require extensive visibility and seamless coordination across expansive and dynamic networks.

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TMS+: Go Beyond Transport to Optimize Cost, Service, & Resiliency

What’s also clear is that to not merely survive but thrive in the today’s volatile global market, companies need to take a more synchronized approach to their various business processes. The "TMS+" approach is more than a standalone Transportation Management System (TMS).

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How a Fortune 500 Company Transformed its Supply Chain Using a Digital Twin-Enabled Control Tower

This Fortune 500 manufacturer had limited visibility outside the four walls of its factories due to labor shortages, supplier facility shutdowns, and transportation delays.

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ESG Reporting: It Is Inevitable, But It Doesn’t Mean That It Must Be Complicated

Companies will have to report on sustainability in a similarly controlled way as they do their financials. Download VesselBot’s White Paper, and learn all about the requirements of the new regulations regarding Scope 3 transportation emissions and the importance of measuring CO2 transportation emissions with high accuracy.

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Striking a Balance in the Supply Chain: Navigating Volatile Supply and Demand to Meet Customer Needs

Speaker: Tony Darnell, Shipping Manager at Lippert Components

To make smart allocations, they need to visualize inventory across multiple warehouses and cater to different customer needs.

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How Automation in the Supply Chain Will Make Employees More Strategic & Improve the Overall Supply Chain

Speaker: Adam Robinson, Director of Marketing, Cerasis

In this educational webinar, Adam Robinson from Cerasis, a leading North American Transportation Management Solutions Company, will address how automation in the supply chain is allowing companies to empower their employees with a more strategic work flow aiding in overall collaboration with peers across departments, improved business operations, more (..)

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How Data Analytics Can Solve the Challenges Faced by SC Leaders in Discrete Manufacturing

Congested seaports stalling transportation of much needed materials and goods. Supply chain analytics creates new insights that help improve supply chain decision making from the improvement of front-line operations to strategic choices, such as the selection of the right supply chain operating models.” – McKinsey & Company.

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Reshoring – The Future of Supply Chains

Speaker: Rosemary Coates - Board Member & Founder at Reshoring Institute, Best-selling Author, Host of the Frictionless Supply Chain podcast

Companies can lower the risk of disruptions by shortening the supply chain and moving manufacturing close to the points of sale to reduce the need for expensive and time-consuming transportation. Re-shoring is one solution that is gaining popularity as a result of pandemic-related issues.