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Transportation Management System: What is a TMS in Logistics? [+ Top Companies Compared]

ShipBob

Transportation management systems also enable you to automate your freight tendering process. By automatically dispatching carriers, you can significantly expedite steps such as booking and tendering of freight. You can use it to quickly generate bills of landing, conduct freight auditing, and create invoices.

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How Blockchain Could Create the 'Autonomous Container'

Supply Chain Brain

Swiss-based Smart Containers Group , which designs temperature-controlled containers for pharma shippers, among others, collects more than 1.2 billion data points about the supply chain, according to chief executive officer Richard Ettl. Still, there are problems to be overcome. With scale, we can lower the cost.”