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7 Core Competencies for Optimizing Global Transportation and Freight Spend

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Managing a global supply chain network requires the ability to manage and control both global transportation execution and the associated freight spend. In a constantly shifting and competitive global trading environment, it is increasingly important to control all costs across the entire supply chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ongoing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis continue to disrupt shipping lanes in the chemical industry’s supply chain, according to Al Greenwood, chemicals expert and deputy editor at ICIS. For example, the grocer released its first report on corporate social responsibility efforts last year.

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4 Challenges in Global Transportation Management

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There are 4 fundamental areas where global transportation is challenged. Three of these challenges are variants on traditional transportation challenges and the last is relatively new but growing in importance. These challenges are: Information Accessibility – visibility, reporting & analysis, communication.

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Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Covid-19’s Ripple Effect Continues + 5 Changes Needed for 2022

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Here, he explains what caused current global supply chain disruptions, and shares the five steps needed to overcome today’s supply chain issues. How We Got Here: Understanding Today’s Global Supply Chain Disruption. Every major publication and news outlet is reporting on the supply chain crisis. Get the Report.

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The Growing Importance of Last Mile Logistics

Enterra Insights

Thanks to the pandemic, consumers now find themselves more frequently on the digital path to purchase. Ali Amarsy, Senior Vice President of Global Product Strategy at Publicis Commerce, writes, “COVID-19 has catapulted us into the future. ”[7] Ross adds, “According to a report by SOTI Inc., ” Late deliveries.

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The Business Case for a Global TMS

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Execution control provides the infrastructure that enables the transportation operator to manage, influence, and control all aspects of the global transportation activity from Purchase-to-Receipt or Sale-to-Delivery. Warehouse Receiving/Shipping POD. The Business Case for a Global TMS. Execution Control.

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How to Optimize Global Demand Fulfillment

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Global transportation is the nexus through which all related international transportation information flows. Capturing, aggregating, and analyzing all the global supply chain transportation and product/SKU level detail is foundational to having end-to-end supply chain visibility. visibility to performance metrics.