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What is Multimodal Shipping?

GlobalTranz

Multimodal shipping represents how companies can find new value within their supply chains and augment efficiency without dramatically increasing landed costs. While multimodal continues to change in the wake of disruption from the pandemic this year, interest in new shipping strategies has exploded.

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5 Transportation Management Optimization Practices

GlobalTranz

Transportation management optimization can help, provided shippers know a few things about its value and where to start. Transportation Management Optimization #1: Shipment Pooling. From this pool point, orders are shipped via LTL to end customers. Transportation Management Optimization #2: Shipment Aggregation.

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Editor’s Choice: What Are White Glove Services in Transportation Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article is from GlobalTranz and explores white glove services in transportation management. It’s important to know how white glove services and transportation management go together. White glove services are the services offered in transportation management that go beyond the standard expectations for delivery.

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Shipping A Pen in a Giant Box

Talking Logistics

Companies are effectively paying for shipping air. Read more The post Shipping A Pen in a Giant Box appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. We’ve all experienced it: we order a small item online, like a pen, and it arrives in a box large enough to fit a toaster oven. In late June 2024, the.

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The Ultimate Guide to Transportation and Load Building Optimization

Load Building Benefits: Understand how effective load building can enhance your transportation processes. Software Solutions: Explore how Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and Transportation Planning Systems work together to optimize planning.

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Why is Transportation Management Important?

Kuebix

Before transportation management systems (TMSs) came into the picture, nearly all logistics processes were done on paper. Shippers spent countless hours calling and emailing internal and external partners just to ship their freight. Transportation management technology changed all of that.

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Nucleus Research Names Blue Yonder a Leader in Transportation Management Systems

BlueYonder

Nucleus Research recently published its TMS Technology Value Matrix 2024 , which provides an overview of the current market for Transportation Management Systems (TMS), while also assessing the software providers in this space. Brennan cited Blue Yonder’s integrated platform approach to transportation management.