Top Findings: What Makes a Favored Shipper?
Bobby Martens
June 2, 2015
What makes carriers prefer to move one shipper’s freight over another’s? Research shows that of all “favored shipper” qualities, longer dwell times result in higher
A Transportation Network is Your Pit Crew
Lisa Kerr
May 7, 2015
You’ve developed a well thought out transportation plan that supports your supply chain. You’ve conducted a transportation procurement event and have agreements in place with
Find the Money – How a Transportation Spend Diagram Can Help
Geoff Milsom
May 5, 2015
Transportation professionals should be trained to “find the money.” That is, when conducting a strategic assessment or solution design within a transportation operation, transportation professionals
Taking a Holistic View on Inventory May Lead to Change in Strategy
Vikram Srinivasan
April 16, 2015
Inventory optimization has always been a challenge while designing and planning a supply chain. A variety of barriers can impact an effective inventory strategy, such
The Cloud Technology Opportunity for Logistics Service Providers
John Urban
April 14, 2015
Supply chain technology is becoming mission-critical for global companies. One reason for this is that companies are outsourcing more, in order to raise profitability. 86%
Next-Gen Supply Chain Management
Brooks Bentz
April 7, 2015
Major transformational change in supply chain and logistics is not a frequent occurrence, but it has happened with regularity throughout history: The advent of the
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