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Start Managing Your Inbound Freight More Effectively Today
It’s time to make inbound freight a priority and begin reaping the benefits of a program that creates win-win rewards for all supply chain partners.

CFO Beating You Up Over Rising Freight Costs? Hit Back with a TMS
“Freight spend is up 15% year over year and it is eating into the bottom line! What the hell is going on over there in

Is M&A Success Possible Without Digital Transformation?
The last several years have seen record-breaking Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) activity in many key process manufacturing markets, making some wonder what the future will

Combating Intermodal Market Challenges & Costs
It’s both an interesting and rather chaotic time in the intermodal market. The electronic logging devices (ELD) mandate is in full effect, and there have

Important Factors to Consider When Choosing a Warehouse
The right warehouse for your company is similar to a tailored suit: it should make your company look in control and professional, it should fit

Taking the “Ouch” Out of Transportation Costs
Global supply chains tie the planet together, providing goods to consumers, jobs to workers, and dividends to shareholders. A single item can touch multiple continents

Time to Replace Your TMS? Three Ways to Tell
Deciding whether and when to replace a piece of supply chain software is a tricky balance: You can’t wait until your operations (or customers) are

5 Things to Know Before Negotiating Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year
The 2018-19 contract season for ocean shipping is here, and it’s time to think about the best way to approach negotiations. Of course, you want to
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