Guest Commentaries

7 Ways to Strategically Elevate Freight Procurement

Vikram Balasubramanian June 30, 2015

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process.

3 Powerful Methods for Shippers to Wield Their Collective Power

Suhas Sreedhar June 25, 2015

Shipping and transportation are typically seen as problems businesses face on their own. After all, no two companies share the same exact supply chain. And

Transportation, Planning, and Omni-Channel Fulfillment

Jim LeTart June 23, 2015

When it comes to the challenges of providing omni-channel fulfillment, your first thought might be “click-and-collect” or item picking in the distribution center (DC). But

Design Your Business to Thrive: Four Components of a Smart Supply Chain Modeling Platform

Toby Brzoznowski June 18, 2015

There are hundreds or thousands of “what-if” questions for businesses to answer in order to build a sustainable, efficient, responsive supply chain. The data required

Supply Chain Execution Convergence: Rethinking, Redesigning, and Re-evaluating the Traditional Supply Chain

Evan Puzey June 16, 2015

Supply chain execution convergence is a topic that has been gaining in popularity. The need for end-to-end visibility and solutions that proactively enable planning and

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

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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