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Is a Lack of Integration Holding the Supply Chain Back?
By now, everyone is surely aware that the straight-through processing of data not only automates key internal and external processes, but that it also virtually eliminates re-keying errors and saves a...
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Supply Chain Risk Blog Series#2: The Impact of Complexity & Role of...
In the first of our blog series on Supply Chain Risk, we identified a number of different types of risks that especially expose the supply and demand chain to weakness; data quality, visibility,...
View ArticleGartner Supply Chain Top 25 Highlights Achievements of LSPs as well as Shippers
The recently announced Gartner ‘Supply Chain Top 25’ for 2014 has attracted some comment surrounding the criteria used for shippers to be assessed for inclusion in the list. Also on the radar of supply...
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Countdown to ACE: We’ve Seen the Carrot, Now for the Stick – Penalties of...
In our Countdown to ACE blog series, we’ve looked at the overall impact of the new regime on the supply chain and the benefits to be gained from adoption. Of course alongside the ‘carrot’ in the form...
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Web Service or On Premises? Which Carrier Model is Best for Your Last Mile...
It sounds like such a simple request…..”Go out and find the parcel shipping solution that best fits our business needs”….so you create a RFP or do an internet search and find all these companies,...
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What Impact Could Ebola Have on the Global Supply Chain?
One of the world’s most deadly diseases, killing up to 90% of people who contract it, the current outbreak of Ebola is widespread and causing panic on a global scale. It is decimating the populations...
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Can the Cloud Solve Your Freight Forwarding Challenges?
In a business as dynamic and complex as freight forwarding, technology is crucial to maintaining efficient, flexible operations. For mid-sized and expanding small businesses that need to compete with...
View ArticleTop Five Tips for 3PLs to Gain a Competitive Advantage in 2015
Preparing for the year ahead is an exercise just about every business undergoes this time of the year. But, 3PLs in particular have the unique challenge of constantly improving upon how they work with...
View ArticleACE & AES: Logistics Synonyms, Explained
For about a year now, you’ve seen us write post…after post…and after post on the delayed ACE deadlines. However, as of last month, ACE is now the sole CBP-authorized EDI system for processing...
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The Hanjin Effect: The end of shipping as we know it
Hanjin’s collapse could not have happened at a worse time, with cargo volume at near-peak levels ahead of the year-end holiday season. Uncertainty is permeating down the entire supply chain and...
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