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Mastering Ocean Freight In the world of ocean freight, where 80% of the global goods are transported, shipping companies encounter common challenges in managing their international inbound supply chain operations. Coordinating container shipments...
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A TMS takes you from data to visibility. A well organised supply chain, where logistics applications help collect data and create 'visibility', is the basis of successful operations. Especially when shipments flow across multiple legs (or segments)...
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Visibility is what it’s all about for supply chain and logistics managers. Having real-time visibility & insights into your supply chain leads to all kinds of benefits. Performance improves, costs fall, and customers are happier. As a shipper or...
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Lead time in the supply chain is the total time from when a customer order, or purchase order, is placed and when the goods are received
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ATLANTA, Georgia, October 2, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Austin-based Arrive Logistics, a leading multimodal transportation and technology company, is using Descartes MacroPoint™ to provide shipper customers with real-time visibility into freight moving across its nationwide network.
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A Shipper TMS is the ideal place to determine the carbon emissions by collecting and analyzing data of all the transportation activities of an organization and applying the same logic across the different forwarders/carriers.
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A TMS should provide full visibility into all of your shipments. It needs to be properly integrated with your other systems (ERP) and carriers.
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A transportation management system plays a central role in the total supply chain. It is a powerful tool that enables businesses to automate activities like carrier selection or invoice audit, gain control over costs, a better visibility on their...
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Learn how Lipsey Logistics transformed their freight operations using Descartes MacroPoint’s freight visibility platform and increased carrier compliance by 20%.
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Wouldn’t it be more effective to intelligently combine different types of in-transit shipment data to create clear insights and highlight where you should take action to avoid disruptions where necessary?
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Real-time transportation visibility and estimated time of arrival (ETA) play a crucial role in optimizing supply chain operations and can indeed contribute to increased revenues and a higher Net Promoter Score (NPS) for shippers. Advanced logistics...
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The impact of investing in a Transport Management System goes further than the immediate benefits such as cost savings, improved efficiency, and enhanced visibility. A TMS's power also lies in its intangible benefits to organizations. Strengthened...
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A transportation management system (TMS) is a software platform that supports businesses to plan, execute and optimize the physical movements of goods, both incoming and outgoing.
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How a TMS helps you make more sustainable transport choices
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Although it has long been said that we need flexibility to respond to change, the past years this repeatedly became a reality. Retailers were forced to be creative, set up pick-up points, sell (more) online, and move quickly whenever the rules...
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Is your company ready for the next steps in digital transformation? Then it might be worth your while to check out Transportation Management Software (TMS). This software solution helps manage your transport in the best possible way, but it goes...
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In this video episode, Adrian Gonzalez with Talking Logistics speaks to Descartes’ Chris Jones about how a company’s financial performance, as well as senior management’s perspectives on transportation management influences strategy, tactics and...
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ATLANTA, Georgia and LONDON, United Kingdom, July 18, 2023 -- Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced the top carriers worldwide using its Descartes MacroPoint™ real-time freight...
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In today's dynamic business landscape where supply chains are a competitive weapon, transportation management and real-time visibility are keys to success. As a supply chain professional, you understand the importance of partnering with a technology...
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Once you have a firm grip on your data, you can use it to make sense of the business. This will be useful when making important decisions that drive performance in your supply chain. A data control tower is the central hub or brain of your analytics...
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