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Not long ago, shippers were eagerly awaiting the summer of 2022. It was supposed to be when supply chains would begin to unscramble, and the industry would start seeing some semblance of regularity. But Covid’s unrelenting grip on the globe—combined with the war on Ukraine and growing inflation—has shippers tempering their expectations. As 2022’s peak …

4 Supply Chain Trends To Watch For 2022’s Peak Season Read More »

These are challenging times for everyone—suppliers and distributors alike. Chinese factories are still in lockdown. Fuel pricing is affecting ocean transport. Airlines that would usually fly over Russia are rerouting to avoid conflict zones. Planning and executing a resilient supply chain is critical. Although the holidays are months away, it’s time to prepare for peak …

The Time Is Now to Prepare for Peak Season Read More »

Ocean freight is a vital component of global supply chains—with trade volumes expected to increase threefold by 2050. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic prompted global port shutdowns, the industry has been overrun with an unrelenting sequence of obstacles. After the reopening of international trade, a wave of record-high imports and exports has resulted in industry-wide …

The Future of Ocean Freight: Implications for Shippers, Carriers, and Beyond Read More »

The unprecedented pressures affecting supply chains have awakened shippers to the importance of building more visibility into their operations. Combined with the disruptions and uncertainty that have characterized supply chains for the past three years, poor visibility has further hampered firms’ responsiveness and, in many cases, contributed to significant losses. Poor supply chain visibility has …

Supply Chain Event Management: Leveraging Improved Visibility Into Efficiency Read More »

After two years of pandemic-related disruptions, shippers hope for a normal supply chain by 2023. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like normalcy will return next year. Forty-five percent of economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal in October 2021 estimated bottlenecks would ease by the second half of 2022. Now it’s May, and many shippers don’t …

Expectations For Supply Chains To Normalize in 2023 May Not Be Realized Read More »

For companies of all sizes, reliable carrier partnerships are essential. After all, profits, efficiency, and customer satisfaction depend on them—as do new business opportunities in global markets. Today, that’s especially true—and both businesses and carriers need help. Thanks to the pandemic, supply chain disruptions are rising, with carriers struggling to accommodate volume after a long …

Why Logistics Teams Need Winning Carrier Partnerships Read More »

In unprecedented times, businesses must find new strategies to stay competitive. With a global crisis disrupting supply chains and consumer expectations transformed by new technology, many companies eagerly embraced omnichannel fulfillment in 2021. Due to supply chain disruptions resulting from the pandemic, companies found front-end fulfillment more difficult. Surviving these disruptions, and those that will …

Technology For Omnichannel Fulfillment Drives Customer Satisfaction Read More »

Last year, nearly every carrier experienced significant operational disruptions. Fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic was to blame for backlogged supply chains that snowballed into unprecedented delays and shortages of goods throughout the globe. Other threats are taking center stage as we enter what promises to be a less acute phase of the pandemic. For example, …

5 Actions To Minimize The Impact of Carrier Disruptions Read More »

With global warming and ethical sourcing concerns on the rise, the environmental impact of businesses has attracted an unprecedented amount of attention. In light of this growing awareness, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming a priority for firms worldwide—and sustainable practices are a vital component of the effort. Many logistics teams continue to seek scalable …

Powerful Logistics Tech Drives Sustainable Supply Chains Read More »

In an era of global supply chains, opportunities for manufacturers to drive growth and expand into international markets are abundant. Unfortunately, this global reach also comes with various supply chain risks, presenting challenges for modern logistics teams. Thankfully, the right tools can help teams manage these risks and avoid costly shipping mistakes. Automated TMSes can …

How Manufacturers Can Minimize Supply Chain Risks with a TMS Read More »

Climate change makes natural disasters more frequent, so shippers must respond to continuous supply chain disruptions. It’s drastically increasing the likelihood for extreme weather to cause supply disruptions, increases in resource scarcity, and health crises. Shippers can minimize these risks by understanding how climate change will affect supply. Climate Change Disrupts Working Conditions Extreme weather …

Climate Change: How to Weather Supply Chain Disruptions Read More »

Auditing ocean invoices is a highly error-prone process. It involves extensive steps that often require manual entry of each international freight invoice, creating an increasingly inefficient and costly challenge. Duplicated invoices and payments are too common as well, which also allows room for human error. These invoice inaccuracies lead to increased labor costs, mishandled products, …

Auditing Ocean Invoices: What You Need To Know To Get It Right Read More »

The events from the past two years highlighted the vulnerabilities of global supply chains. They also mark a shift toward a climate dominated by volatility and risk. As disruption transitions from isolated episodes to the status quo, it’s essential that firms transform the hard-learned lessons from the pandemic into more adaptable business models and improved …

Three Lessons on Supply Chain Risk Management from the Pandemic Read More »

Automation and robotics are indispensable technology for manufacturers who want to reduce manual warehouse tasks and lower costs. But when it comes to managing a manufacturer’s carrier network, logistics teams are still burdened with outdated and inefficient processes. For example, some teams still use PDFs and spreadsheets to store records and compare carriers for new …

TMS Performs Seamless Carrier Management for Manufacturers Read More »

Effective load planning and order management means nothing without a proper execution strategy. Execution means putting that strategy into play to efficiently and economically move freight from one place to another. But effectively executing requires ongoing communication with carriers. Appropriate documentation, record-keeping, and proper forecasting are also essential to anticipate bumps in the road before …

3 Key Components to a Successful Shipment Execution Strategy Read More »

The list of unpredictable shocks to supply chains—a global pandemic, work shortages, cyberattacks, and more— just keeps growing. What seems like the perfect storm is compounded by the global knock-on effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Rising oil prices, continued delays, constrained capacity, and risk premiums have added to shippers’ headaches and increased operational …

Shockproof: Strengthening Supply Chains Through Digital Transformation Read More »