Freight Cost Management

Several developments have led to a continual increase in transportation costs. Globalization, volatile fuel prices, low cost sourcing, a more fragmented value chain, emerging markets, lower inventory levels, longer shipping routes, and higher demands for frequent, just-in-time deliveries, are primary drivers behind increasing transport costs.

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Bolloré Logistics

"Bolloré Logistics is a subsidiary of Bolloré, a highly diversified, independent industrial group that ranks among the world’s top 10 in transport and logistics. Bolloré Logistics has developed a powerful network spread across 105 countries, with 601 offices and 21,000 professionals responding to your specific requirements. Also discover Bolloré Logistics' people page where you will find topics to develop, share, and where you will have the possibility to propose your own subjects to the whole community. The purpose of this page is to relay company news and useful information, to act as a forum for transport and logistics issues, as well as reporting news in your activity sector. All content is moderated to ensure the quality of the posts. Inappropriate posts which are considered racist, offensive, pornographic or advertisements and undermine the integrity of people or the company, will be deleted without notice."

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Blockchain In Transportation

whitePaper | January 19, 2023

Blockchain has already made an impact on various industries — it is poised to change or even replace the infrastructure of the financial services industry, and other industries like transportation can expect disruption as well. Blockchain technology, like many new technologies, can completely transform the way in which we conduct business. Blockchain technology has a number of benefits but an underlying component of it involves trust. Business transactions between two or more parties have already moved from paper to digital in many applications. By leveraging blockchain, an industry can enable secured, digitized transactions with approval granted mutually by participating parties, tracked in a common history, and requiring no central authority.

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NetSuite Warehouse Management System

whitePaper | September 17, 2022

NetSuite Warehouse Management System (WMS) optimizes day-to-day warehouse operations using industry-leading best practices. With intelligent pick-and-pack processes, handheld barcode scanning, cycle counting and integration with shipping systems, you’ll run your warehouse more efficiently and minimize handling costs. NetSuite WMS guides users through important tasks, from receiving and storing items to picking and shipping them, in the most efficient way. As items are processed in the warehouse, each transaction entered is automatically updated in the NetSuite inventory record and reported in real time.

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Making the case for TMS driving supply chain ROI

whitePaper | December 25, 2019

You don’t have to look far to find savings, value and improvements driven by transportation management systems (TMS). Best-of-breed TMS solutions (like Manhattan’s TMS) are game changers and deliver a range of competitive advantages for companies of all shapes, sizes and levels of complexity. They are more powerful, scalable, connectable, affordable and justifiable than ever before, with rapid implementation timeframes as well.

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Empowering the Mobility Fleet of Tomorrow

whitePaper | November 15, 2022

The internet of things plays a key role in the future of urban mobility. As cities grow in size and complexity, transportation solutions require a more strategic approach. Increasingly, public transportation companies, as well as freight/cargo companies and operators of heavy equipment fleets, are looking for IoT technology systems to produce actionable insights from vehicle data. Companies need to provide their fleets with new capabilities that will transform the transportation experience—and that is just the start of mobility’s evolution.

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Resilient Biomanufacturing:Operations and Supply Chain

whitePaper | March 31, 2022

To rapidly scale their manufacturing, our clients need the ability to investigate issues and model the effects of process changes. Foundry integrates data and logic from every stage & every team, from input materials to reactor conditions, and creates a digital twin of the entire development and manufacturing process. This foundation opens the door to virtual experimentation — our clients can use scenario analyses to plan vendor changes, optimize bioreactor yield, and compare quality metrics through time. The net result is a dramatic increase in process development velocity to achieve more consistent yields and efficient ramp-up of new therapies.

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The Evolving Role of Procurement in the Global Supply Chain

whitePaper | May 12, 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic, plant shutdowns, delays at borders and transportation bottlenecks have all come together in a perfect storm to create an unprecedented level of disruption in global supply chains. Torpedoed delivery schedules and material shortages have become the norm rather than the exception. All these factors have highlighted the importance of effective supply chain management to keep global commerce moving. Importantly, they have also accelerated the widespread adoption of best practices that are integral to a sustainable supply chain.

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Spotlight

Bolloré Logistics

"Bolloré Logistics is a subsidiary of Bolloré, a highly diversified, independent industrial group that ranks among the world’s top 10 in transport and logistics. Bolloré Logistics has developed a powerful network spread across 105 countries, with 601 offices and 21,000 professionals responding to your specific requirements. Also discover Bolloré Logistics' people page where you will find topics to develop, share, and where you will have the possibility to propose your own subjects to the whole community. The purpose of this page is to relay company news and useful information, to act as a forum for transport and logistics issues, as well as reporting news in your activity sector. All content is moderated to ensure the quality of the posts. Inappropriate posts which are considered racist, offensive, pornographic or advertisements and undermine the integrity of people or the company, will be deleted without notice."

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