Optimizing Transportation Management in the Energy Industry: The Benefits of PCS Prime Express Transportation management is a critical component of the energy industry, with complex supply chains and strict regulations. At the same time, the industry is under constant pressure to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase sustainability. PCS Prime Express is a transportation management […]
BlogWhen was the last time you manually solved a complex math equation? With calculators and phone apps at our fingertips, it’s probably been a while. Enter the numbers, push a few buttons — and voila! — you immediately have an answer. For most fleets, load planning is not so simple. Dispatchers still match drivers and […]
Blog5 Reasons Why a Shipper TMS is Critical to Successful Manufacturing Operations The manufacturing industry is approaching a new era. Operations are moving closer to home to repair displaced international supply chains with shorter, more localized solutions that deliver cost-savings on the plant floor and beyond. The industry has been hit hard over the last […]
Back on Track: How Manufacturers Can Prevent Shipping Delays in 2023 Manufacturers are still reeling from pandemic-related disruptions. A recent Deloitte report found that shipping delays have had the biggest impact on manufacturers’ supply chains during the last 12-18 months. Delays of raw materials, skills and labor shortages, ongoing factory closures, and other challenges are […]
Industry 4.0: What’s the ‘Next Big Thing’ in Manufacturing Logistics? Technology has changed how nearly every business operates, and manufacturers have been impacted more than most. Robotic automation has transformed the manual assembly line into a fine-tuned operation. More recently, technologies like machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) have enabled greater production efficiencies. These […]
How Retailers Can Align Transportation Demand with Capacity Balancing supply and demand in the retail supply chain is no easy task as the past few years have shown. Retailers are still coping with the bullwhip effect of 2022. This happens when small changes in demand at the retail level create larger, more intense changes in […]
Modern TMS Integrations Help Shippers Improve Cold Chain Custody Shippers in the cold chain must ensure the integrity of temperature-sensitive goods from origin to destination. Complexities involved in the movement and transfer of goods are prone to human error, most of which are preventable by having real-time visibility of cargo conditions. Shippers are ready for […]
Food Shippers Subdue Inflation with Better Shipment Visibility Inflation has hit the food industry especially hard. Since the pandemic, consumer food prices have risen 15% as food manufacturers have grappled with a 68.2% increase for quality ingredients. A recent survey of food shippers, manufacturers, and others in the industry found that more than 75% are […]
Five Ways For Shippers to Capitalize on Growth in the Cold Chain The frozen food market is estimated to grow by $105. 72 billion from 2022 to 2026, accelerating at a CAGR of 6.95% during this forecast period. This market’s growth is primarily driven by an increasing consumer interest in frozen-ready meals, quality to-go food, […]
Visibility at Every Touchpoint: How Modern TMS Solutions Help Retailers Smooth Supply Chains The past few years of the pandemic have created significant imbalances in capacity and demand for goods. During this time, both small and major retailers alike have struggled to meet evolving customer expectations. Retailers have been at the mercy of their vendors […]
Retail Supply Chains are Evolving Rapidly with Connected Systems The world of retail is evolving at a feverish pace. Technological advancements are drastically changing how consumers shop online and in stores. Retailers who are finding success are making the shopping experience simpler and more convenient for customers. Intelligent automation will continue to play a significant […]
4 Steps to Simplify Your Search for a New Transportation Management System Time is money in the transportation industry. Market-leading shippers understand this better than most, and many are digitizing and automating routine tasks to help people make optimal, time-saving decisions. Investing in a transportation management system (TMS) is the best way to unlock human […]
Record freight rates during the past two years have increased the savings potential for shippers to shift more loads over to private and dedicated fleets. Using freight brokers and for-hire carriers in today’s market is a budget buster. The dry van spot market ended 2021 with rates 46% higher than the national average of the […]
Why Traditional Transportation Management Systems Are Unable to Meet Today’s Industry Needs Over the past several decades, the computing solutions required to run a transportation-related business have become increasingly complex. Primarily driven by an explosion in the number of point solutions available (and often required), navigating this complexity has become a full time job for […]
