Over the past several years, shippers have prioritized getting orders out the door as quickly as possible. This approach is a natural response to the demands of an increasingly impatient consumer base, and has affected B2B and B2C companies alike. It has, however, proved to be costly.
“That results in a one-to-one order to shipment [scenario], which isn’t very transportation-efficient,” Echo Global Logistics Executive Vice President of Managed Transportation Mike Mobley said.
When shippers...
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