Routing guides

All machines need maintenance: Your broker is the mechanic, not the operator

By Omar Singh, president and founder, Surge Transportation

So much of the conversation recently has been dominated by digital transformation of the supply chain that I thought it might be nice to take a moment to reflect on what got us here.

In the years before APIs, 10 years in my case, our approach was always to provide value as a strategic partner by positioning our relationship with customers in places that needed tweaking — maintenance. Maintenance in routing guides/supply chain can be short...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/all-machines-need-maintenance-your-broker-is-the-mechanic-not-the-operator

Routing guides are going digital

By Omar Singh, president and founder, Surge Transportation

Routing guides are always going to fail. The basic reason is that forecast is linear but demand fluctuates so they are not always in perfect alignment — especially when taking lead time into account. The end result is tender rejection, a failed routing guide and a need to source capacity in the spot market. 

Let’s take a moment to contemplate a routing guide that never fails. Let’s talk about one that incorporates a version of the spot...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/routing-guides-are-going-digital

What are RFP expectations for 2022?

2021, like the year before, has been marked by great uncertainty and has disrupted logistics networks. This has made planning and budgeting especially difficult for shippers affected by supply chain shortages and port congestion, but the show must go on.

What’s in store for 2022? If only we knew — but we can get an idea of what the industry expects.

In speaking with many of its shipping partners, Echo Global Logistics found market expectations to be mixed. That, in turn, has shippers implementing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-are-rfp-expectations-for-2022

The failure of routing guides — Put That Coffee Down

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Routing guides are a tool used to establish concrete rules for shipping and delivery. So why do they have a failure rate of nearly 100%?

On this episode of Put That Coffee Down, Kevin Hill explores the...

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