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Apr 2024
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5 Reasons to Rethink Your Freight Auditi...

Supply Chain Now
About this episode

From saving time, cutting costs, and enhancing efficiency to mitigating errors, relieving workforce pressures, and reducing employee turnover, technology adoption can pay dividends when it comes to freight auditing.

In this unique episode of Supply Chain Now, we’re joined by two companies that have worked together to realize the benefits that technological innovation can bring to the freight auditing table.

With Ecolab having undergone its own highly successful transformation journey, Natalie Rekow, Senior Logistics Manager, Transportation Admin, Cost Performance and Freight Payment, offers up her firsthand experiences on the differences that embracing key solutions can make.

Alongside her is Shannon Vaillancourt, President and Founder of RateLinx – the partner enterprise that stepped in to support Ecolab during its process optimization venture – who provides a window of insight looking at exactly what’s involved in moving from a manual to technology-driven operation.

Tune into this insightful discussion on freight auditing transformation to discover:

·       The difficulties presented by manual processes.

·       How AI-backed software can be leveraged to tackle the work of hundreds of people.

·       The critical importance of not just any data, but good data.

Additional Links & Resources:

How Ecolab Transformed Freight Audit with RateLinx Audit & Pay: https://bit.ly/3J2yUUL

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Learn more about National Supply Chain Day: https://supplychainnow.com/nscd

WEBINAR- Exploring Rebate Strategies in Supply Chain Partnerships: https://bit.ly/48KmfAv

WEBINAR- Building an Antifragile Supply Chain: Dr. Schär’s Climb to Inventory Excellence: https://bit.ly/3Pc7wan

WEBINAR- Profitable Manufacturing Unveiled: Crafting a Winning S&OP Strategy: https://bit.ly/43zlZ6d

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Mary Kate Love. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/5-reasons-rethink-freight-auditing-1256

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