Though the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) December 2012 Semiannual Economic Forecast showed improvement in the U.S. that will continue through 2013 and growth in 17 manufacturing sectors, we should expect to see small spikes in supply chain and logistics cost for each transportation sector this year. Because carriers will work to standardize procedures for revenue management, shippers must put more emphasis than ever on cooperation and ingenuity to minimalize shipping costs.
So what can shippers do? Find out below.
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