The drive to capture the business benefits of low cost country sourcing has far out-paced the processes and systems needed to efficiently manage the global supply chain. A recent survey by Aberdeen identified that higher than expected transportation expenses was the primary factor in landed cost budget variances.

Research by students at the MIT showed that shippers who aggregated low volume lanes acquired favorable pricing.

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