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15
Sep

Locate Your Container Instantly in times of Supply Chain Disruptions

Locate Your Container Instantly in times of Supply Chain Disruptions The US Railroad Strike has been averted as a tentative agreement has been reached between the railroads and the unions. If a nationwide rail strike had occurred, it would have affected 30% of the country’s freight and cost the domestic economy $2 billion a day, according to industry experts. The
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4
Aug

Century Named on SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners 2022

Century Named on SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners 2022 Century is proud to be included on the “100 Great Supply Chain Partners” list by SupplyChainBrain for the third time! A sincere thank you to all our customer partners for nominating us and for your ongoing support. “SupplyChainBrain has maintained a tradition of celebrating 100 Great Supply Chain Partners for

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6
Apr

Carrier Booking Management Dashboard

Carrier Booking Management Dashboard  The need for visibility, control, and collaboration is becoming more crucial than ever. The Carrier Booking Management dashboard helps our customers gather visibility over the latest carrier booking space to make better decisions. The dashboard provides a forward view of the space situation by carrier, origin, and destination. The amber portion of the bars indicates the

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31
Mar

Carrier Contract Management (MQC) Dashboard

Carrier Contract Management (MQC) Dashboard  The Carrier Contract Management (MQC) dashboard enables customers to digitize their ocean carrier service contracts and easily manage freight rates regardless of changing market conditions. It provides instant visibility and summarizes the fulfillment status of signed carrier contracts. The MQC table provides an overview of all active contracts as well as how many FEUs have

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24
Nov

VMS® Vessel Map – Enhanced Visuals and Control

VMS® Vessel Map – Enhanced Visuals and Control Shipment visibility is more important today than ever before. Vessel schedules are changing almost daily with vessels backed up at ports and missing normal rotations. Century’s teams are working to improve visibility by capturing and verifying information from myriad sources including carriers, websites, portals, and other networks. We just released an enhanced

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10
Aug

Century Named as One of SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners 2021

Century Named as One of SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners 2021 Century is proud to share the following news from SupplyChainBrain that we have once again been named as a winner of its “100 Great Supply Chain Partners” list in 2021. “SupplyChainBrain has maintained a tradition of celebrating 100 Great Supply Chain Partners for nineteen consecutive years. 2021 once
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21
Apr

Introducing My Dashboard Creator: Build Custom Dashboards in VMS®

Introducing My Dashboard Creator: Build Custom Dashboards in VMS® Century is excited to introduce My Dashboard Creator – a new feature in VMS® Analytics that will save you valuable time by offering easy access to the data that is most important to you so that you are fully equipped to make informed decisions. My Dashboard Creator allows you to build

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15
Apr

An Enhanced Way to Visualize Vendor KPI’s and Container Utilization

An Enhanced Way to Visualize Vendor KPI’s and Container Utilization As we continue our efforts to enhance the VMS® Analytics user experience, we are pleased to announce that two upgraded dashboards are now ready for your use. Enhancements have been made to both the Vendor KPI Dashboard and the Container Utilization Dashboard! Please see below for details. Vendor KPI Dashboard

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19
Nov

Omnichannel is the next normal

Omnichannel is the next normal E-commerce has become more prominent in 2020 and changed the shopping habits of consumers. Consumers have become accustomed to the use of digital technologies and expect a seamless shopping experience across all channels, including fast delivery. Businesses must streamline their manufacturing and distribution models and plan for diversification to offer omnichannel fulfillment like in-store pick-up

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10
Aug

NOW LIVE: A New Way to Visualize Procurement Lead Times and Measure Carrier Performance

Introducing the NEW Carrier Transit Time Dashboard As Just-in-Time ordering and Speed to Market demands increase in complexity and importance, Century is releasing our new Transit Time Dashboard to illustrate your average transit time by lane through VMS® Analytics. Understanding how long it really takes to move product from factory to final destination is critical. Underestimate the transit time, and

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