Inbound Logistics | March 2022

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transparency,” he says, adding that new system updates are released monthly. The nancial return for freight audit goes well beyond the errors identied during the audit process. “As it relates to freight audit and spend management, the potential savings are hidden in the details,” Snavely says. “Something might seem simple at a rst look, but upon fur- ther analysis with comprehensive spend management solutions, our customers maximize their returns. Freight audit and payment is just the rst step in global transportation spend management.” Snavely says nVision’s extensive expe- rience in transportation and logistics provides the company with a com- prehensive understanding of all the peculiarities of freight invoice data. “It helps us to understand how to har- monize charge items as well as global origin and destination data,” he says. “Our analytical tools are optimized to deliver detailed insights on specic line- item charges, freight, shipments, and much more.” THINKING AHEAD The rapid changes and ever-increasing demands in today’s logistics marketplace require logistics providers to keep pace with—and anticipate—growth as never before. Fortunately, forward thinking is yet another way in which the state’s logis- tics providers have contributed to the state’s leadership in the industry. Case in point: JIT Warehousing & Logistics, a Georgia family business with more than three decades of experience in the import/export eld. Located just a half mile from the GPA’s Ocean Terminal and about 3.5 miles from the Garden City Terminal,

state from other regions of the country. “We had several large customers shift out-of-region volume to us in spite of a transportation penalty simply because we could handle their orders,” Justice says. “It was difcult, but we have a great oper- ations team who gured out a way to handle the volume.” PLENTIFUL RESOURCES As its name suggests, nVision Global Technology Solutions takes a world view of logistics. From its perspective, Georgia is more than just a peach—it is a verita- ble orchard of logistics resources. And to keep the crops growing, water is as essen- tial as the sun. “Georgia continues to thrive in the supply chain,” says Stewart Dunsmore, senior vice president, supply chain ser- vices, at nVision Global. “This is driven by many activities such as the Savannah Port providing more access for larger vessels and additional open space for volume. “Also, many shippers have made Georgia home for both corporate ofces and logistics operations along with the distribution facilities required to sup- port their growth in the Southeast and up and down the Eastern Seaboard,” Dunsmore says. Georgia seaports have long been con- sidered to be among the top ports in the United States, serving as gateways to the world. But, Dunsmore says, there’s more to the state’s “liquid assets” than just that: “Georgia has inland ports as well,” he points out. “Atlanta is one of the larg- est ports for both rail and air activity. Additionally, Georgia has a very extensive Foreign Trade Zone network throughout the state.”

As a world leader in end-to-end order management, nVision Global also enjoys a unique perspective on the progress achieved through supply chain digitalization. “We have spent more than 30 years designing and developing some of the best solutions worldwide to address global freight management,” Dunsmore says. “Today, in the world of ‘digital order management,’ the old manual processes that were previously involved with global logistics have been replaced with a faster and more efcient digital approach. “Our solutions provide customers with a frictionless experience to quickly deploy and evolve congurable technol- ogy solutions around their constantly changing requirements,” he adds. All of this translates into enabling nVision’s customers to leverage the com- pany’s cloud-based order-management platform, real-time intelligence tools, and customizable reporting to man- age their day-to-day supply and demand chain activity. “Our customers rely on this technol- ogy across every aspect of their business to ensure they deliver for their custom- ers,” Dunsmore says. “Our global spend management solutions are built upon the cornerstone of our technology ser- vices—our pricing, rating, and auditing technology. These tools drive our world- wide robust freight auditing services.” The company’s proprietary freight audit and payment technology is the most advanced in the market, according to Keith Snavely, nVision’s senior vice president, global sales and marketing. “Our solutions are built on Microsoft DNA, our web portals are user-friendly and focus on real-time visibility and

“GEORGIA CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN. THIS IS DRIVEN BY MANY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE SAVANNAH PORT PROVIDING MORE ACCESS FOR LARGER VESSELS AND ADDITIONAL OPEN SPACE FOR VOLUME.” -STEWART DUNSMORE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES nVISION GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

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