Found an unexpected but pleasant surprise when I turned on my computer today. A new subscriber wrote to thank me for including a list of reverse auction resources in a recent forum discussion about the best value scoring methodology. It's the secret sauce being used by U.S. Military's Surface Deployment Distribution Command (SDDC) to drive [...]
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While researching this project, I contacted management at uShip, the virtual marketplace mentioned in American Public Media’s recent Marketplace report, Online competitors move in on shippers, to request help to determine either the USDOT or MC# of one of the small carrier’s included on their Regional Movers list. According to the company’s sales [...]
In a recent Marketplace article, Online competitors move in on shippers, Lenora Chu reports that traditional moving companies have fewer customers because of increased competition from virtual reverse auction sites like uShip, the popular shipping resource mentioned in the American Public Media’s (APM) podcast. According to Matt Chassen, uShip’s CEO, that’s because “…people [...]
The title of American Public Media’s recent podcast, Online competitors move in on shippers, is somewhat confusing. According to the teaser, Marketplace’s Lenora Chu reports that “online competition is also giving traditional movers a headache”. I guess that depends on your perspective. What, exactly, are online marketers moving in on shippers with? Do consumers [...]
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