American Shipper surveyed more than 250 shippers and third party logistics providers on their transportation payment and auditing practices and technologies. This year’s report delves into new areas, including the interaction between shippers’ logistics operations and finance departments, and whether shippers and 3PLs are using their payment data in the broader procure-to-pay process. Download a […]

Quetica was awarded an IT Professional Technical Services Master Contract (902TS) under the State of Minnesota BUY-IT program. Minnesota BUY-IT is a program that offers standard products purchasing and master contracts for professional technical staff to government organizations, including state agencies, local governments, educational institutions and other government entities.  It helps agencies and suppliers connect with […]

The potential benefits available to shippers who decide to outsource their freight payment and audit functions to third party providers are considerable. The decision to outsource, however, is one that should be made with due diligence. While most providers recognize the strategic, long-term benefits inherent to treating customers fairly, the relative fragmentation of the freight […]

Driven by initiatives in transportation departments to control and optimize transportation costs, U.S. organizations have historically focused on managing and optimizing outbound transportation. With the development of new industry best practices and technological advancements embedded in Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and freight payment systems, outbound transportation has become much more efficient in the past decade. […]

A global bank is seeking highly skilled and experienced candidates to fill two challenging positions in their Integrated Freight Processing business, including: Sales Consultant, Trade Finance: Responsible for driving integrated freight processing platform sales for a portfolio of public sector (Federal, as well as State and Local) clients within the firm’s identified list of existing […]

American Shipper, in partnership with the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), surveyed more than 200 supply chain managers on their international transportation management (ITM) systems, practices, and processes. This fourth annual study examines how successful firms are managing international transportation and emerging trends in the industry. Key Focus Areas Include: Connectivity and system integration Current and […]

American Shipper is conducting its annual survey to benchmark government and commercial shippers, as well as 3PLs, on their freight invoice payment practices and technologies. Participation from a broad cross-section of industry practitioners, across both public and private sectors, is essential to help us increase the depth and value of the research for all participants.  […]

Challenges and Opportunities Abound Missed our webinar with American Shipper Webinar: Transportation Management in the Federal Sector: Challenges and Opportunities Abound?  Click here to download a copy, courtesy of Citi Transaction Services. Taken as a whole the U.S. federal government ranks among the largest shippers in the world but the disparate nature of these agencies has made […]

Challenges Give Way to Opportunities In the private sector size and scale often provides the opportunity to create freight transportation savings through optimization.  Quetica assisted American Shipper with recent research that shows the federal sector is no different. This report discusses the many challenges that federal agencies face in managing both inbound and outbound transportation. […]

A Quetica client, a top performing, super community bank, is seeking an experienced individual for a senior position as a Commercial Payments Credit and Risk Officer. Based in Kansas City or St. Louis, the Commercial Payments Credit and Risk Officer is accountable for coordination and oversight of all credit underwriting, policy, servicing and portfolio management […]