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Resilience by Design: The Power of Simulation in Supply Chain Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

Optimal sourcing plant is different for different periods A baseline optimization model shows that depending on the period (month), the optimal sourcing location varies. For example, Colorado should be serviced by the plant in Texas in certain months and by the California plant during others.

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Editor’s Choice: What Supply Chains Must Overcome to Deliver on the Consumer Promise

Logistics Viewpoints

The following will delve into some of the intricate farm-to-table challenges that supply chains face across sourcing, demand planning, procurement and inventory management, transportation, and warehousing. The blackberries you eat today could be from Mexico, and the ones you buy next week could be from California.

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Transportation Optimization: The Key to Weathering Droughts, Disasters and Other Disruptions

BlueYonder

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. That’s the beauty of transportation optimization in today’s age of sophisticated AI and ML. This year, the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

In September 2022, Macy’s rolled out its first-ever wood-sourcing policy for its furniture sales after more than 150 years in business. It requires the use of responsibly sourced wood or recycled or reclaimed materials. District Court for the Southern District of California was filed Wednesday. CTA’s 32-page brief with the U.S.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Background on Ocean Transport. Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, increased volume in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. The landlocked ports of Southern California are especially problematic. We are awash in a sea of self-interest.

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Decarbonizing the Transportation Sector Will Be A Herculean Task

Logistics Viewpoints

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a report on transportation sector emissions in December of 2022. The largest source of emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2, the most common greenhouse gas) in the United States is the transportation sector. Most emissions in the transportation sector come from cars and trucks.

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Weekly Transportation Services Market Review

Intelligent Audit

Keeping up with the latest news in the transportation services market means following industry leaders and keeping up with current events and updates to the industry. Automated Transportation Vehicles Projected to Reach 1.2 Automation has been playing a growing role in the shipping and transportation market.