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Generative AI: Cheat Code to a More Competitive Supply Chain Business?

Logistics Viewpoints

Where predictive analytics uses algorithms to look at established patterns in various contexts to suggest what might happen next, machine learning watches for feedback to improve its performance over time, refining itself for a more appropriate response. You’ve probably already encountered it in a retail setting. Even writing code.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Richard crossed the finish line at 2:52 pm, which was almost the exact time the bombs went off. This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. And what a race it was.

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My Logistics Experiences with Amazon and AAA

Talking Logistics

As I wrote at the time: One of the biggest opportunities to reduce transportation costs and carbon emissions is to reduce the number of trucks required to ship products by developing smarter packaging and product designs. The bottom line is that shipping small items in large boxes just got a lot more expensive.

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3D Printing Changes the Supply Chain

Kinaxis

Just as important as the prototype itself, is the thought and research behind the design. The two companies have jointly opened a facility near the UPS air hub in Louisville, Kentucky, with more than 100 industrial 3D printers. Retail is changing for sure. I then decided to do a little more checking on 3D printers when I got home.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Although I’ve been to London before, this was my first time experiencing something no visitor to the city should miss: getting stuck in traffic on the M25. Although I’ve been to London before, this was my first time experiencing something no visitor to the city should miss: getting stuck in traffic on the M25.

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How to Get Out of New Jersey Without Losing Your Shirt

DAT Solutions

If it's just me and my station wagon? I looked specifically at the lane between Fort Lee, NJ and Louisville, KY, because those metro areas were #3 and #4 on the list, respectively. mile to Louisville. Plus, there is almost no way to get all the way back to Louisville without driving empty for 100 miles or more.

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Groundbreaking tool offers clearest view of freight trends

DAT Solutions

Need to know what time of day is the best for posting loads in Amarillo, TX? If you've got a truck in Louisville, KY, would you get a better rate if you posted it at noon or 4 pm? More time frames to choose from - See market conditions for the past month, week, day and even the current day by hour. Where to find Hot Market Maps.