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That will be in 2015, after the peak of oil [supply].”. 2015 is less than three weeks away, and a barrel of Brent crude oil is $65.70 Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). million bbl/d in 2015.” . Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation.
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exports ii and has grown at a faster rate than the rest of the economy since the 2008-2009 recession. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2015. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post [INFOGRAPHIC] Alexander Hamilton: A US Manufacturing Visionary appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.
The combination of technology along with the advancements in transportation made it possible. In my work tonight, I carefully studied 2006-2015 financial results to select the Supply Chains to Admire winners. Higher percentage of growth than the industry average for the period of 2006-2015. Operating Margin. Inventory Turns.
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December 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Back in June 2009, I wrote the following in a post titled Amazon.com: A Customer-Centric 3PL : “You won’t find Amazon.com on any ‘Top 25 3PLs’ list, but the company is a leading 3PL in my book.” UltrashipTMS Upgrades Driver Payroll Solution.
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in 2015, while at the same time five key issues favorable to shippers are manifesting in the transportation market today. Kearney’s Sean Monahan who wrote the CSCMP report the five major issues for transportation logistics in 2016 are. Here’s the compelling evidence offered by the CSCMP report in support of this position.
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