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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

From 2009 to 2013, Jefferies served as a senior policy advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. Operating over a private, 140,000 mile network stretching across the far reaches of North America, AAR members include the major freight railroads in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak.

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Technology Can Help Feed the World, Part 2

Enterra Insights

The editorial team at Analytics Insight notes, “The technological revolution that is currently happening in the agricultural sector became possible, among other things, due to big data. Collecting and analyzing big data can not only improve the productivity of individual farms but also help halt a global food crisis. ”[1].

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A time of transition: 3 key trends for oil & gas in 2018

DELMIA Quintiq

Natural Gas: A Fuel for the Future (Government of the Northwest Territories, Canada). Capacity Additions, Retirements, and Changes by Energy Source, 2009 (US Energy Information Administration). ” CONCLUSION. Sources: Information from presentations IP Week (International Petroleum 2018).

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The Cash Flow and Overstock Report: Potential USD$142,000 windfall from tighter stock control

Unleashed

Last year, data from 4,500 manufacturers using Unleashed inventory management software revealed firms were typically spending twice as much on stock as they were before the pandemic. For these people, acting on this new data might be more about selling excess stock before it’s obsolete.”

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L’Oreal: A Beautiful Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013. We studied this pre and post-recession.

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Rivian: Navigating Supply Chain and Operational Challenges and Embracing Growth

SCMDOJO

Introduction Founded in 2009, Rivian Automotive, Inc. Furthermore, the company aims to establish an exclusive charging network across the United States and Canada by the end of 2023. Utilize technologies like real-time tracking, data analytics, and demand forecasting to optimize inventory management and reduce lead times.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10-14, 2013)

Talking Logistics

As a side commentary, there’s been a lot of huffing and puffing this week about the NSA’s data mining activities , yet Waze tracks the smartphones of 50 million members to generate maps and traffic data, and retailers like Target have the ability to know a customer is pregnant before the rest of her family. percent in April from March.