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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark spent over 7 years in leadership with the second largest freight brokerage in North America, Total Quality Logistics. solution combines aggregated market data and customer data with advanced machine learning techniques to deliver short-term predictive freight market pricing specific to a company’s individual buy and sell behavior.

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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

Jefferies advocates for and works with member railroads to ensure the continued viability of America’s railroad industry. From 2009 to 2013, Jefferies served as a senior policy advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. Before joining the AAR, Jefferies cultivated more than a decade of experience working within government.

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Not Just Another Automotive Industry Transformation

LevaData

By 2009, the automotive sector was drowning in an $80B crisis—all while continuing to suffer from overcapacity and market saturation. One such company that would benefit from this industry impasse was Tesla, which was close to shuttering the operation amid the 2009 auto crisis. Take, for example, the 2008 housing crisis. auto sales.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. The underlying data would also reflect that while some global regions are experiencing optimistic consumer demand, the sentiment for the U.S. The April report commentary took note that European and U.S.

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Whole Foods is Cutting Prices — And it’s Hitting Trader Joe’s Hard

BlueYonder

According to a report by alternative data intelligence firm Thasos Group, which analyzed mobile phone location data, Whole Foods’ foot traffic climbed 17 percent year-over-year the week of price cuts. As soon as the e-commerce giant’s $13.7 Three weeks later, traffic was still up 4 percent year-over-year. McDonald’s Corp.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Cloud & Big Data. « Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future | Main | Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry » Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support. These 3 master data elements contributed to almost 50-60% of planning issues. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Time to Squeeze Carriers for Better Rates?

Talking Logistics

Various data points related to the trucking industry suggest we’re entering a shipper’s market. As reported in the Wall Street Journal earlier this month, “ freight truck orders plummeted 48% in January ,” according to data from ACT Research. Other data sources, however, suggest the market is in good balance.