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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. The Sustainable Freight Action plan released by California governor Jerry Brown outlines a long-term 2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transportation system. Supply Chain News.

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Delivering Green: Three Case Studies in Low-Carbon Logistics

MIT Supply Chain

The goal was to document the projects, and illustrate to other companies that it is possible to reduce cost and become more environmentally friendly. Ocean Spray added new manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Florida to support the company’s growing customer base. Here is a summary of each project.

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Intelleflex Announces Cellular, GPS-equipped RFID Reader & Cloud-based ZEST™ Data Services Platform

Supply Chain Network

These losses occur because supply chains have inherently lacked on-demand access to actionable data that enables real-time decision-making about a product’s freshness and quality and documents the freshness and safety of delivered products. All other trademarked names in this document are the properties of their respective owners.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

The next-gen supply chain model is a networked ecosystem – suppliers, partners, manufacturers, distributors and retailers will all have access to relevant cloud-based data to make the best decisions based on real-time signals.” China trade war has already put regionalization of manufacturing back on the table.

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Lean Transportation: Are you Using Lean Thinking for Transportation Management? If not, Why?

GlobalTranz

Any detected waste needs to be documented and followed by problem-solving. miles per gallon in 2011, and fuel economy for super-single tractor-trailer combinations was 7.35 Cost savings result from disciplined, daily event management and hour-to-hour focus on waste identification and reduction. miles per gallon. This equates to 9.2

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

If upstream partners fail, as in the case of Thai computer disk drive manufacturers (factories hit by flooding) or Japanese semi-conductor producers (the 2011 tsunami), supply chains running too lean may have no fallback solutions. If downstream demand changes, they may not have any other retail outlet options either.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act & F.A.S.T and US Infrastructure Facts

GlobalTranz

In order for our freight economy to stay healthy, it requires a stable infrastructure, specifically in the transportation sector. It also authorizes federal agencies in some instances to use environmental review documents prepared under state law to comply with NEPA. Freight (Private). Other sectors may be added in the future.