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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. 2013 is off to a slow start for freight shipments, according to the Cass Freight Index Report for January. Here is an excerpt: Both shipment volume and total freight payments declined significantly from December [2012] to January [2013], as the economy slowed to a near stall.

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Reefer Demand Dips, But Rates Don't

DAT Solutions

Fresno volumes were down unexpectedly, and so were load counts out of the Ontario market in Southern California and along the border in Nogales, AZ. Still, USDA data shows that California’s vegetable shipments in May were the strongest they’ve been since 2013, despite delayed harvests, so June totals may also beat expectations.

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Will 2018 be the Start of the Robot Revolution?

Enterra Insights

” Andrew Fiala ( @PhilosophyFiala ), professor of philosophy and director of The Ethics Center at Fresno State, adds, “If we can avoid robot Armageddon, we will have a chance to rediscover the joy of being human. Machines are fast and accurate, but cannot feel or wonder ,” The Fresno Bee , 4 February 2018.

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Advanced analytics meets social good: how Angel Flight West optimizes flight routes for families in need

AIMMS

The Dutch Delta Program Commissioner used analytics to prevent flooding and was recognized with the 2013 Edelman Award. Pilot Jim Pitman transporting children to a camp for burn survivors (1 from Mesquite Airport and 4 from Las Vegas Airport to Fresno Yosemite Airport). Those are very touching examples. Willem Jan van Hoeve.

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Advanced analytics meets social good: how Angel Flight West optimizes flight routes for families in need

AIMMS

The Dutch Delta Program Commissioner used analytics to prevent flooding and was recognized with the 2013 Edelman Award. Pilot Jim Pitman transporting children to a camp for burn survivors (1 from Mesquite Airport and 4 from Las Vegas Airport to Fresno Yosemite Airport). Those are very touching examples. Willem Jan van Hoeve.