MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 26, 2014

Also, the dramatic growth in online sales volumes means that companies must figure out how to make more home deliveries within 24 hours of receiving customer orders. If a truck breaks down, for example, the company might send another driver or swap the cargo out of one truck onto another. Some drivers are even treated as customers.

Expense Reduction 102

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Elementum

JULY 28, 2015

was moved by truck in 2014. To attract and retain employees, some private institutions have started offering sign-on bonuses worth over than $5,000, as well as training programs teaching truckers how to minimize personal risk and maximize financial gain.

Los Angeles 60

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

In 2014, Massachusetts resident Pierre Picone pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit integrated circuits (IC) to the U.S. The SASC “discovered counterfeit electronic parts from China in the Air Force’s largest cargo plane, in assemblies intended for Special Operations helicopters, and in a Navy surveillance plane.”

Aerospace 52

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 12, 2014

Yet the issue of how to make the nation’s ports more resilient is still being largely overlooked. In addition, the way cargo handling facilities are owned and governed, and port-related investment policies, add to the complexity of a system that is inherently fragmented. Rice Jnr at jrice@mit.edu. RICE JR, J.B.,

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshoremen Warehouse Union (ILWU) have been operating without a contract since the end of June, 2014. If your firm is currently importing cargo from Asia, you know about the challenges faced by what is rapidly becoming a crisis on the West Coast.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

A study on ocean-going vessels showed that clever adversaries have already figured out how to take control of a vessel using the GPS system. And they are in the business of aiding and abetting the theft of cargo and competitive intelligence, and doing damage by altering information on customers and shipments.

Security 74

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 12, 2018

Securing and protecting cargo. With the price of oil improving (crude oil is north of $60/barrel), onshore and offshore drilling activity picking up, and more efficient operations, many are comparing today’s activity with what we saw in 2014 (when crude was $100+/barrel). drop trailer pools, driver relays, and slip seating).

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

At PepsiCo, the number of miles driven has fallen by 7% compared to the previous work regime, and costs have risen 20% due to higher wage payments (not allowing for inflation in 2014). PepsiCo’s labor costs now account for about 37% of total transportation costs compared to 32% before the legislation was implemented.

Brazil 40

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 22, 2015

Capacity of container ships handled in 2014. In 2014, 39% of all container ships travelling worldwide had capacities of over 14,000 TEUs and the number of megaships continues to grow. As Graph 3 shows, the number of port calls in 2014 was the lowest in the past 10 years – more than 50% decline since 2009. Good or bad news?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 3, 2014

The draft rule to mandate Electronic Logging Devices for all carriers was released on March 28, 2014, with comments due May 27, 2014. Beginning May 21, 2014, all truck driver medical examinations must be performed by an examiner who is on the official registry of approved examiners. Medical Examiner Registry. Driver Coercion.

Transportation 57

Transportation Policies Food Electronics 57

MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Key players came together at the first European Logistics Clusters Forum , on October 14 -15, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium, to explore their possible involvement in the initiative. It’s a chicken-and-egg problem; shippers will not provide the cargo until operators guarantee the rail capacity, and vice versa.

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Freightera

MARCH 8, 2022

With recent events in the world leading to significant changes in how we view work and what is sustainable, many businesses are switching to remote work. Since it’s been established in 2014, Freightera has been a 100% remote-working company and that’s why our employees have a bunch of useful tips for working from home!

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

I wrote about this topic back in July 2014 (“ Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B ”). I’m not smart enough to know how to do it exactly, but as drivers become more of a scarce resource, I do know that maintaining the status quo will become untenable. What do you think? Post a comment and share your perspective.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. manufacturing facility in 2014.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

After graduating from the University of Oxford, Hunter Yaw worked as a project manager for several companies, including as the Head of Special Projects, Fuel Logistics for the Sochi 2014 Organizing committee. Hunter has worked at Loadsmart for one and a half years now as VP or Product Management. Christoph Seitz.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. A major enlargement project that raised the capacity to around 100 transits per day was completed in 2014. billion tons of cargo (as of 2020). meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5 meters in 2001. More than 1.14

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2023

Amazon Air’s network is starting to look more like the hub-centric models of air cargo giants FedEx and UPS. Amazon has ramped up air cargo flights at its largest hubs while maintaining or shrinking flight activity elsewhere, according to an institute tracking the company’s air operations.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

Google’s 2014 purchase of the British firm Deep Mind for something more than $ 400 million produced a bonanza of publicity earlier this year, when its game playing program whipped a human master of the ancient strategy game Go. It could be the last event unless we learn how to avoid the risks. The biggest event in human history.

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