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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

In 2012, for example, he was elected as a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he served as chair of the Sections and Societies Subcommittee and as president of the Transportation Science and Logistics Section. XPO Logistics Divests North American Truckload Operation to Transforce.

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Uber Freight: Another “Uber-for-Trucking”?

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There are two stages to this logistics play: Leveraging load-matching technology to connect carriers with customers. Together, they helped lower the US’s percentage of GDP spent on logistics to “only” 8.2%, compared to around 18% in China and well over 20% in less developed countries. Logistics Technology Going Forward.

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Using Modeling and Analytics to Design a Resilient Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

Michael Rockett has been a Supply Chain Design Consultant with LLamasoft since May of 2014. He holds a BS in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. The post Using Modeling and Analytics to Design a Resilient Supply Chain appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.