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On the road! 4 September supply chain conferences we love

Kinaxis

Kinaxis is pleased to be a Premier Sponsor and participate in panel discussion of the 2014 EMEA Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Detroit, Michigan. Hope to see you in the coming weeks! Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. September 10-11. London, UK. Learn More. Schedule Meeting. Automotive Logistics Global Conference.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Manufacturing Innovation Hubs Revitalize American Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

Launched – 2/25/2014. Launched – 1/24/2014. Sources: Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO); LIFT, Detroit, MI; DMDII, Chicago, IL; PowerAmerica, Raleigh, NC; Department of Energy; America Makes, Youngstown, OH. Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII). Website: [link].

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Four Risk Mitigation Actions for Weathering a Stormy Market

TMC

A key battleground region that stretches from Detroit in the north to Houston in south is especially sensitive to such trade-offs. The 2014-15 West Coast port labor dispute delayed cargo for a protracted period, and the economic cost ran into billions of dollars. Vessel size is a further consideration. Labor unrest in U.S.

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Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

I think the next generation of venture capital will be in places like Detroit, Des Moines, Houston, Cleveland, etc. They founded Access America, and it grew to about $600 million in revenue in 2014. 38:44] In Michigan, we used to look down on The South because so many people moved away from it to work in Detroit.

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REPOST: Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

I think the next generation of venture capital will be in places like Detroit, Des Moines, Houston, Cleveland, etc. They founded Access America, and it grew to about $600 million in revenue in 2014. 38:44] In Michigan, we used to look down on The South because so many people moved away from it to work in Detroit.

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Flatbed Rates and Ratios at Record Highs

DAT Solutions

The oil industry saw a huge downturn late in 2014 when oil prices dropped from over $100 per barrel (West Texas Intermediate crude, or WTI) to below $30 per barrel by February 2016. Cleveland is a major producer of steel and auto parts, and two lanes out of Cleveland show up in our top flatbed lanes: #9 Cleveland market to Detroit market. #16

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Michigans Role in the Growing Mobility Industry

3PL Insights

Even as far back as 2014, the state was taking a proactive stance on mobility technology. The Michigan Department of Transportation partnered with the University of Michigan, GM, and Ford to produce the so-called Smart Corridor, a combined 120 miles of Detroit roadways equipped for vehicle-to-infrastructure communication.