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Realism and Final Delivery for Holiday 2013

Tompkins Blog

It was only nine years ago when an ice storm crippled Memphis and Louisville, resulting in major final delivery problems for Christmas. These meetings and articles will focus on fixing the planning for 2014 and beyond. Weather: The least clear and predictable of the five big impacts on holiday 2013 final delivery is the weather.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

Kentucky offers the UPS World Port in Louisville, DHL Americas hub in Northern Kentucky and several large FedEx ground hubs throughout Kentucky. Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure includes: · Six interstate highways. workspace://SpacesStore/6f2e884b-eed4-42f2-9bfb-2a6e5766b2f0. The state received an A. Media Type.

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How Cities get Smarter

Enterra Insights

Governments are generally in charge of public transportation, water, and sanitation. Smart Transportation. “Smart transportation systems,” Goldstein explains, “are a catchall that includes everything from driverless cars to smart traffic signals. In the Digital Age, the desire to do even better (i.e.,