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Steel Fabrication and General Manufacturing Tips and Tricks for 2015

GlobalTranz

There’s been a lot of progress made in the steel industry in general and here are some of the tips and tricks to expect from the steel fabrication industry for 2015: Buying Equipment. Still in all most fabricators have seen steel sales rise and customer demands and inventory requirements increase over the past several years.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Here’s the news that caught my attention this week: January 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Truckload Freight and Rates Dip Seasonally in February: DAT Freight Index. Cass Freight Index – February 2015. business inventories flat, inventory-to-sales ratio highest since 2009 (Reuters).

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This Week in Logistics News (June 22-26, 2015)

Talking Logistics

April 2015 North American Freight Numbers. World trade registers modest growth in first quarter of 2015. April 2015 North American Freight : “U.S.-NAFTA NAFTA freight totaled $93.3 billion in April 2015 as all modes but air carried less U.S.-NAFTA NAFTA freight flows by all modes decreased by 6.8

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This Week in Logistics News (August 3-7, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Freight Startups Attract Silicon Valley’s Attention ( WSJ – sub. XPO Logistics Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results. Our ability to expand same-day delivery is rooted in local merchandise inventories at Macy’s stores, as well as a newly expanded delivery footprint of our partners at Deliv [emphasis mine].”.

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5 Global Transportation Themes to Look Out for in 2015

Talking Logistics

Here are five to look for in 2015. End-to-end supply chain visibility at the item level leads to a better picture of where inventory is. In 2015, if a shipper has 16 business units integrating with the same carrier, they should no longer operate as separate units but as one pooled resource to improve overall buying power and leverage.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 11-15, 2015)

Talking Logistics

March 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index – April 2015. Here’s the abstract: This disclosure describes an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) configured to autonomously deliver items of inventory to various destinations.

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Inventory Optimization 101 – Smart & Effective Inventory Management

ThroughPut

What is Inventory Optimization? Inventory Optimization is defined as a method of balancing the manufacturers’ capital investment constraints and goals along with the defined service-level goals over a large assortment of stock-keeping units (SKUs) while considering all demand and supply volatility situations. Inventory strategy.