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More Electric Vehicle Supply Network Moves

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides another update on ongoing strategic sourcing and operational developments occurring among electric vehicle focused supply and production networks. According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , a Texas site could begin pilot refining operations as early as the fourth quarter of this year.,

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Climate Change and the Supply Chain

Elementum

The year 2017 has been catastrophic in terms of natural disasters, particularly hurricanes; in August, Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of coastal Texas and prompted the shutdown of several ports and petrochemical complexes in the region. Apple is also one of the largest companies that are committed to fight climate change.

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Doing Business in South Africa

QAD

That makes it slightly less than twice the size of the US state of Texas. While it does have a history of sporadic electrical system outages, being primarily powered by thermal sources, the country is on a path to growth and sustainability in the power sector. Registered airlines moved 885,277,991 mt-km of freight in 2015.

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Doing Business in South Africa

QAD

That makes it slightly less than twice the size of the US state of Texas. While it does have a history of sporadic electrical system outages, being primarily powered by thermal sources, the country is on a path to growth and sustainability in the power sector. Registered airlines moved 885,277,991 mt-km of freight in 2015.

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IBM’s Latest 5 in 5 Technology Predictions

Enterra Insights

Seppala ( @timseppala ) explains, “[A crypto-anchor] works as a data source for blockchain. 5] New research shows twice as big as Texas. This could help situations like oil spills and runoff from land-based pollution sources, and to predict threats such as red tide.” ” RFID Arena , 14 July 2015. [4]

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2015 Truckload Contract Rates Rise, as Spot Rates Fall

DAT Solutions

Trucks were readily available on the spot market in 2015 , and at bargain prices -- at least when you compare to average rates in 2014. Spot market rates were higher in 2015 than in 2013, the most recent "normal" year. Load volume in 2015 was on par with 2013 , due entirely to heavier demand in the first half of the year.

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Flatbed Demand Skyrockets. Why?

DAT Solutions

loads per truck in perspective, as you can see from the graph below the highest monthly load-to-truck ratio in 2015 was 22.8, Fossil fuels aren’t the only energy source fueling flatbed demand. As you can see, Texas is a hotbed of activity for wind energy manufacturing. Source: American Wind Energy Association.