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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Freightos unveils beta launch of international freight price index (American Shipper). 2016 North American Freight Numbers. 2016 North American Freight Numbers. As Tim Higgins reports in the Wall Street Journal : As a legal dispute ensnares Uber Technologies Inc.’s QuestaWeb Launches TradeGear Product Line.

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Why Data Sharing is Limited in a Competitive Environment

Supply Chain Trend

In Pierre Pinson’s article “To Share or Not to Share: The Future of Collaborative Forecasting,” the comparison between data and big oil is striking. Although there are reports that CPFR has improved financial and operational performance (Hill and colleagues, 2018), I don’t believe CPFR lives up to its potential. DATA SUPPLIERS.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Flight activity in May and June, by comparison, was relatively stable. FedEx and UPS have previously declared they are reducing flight activity to match lower volumes in parcel shipments, while FedEx is also streamlining its air infrastructure as part of a multiyear effort to take out structural costs and improve profit margins.

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How the Total Cost of Ownership of Electric Trucks Influences Fleet Decisions

GTG Technology Group

Fleet management costs are increasing. A 2016 study of 3,000 fleet owners [2] proved this fact by comparing TCOs in 2016 vs. 2012. Stricter regulations, advanced technologies, and emissions mandates are contributing to the total costs of ownership for fleet managers. Purchasing an electric truck may be a solution.

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What is the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) & How Could It & the Trans-Pacific Partnership Impact Manufacturing?

GlobalTranz

This means that the brunt of such trade agreements could be put off until sometime in mid-2016. In addition to the expense-income comparison of doing business overseas and engaging in reshoring, businesses face what may be the greatest threat of all. appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis.