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Notes from ProcureCon Indirect West at the Wigwam in Phoenix Arizona

Supply Chain View from the Field

For example, a discussion with Anu Gardiner at Docusign opened up my eyes to the technology involved in signing contracts. I also met with a firm that specializes in negotiating third party contracts with transportation providers, ACSPE. Others are focused more on managing temporary work programs, such as Pontoon.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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Driverless Trucks: Heading Somewhere or Nowhere Quickly?

Talking Logistics

Those are two of the most common questions I hear about driverless trucks, or to use the term preferred by the Department of Transportation, autonomous vehicles, which includes both cars and trucks. In late August, for example, Uber bought Otto , and earlier this month, it tested self-driving cars in Pittsburgh.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), reported an April 2023 value of 50.9,

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Let the Qs Begin

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply Chain Improvement is based on the work that we completed with an Arizona State University Operations Research team to determine the Supply Chain Index. There are three reasons why: Vertical excellence—having the best manufacturing, procurement or transportation function—has not worked. Take General Mills and Kellogg an example.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Wolters Kluwer Transport Services is acquired by Castik Capital. I’m guessing the researchers didn’t came across many examples of supply chain disruptions caused by cyberattacks in 2005, but based on the recent WannaCry and Petya cyberattacks, their findings seem to hold true today. ACT Research: N.A.

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Container yard planning: 5 steps to big profits

DELMIA Quintiq

Second, the yard – where all containers are stacked – is in between the waterside (where vessels arrive, get loaded and unloaded, and so on) and the landside of a terminal (where trucks and trains transport the containers farther in-land). Transport & Logistics' 5 steps to deliver calculated decisions and BIG value.