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New Student Projects Suggest Greater Focus on Analytics

Supply Chain View from the Field

The team will assist the Austin’s with a transition plan and identify metrics (and record keeping needed for these metrics) so that the Austin’s and other transitioning dairies have a heightened chance of success as they move from suppliers of raw milk, to small businesses producing finished dairy products for sale.

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Transportation Network Modeling: A Powerful Tool in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategy

Talking Logistics

In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. million metric tons to date, saying that some measures had led to a doubling of fleet efficiency. Last year the company announced that it has exceeded this commitment early by eliminating 28.2

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How to Recruit and Organize Supply Chain Talent to Unlock Your Supply Chain’s Potential

Talking Logistics

Large enterprises are consolidating the formerly independent functions of procurement and logistics and creating broader supply chain executive functions and responsibility. Austin State University. Executives need to drive the supply chain design process.

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Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Transportation planners can dynamically access the best freight rates across both contracted and non-contracted carriers, enabling them to procure additional capacity during peak demand periods. By also considering carrier performance metrics, the decision engine can intelligently balance cost with service.

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E2open’s 22.4 Technology Update Deepens Network Coverage Across All Supply Chain Ecosystems to Minimize Disruption Risks

E2open

AUSTIN, Texas – Dec. New rebate analytics allow channel partners to track key sales and rebate metrics to drive more business, deliver a higher return on brand owner incentive spend, and increase partner satisfaction and compliance. 8, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. Rapid return on investment starts with speedy implementation.

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High-Tech Nation: How Technological Innovation Shapes America’s 435 Congressional Districts

GlobalTranz

iconic places, such as the Route 128 tech corridor around Boston, Massachusetts; Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and, of course, California’s white-hot Silicon Valley. Internet of Things, smart cities, etc.);

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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

As transportation management solutions automate the processes of procuring carriers, planning truckloads and determining optimal routes, the result is a huge productivity boost. Terence holds an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin and an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT.