Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. West Coast ports in favor of other ports such as Houston and major U.S. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. The post U.S.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 14, 2018

Much of that activity is centered in the Houston market. The top four flatbed lanes in the country originate or end in Houston: #1 Houston market to Houston market. #2 2 Houston market to Midland, TX market (the Permian Basin). #3 3 Houston market to Dallas market. #4. Dallas market to Houston market.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

This blog is co-authored by Ali Raza, Founder and CEO of ThroughPut Inc and Seth Page, COO of ThroughPut Inc. Having previous corporate innovation experience and currently being part of an industrial operations start-up, I hope to provide a blunt but unbiased view of both sides, starting with this week’s blog.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post. percent year on year in June, driven by double-digit surges in New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, Georgia. Alphabet Inc.’s percent gain in April.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

A transportation management system (TMS) can help shippers weigh the pros and cons of each option. As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size. For two product types, pumps and t-shirts, transportation constitutes just 3% of revenues at most.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 2, 2017

See our blog post How Natural Gas and Plastics Impact the Truckload Spot Market. Fossil fuels aren’t the only energy source fueling flatbed demand. And while some parts are small enough to be transported in dry vans, the big stuff—blades, towers, and the turbines that turn the blades—require flatbeds for transport.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2022

Recently, I presented at the Informs Analytics Conference in Houston and challenged companies to “ think out of the box” and define outside-in processes in Supply Chain Planning. The processes of indirect procurement have little in common with direct material sourcing. This is my life’s work. Tackling Procurement.

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