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Enabling Supply Chain Flexibility: Two Important (But Often Overlooked) Factors

Talking Logistics

The El NiƱo weather pattern, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts will be among the strongest on record , is already causing flooding and mudslides in California.

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Webinar Q&A: Answers to 8 Common Freight Market Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The impact of the semiconductor shortage varies by truck manufacturer. Source: ACT Research April 2021 Freight Forecast report. If AB-5 passes in California, what kind of impact do you foresee on owner-operators? As a point of clarity, AB-5 did pass in California and is now law. ports is getting worse, not better.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.11-3.15

Freight Plus

Seattle to Salt Lake City, Buffalo to Chicago, and various lanes in California all saw the biggest declines in rates. Truck manufactures reap spoils of robust economy. 310,000 Class 8 truck orders in 2018 marked the fourth strongest year for heavy duty truck purchases on record. The national van rate closed at $1.88/mile,

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Supply Chain Movement 16 ā€“ Consultancy

Supply Chain Movement

From a small shop in Seattle in 1971, the Starbucks Coffee Company has conquered the globe. Together with Professor Christopher Tang from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Supply Chain Movement has devised this mindmap outlining the route, with road signs indicating potential hazards along the way.

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Whatā€™s the Best Response to Global Supply Chain Disruption?

QAD

Manufacturers know all the issues: U.S. The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma are likewise expanding gate hours. Recommendations for Manufacturers. In addition to aligning imports with the new hour structure, she also suggests that manufacturers: Optimize inbound planning and decision-making with good data.

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ThroughPut Inc. Appoints the former Vice-Chairman of Bank of America and Distinguished Business Finance Expert, Luke Helms, to its Advisory Board

ThroughPut

PALO ALTO, California, Sept. ThroughPutā€™s team is backed by some of the best domain experts from Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Artificial Intelligence and Finance, who have put that knowledge to work in over a dozen successful startups. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ ā€” ThroughPut Inc.,

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This Week in Logistics News (May 25-29, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Last November, JDA Software and IBM announced a ā€œnew integrated offering [that] will provide retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers with intelligent sourcing, fulfillment and order management capabilities.ā€ And this week, HighJump acquired Nexternal , a cloud-based eCommerce platform provider based in California.