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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show

ToolsGroup

Portland, San Diego, and Cleveland are cited by American Shipper as locations with more capacity to consider. A session highlighting women in the retail workforce cited that around 85% of retail purchases are made by women, but men are still the clear majority of NRF attendees.

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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges

DAT Solutions

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. If you're not flexible in making appointments that fit within the driver's hours of service, you're going to have trouble getting capacity. What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers?

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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges

DAT Solutions

Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. If you're not flexible in making appointments that fit within the driver's hours of service, you're going to have trouble getting capacity. What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers?

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Boeing 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Incident- Latest Update

Supply Chain Matters

Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. A further obvious broader impact concerns the aircraft maker’s extended supplier network which was planning capacity and resources to support expansion of monthly production volumes.

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A Complete Breakdown of the 26th State of Logistics Report

GlobalTranz

Some of the key points within the State of Logistics Report include the cost of logistics in the US, managing capacity, and addressing the trucker shortage. Managing Capacity. Throughout the State of Logistics Report, managing capacity becomes a focal point of many aspects of the logistics industry.

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29 warehouse & automation experts share insights on how warehouse robots will impact industry employment

6 River Systems

Sarah Boisvert @fablabhub Sarah Boisvert is the author of The New Collar Workforce and founder of Fab Lab Hub that offers Digital Badges for skills such as 3D printing, robotics, CAD design and AI in manufacturing. It’s no longer a question of whether they will exceed human capacities, but when.

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Have Spot Market Rates Bottomed Out?

DAT Solutions

The cities with tight capacity include Memphis, Rock Island, IL, and Portland, OR. Then again, while the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was down to 50.1 in October, the Non-Manufacturing Index (NMI) is up to 59.1 Now with extra capacity evident, some shippers are pushing back and demanding lower line haul rates.