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5 Things Your Carrier Wants with Brian Gibala

The Logistics of Logistics

LTI has strong density and capabilities in the Midwest and select markets in Georgia, Eastern Pennsylvania, Texas, and Colorado. Carriers want shippers who forecast their shipments and then meet those forecasted volumes – within reason because no forecast is perfect.

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Winter Storm Alert: Major Snowstorm Threatens the Rockies and High Plains

GlobalTranz

Meteorologists at Weather.com are predicting “a major snowstorm will likely pummel parts of the Rockies and High Plains this weekend with over a foot of snow that could snarl travel, damage trees and knock out power in parts of Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska.”

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Water levels falling in the Rhine, the Loire, and the Colorado River. In nine out of ten supply chain planning systems that I test, I find that companies have a negative Forecast Value Added level. Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China.

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Are You Prepared for a Climate-Change Charged Hurricane Season?

Enterra Insights

If floods, heatwaves, and droughts aren’t enough to keep supply chain managers up at night, “forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year.”[3] What’s the forecast? ” Footnotes. [1] How to prepare?

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Winter Alert: Winter Weather Conditions Developing Across Much of the US

GlobalTranz

The heaviest snowfall in this region will occur in the Cascades, Tetons, and Colorado Rockies. A wintery mix is forecasted to fall over parts of the Mid-Atlantic and cause icy conditions for drivers. Starting Saturday, a Pacific storm system will cause heavy snowfall from Portland to Seattle.

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Pet Food Experts Selects HIMPACT by Herlitz Inventory Management

Herlitz Inventory Management

Pet Food Experts Selects HIMPACT by Herlitz Inventory Management to Manage Daily Forecasting and Purchasing Solutions for its 4,500 Retail Partners in 34 States. Pet Food Experts signed with Herlitz Inventory Management to deliver more efficient and more profitable solutions for its forecasting and purchasing process.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Uber’s Otto hauls Budweiser across Colorado in self-driving truck (Reuters). UPS Forecasts Record-Breaking Holiday Shipments. I am forever grateful. To all who knew and loved him, may his memory be a blessing. Nulogy Unveils New Product Launch Platform Nulogy GO.