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DAT IQ: The Metrics that Matter with Samuel Parker

The Logistics of Logistics

Samuel Parker and Joe Lynch discuss DAT iQ: the metrics that matter. This segment is in the growth stage of its evolution, serving large enterprise brands and their Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain teams. He lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and son. Samuel has his B.A.

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Transportation pricing grows faster than capacity again in May

Freight Waves

Transportation metrics saw little change in May as capacity, utilization and pricing remained in expansion territory, according to a monthly survey of supply chain professionals. The Logistics Managers’ Index – a diffusion index in which a reading above 50 indicates expansion while one below 50 signals contraction – had a 54.7

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February LMI Report Points to Inventory Surges

Supply Chain Matters

Now, with the publishing of the February 2025 Logistics Managers Index , there is added evidence that manufacturers and retailers have been pre-loading inventory levels at considerable volumes to hedge the expected impacts of increased U.S. import tariffs, including likely retaliatory tariffs. The reported overall value of 62.8

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). Robinson, Con-way, and Transplace are Logistics Viewpoints sponsors). Tweet The post This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Be Sociable, Share! This Week in News'

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Guest Post: Ignoring this Performance Metric is Risky

TMC

When Cisco saw news of wildfires in Colorado in 2012, it wasn’t concerned, because it had no manufacturing or suppliers in the area. Professor Yossi Sheffi is Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. But even watchful companies can still miss the potential impact of a disruption.

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Using Modeling and Analytics to Design a Resilient Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

You can use network design models, company KPIs and other metrics to get a holistic look at your supply chain. This provides high-level metrics for evaluating risk in the supply chain. He holds a BS in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Source: Business Continuity Institute Supply Chain Resilience Report 2015.

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You Are a “Green” Superhero

Logility

In fact, living in beautiful Colorado I often find myself surrounded by and admiring nature. Optimizing a distribution network not only reduces logistics costs but in most cases reduces carbon emissions through fewer transportation miles and/or less inventory holding facilities and fewer lateral deployments.