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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

and HOUSTON, Tex. September 26, 2019) A new study by ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, and Spinnaker, a supply chain services company, has found that only 7% of companies are reaping the benefits of digital transformation of supply chain planning. BOSTON, Mass.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Many of the leading ERP and supply chain software vendors have customer events in various countries around the world.; Takeaways from the IBM Watson Supply Chain Summit.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

DAT Solutions

Most of the major van markets actually had fewer outbound loads available, though, and most regular freight heading to Houston was canceled. Another cost of Hurricane Harvey: many Houston-area refineries were offline, and some remain closed for now. Diesel prices shot up 15¢ due to the resulting disruption in the fuel supply.

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West Coast Heats Up for Van Freight

DAT Solutions

Back then, it was a series of winter storms that disrupted supply chains and pushed load-to-truck ratios unusually high for several months. Rerouted port traffic from Houston to Seattle after Hurricane Harvey may have added to demand for trucks in the area. Buffalo to Columbus climbed 28¢ to $2.57. RISING LANES.

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Spot market settles after Hurricane Florence

DAT Solutions

There wasn’t a cascading effect across the supply chain like what we saw last year. Second, the area affected didn’t require the massive rerouting of supply chains like what we saw last year. RISING Pricing out of the Midwest is still strong, and rates out of Columbus, OH , jumped up another 4% last week.

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Hurricane Michael halts shipments

DAT Solutions

Once again, the supply chains were dealt a major disruption last week from Mother Nature. Road closures halted shipments on major trade routes like I-10 between Houston, New Orleans and Jacksonville , and I-75 up from Florida to Atlanta. Houston to Oklahoma City dropped 19¢ to $2.04/mile. FALLING LANES.

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Van freight gears up for the holidays

DAT Solutions

On the other end of the supply chain, Atlanta volumes also rose 13% and rates are stabilizing in that market. Out East, Buffalo to Columbus recovered 21¢ to hit $2.21/mile. The Dallas and Houston markets continue to be extremely slow, with weak load-to-truck ratios. Columbus to Memphis rates declined 13¢ to $1.85/mile.