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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The flight between Dayton and Columbus dramatically increased the speed with which goods could be delivered in the U.S. By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas. That includes packaging, warehousing, shipping, and more. Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. It’s been booming since,” says Joseph Nardone, president and chief executive officer of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which operates Rickenbacker. Share of Global Shipping Vessels Arriving on Time. Photographer: Ryan Dickinson/U.S.

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Machine Learning and the Business of Tomorrow

Enterra Insights

Louis Columbus ( @LouisColumbus ) explains, “Enterprises are striving to find greater meaning in the massive amounts of data they generate and save every day. ” Machine learning and the supply chain. ”[5] The potential uses of machine learning in the supply chain are only limited by one’s imagination.

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Manufacturers, Technology, and the Digital Age

Enterra Insights

Louis Columbus ( @LouisColumbus ), a Principal at IQMS, explains, “Going into 2020, manufacturers are at an inflection point in their adoption of analytics and business intelligence (BI). ” Columbus makes an important point about improving performance over time. They are: 1. Manufacturing Cycle Time. ” 3. .

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When Government and Business Global Supply Chain Forces Can Collide

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an editorial perspective on political actions that occurred this week, specifically the State of the Union Address the release of a new U.S. Trade Policy agenda, and where government and global supply chain policies can either collide or align. . State of the Union Address.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

That was back when demand for trucks skyrocketed because extreme winter weather caused massive disruption to supply chains. Higher prices out of Memphis and Columbus tell us that retail traffic is moving, and higher rates out of Dallas and Seattle show us that the improvement is far-reaching. That paid $2.19/mile FALLING.

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Spot Market Van Rates Soared in September

DAT Solutions

Meantime, rates and volumes are starting to come back down to normal in the Southeast, but supply chains throughout the rest of the country are still feeling the ripple effects, as evidenced by all the dark red in the Hot States Map below. Columbus to Allentown, PA , surged 50¢ to an average of $3.86/mile. RISING LANES.

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