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Future-Proofing Transportation Spend in Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

In the ever-evolving supply chain industry, transportation spend optimization – or TSO – has assumed greater significance. The need to blend operational efficiency with sustainability and fiscal prudence has organizations exploring innovative ways to help ‘future-proof’ transportation spending challenges.

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MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics with Chris Caplice

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Caplice and Joe Lynch discuss MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and a wide range of logistics and supply chain topics. Chris is a Senior Research Scientist at MIT and serves as the Executive Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL). He received a Ph.D.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Management Courses to Boost Your Career

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Fortunately, there are numerous courses available to help you develop your expertise in supply chain management, regardless of your level of experience. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the top 10 supply chain management courses that can take your career to the next level. Ratings of each course will also be included.

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Cutting Emissions Through Better Transportation Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Oracle Fursion Cloud Transportation Management offers a solution that allows transportation planners to see estimated emissions – carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, and particulate matter – before a trip is executed. Transportation is, of course, a major source of green house emissions. That is more than any other sector.

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6 Essential Procurement Training Courses for Professionals: How To Begin and Advance Your Career in Procurement

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Whether you’re an aspiring procurement enthusiast or a seasoned professional aiming to advance your career, investing in procurement training and procurement training courses can be a game-changer. Take into account things like your current skill level, desired improvement areas, and professional objectives.

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Blockchain Technology Still on Course to Improve Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

This makes the information within the blockchain system inherently secure. In a blockchain-based supply chain management, record keeping and provenance tracking is made easier as product information is accessed by embedding sensors and RFID tags.” Then, via a secured process, the update is spread to all the other blocks.

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A Crash Course on Navigating Trends in Trucking and Freight for 2018

GlobalTranz

Although the obvious solution to the truck driver shortage is to increase rates, carriers and transportation providers are holding out in the hopes that autonomous trucking and new technologies may pave the way for a low-cost solution. For example, Tesla plans to build a fleet of 500 autonomous trucks, says Kirsten Korosec of Fortune.

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