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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

freight rail industry. Jefferies began his career in government serving as a Senior Advisor to the Mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, before transitioning to the federal government. freight rail industry. About Ian Jefferies. Ian Jefferies is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Railroads.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). While freight industry executives likely sighed with relief when an update of Amazon’s logistics.amazon.com page on June 28th turned out to be nothing more than a franchise model for courier delivery services.

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The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL with Esther Kestenbaum Prozan

The Logistics of Logistics

Esther has also held SVP and VP roles with retail marketing technology companies specializing in mobile, ad tech and data analytics. and Canada allow DTC ecommerce brands and retailers to ship faster and reduce freight costs. Prior to that, she was founder and CEO of TheShops.TV, an ecommerce company leveraging QVC-style video.

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The Pain of Picking the Wrong 3PL with Esther Kestanbaum Prozan

The Logistics of Logistics

Esther has also held SVP and VP roles with retail marketing technology companies specializing in mobile, ad tech and data analytics. and Canada allow DTC ecommerce brands and retailers to ship faster and reduce freight costs. Prior to that, she was founder and CEO of TheShops.TV, an ecommerce company leveraging QVC-style video.

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Understand the Pitfalls of IBP Before Embarking on a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

A transformation that is based on the idea that by putting in new applications the company will automate a process, or processes, and provide more and better data to make decisions, is a poor foundation for a true transformation. The data for a SCP model to do cash flow projections exists. Plan Your Cash Flows!

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The projects will supply clean energy for Amazon’s operations, including its corporate offices, fulfillment centers and Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers that support millions of customers globally. This is a full five years ahead of the original target of 2030. GW to 10.4

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Amazon Supply Chain Innovation Continues

Logistics Viewpoints

While Amazon has rolled out its own digital freight matching marketplace named Amazon Freight, the company is always looking at new opportunities in this area. The company has ordered more than 700 compressed natural gas class 6 and class 8 trucks so far, as it looks to introduce new sustainable solutions for freight transportation.