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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon shipped last-minute Christmas gifts faster in 2023 than in 2022, according to data from analyst firm Momentum Commerce. However, according to data from Descartes, the opposite is true. Truck transportation jobs continued a slow recovery from the depths of the freight recession and the job losses created when Yellow Corp.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Now, Walmart is also implementing robotic automation in its Canadian distribution network, with goals including making the process of getting products from trailers into the facility 90% faster than doing it manually in an effort to boost productivity, reduce strain on associates, increases shipping accuracy, and enhance data and analytics.

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MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics with Chris Caplice

The Logistics of Logistics

He is also the founder of the MIT FreightLab – a research initiative that focuses on improving the way freight transportation is designed, procured, and managed. Outside of MIT, Dr. Caplice is the Chief Scientist for DAT Freight and Analytics. He received a Ph.D. He received a Ph.D.

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Freight Visibility and Control: Introducing the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)

Freightos

Freight Visibility and Control: Introducing the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX). The S&P 500 works because it taps into real, live data , with a representative sample selected by a committee of analysts along with the right methodology. The underlying premise dates back further, even for freight. A New Freight Index.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 22, 2019

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The use of predictive analytics in supply chain operations rose by 76% from 2017 to 2019 , according to survey data. Since freight volumes have fallen recently, they’re now left with extra capacity that has lowered spot and contract rates in 2019. before any new legislation can go into effect.

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How Shippers Use Carbon Emissions Shipment Data to Reduce Total Carbon Footprint

Intelligent Audit

and the top of Virginia. How Do Shippers Use Carbon Emissions Shipment Data to Reduce Total Carbon Footprint? Big data can help to move us forward toward this goal. Big data in shipping helps by tracking and showing accurate, reliable information on associated carbon emissions. g CO2 per ton-mile and 0.9

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Drone Delivery is Here with Tom Walker

The Logistics of Logistics

The data from the research, combined with his military search and rescue experience, led to the creation of DroneUp. He has led pandemic drone delivery testing under FAA Part 107 Regulations with the State of Virginia, which established the partnership team focused on free COVID-19 test kit delivery with Walmart. The Greenscreens.ai

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