MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 29, 2013

In this case study we present two Ocean Spray initiatives – distribution network redesign and intermodal shift from road to rail – that in combination led to a 20% reduction in transportation CO 2 emissions, while achieving comparable cost savings across the transportation network. Boise: Leveraging Rail Direct Service.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 6, 2015

BNSF oil train derails in rural Illinois; two cars aflame (Reuters). Shipment and Logistics Management – provides a platform to document, manage and monitor all logistics activities from in-factory carton label creation, advanced shipping notice generation, carrier booking and tracking, and invoicing through receipt into the warehouse.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Heterogeneous data. Let’s say you have data on hundreds, or even thousands, of trucks you paid for last year. How could this vast amount of real data go wrong? As a reminder from that long-forgotten statistics class, statistical significance for a single variable starts at seven data points — just to be roughly correct. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 9, 2020

per mile according to data pulled from DAT. Midwest Logistics—Outbound Tender Volume from Illinois. Warehouses in New York and New Jersey are reopening in the coming days, and we expect to see an increase in outbound volumes. When compared to the same period in 2018, we still see reduced costs to shippers.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2016

But perhaps the most far-reaching changes will center around the use of large data systems to drive sustainability in logistics and supply chains. The transportation of goods is one of the greatest contributors to worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. billion tons of oil in 2011, worth approximately $743 billion.

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Locus Robotics

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

By Mary Hart Warehouse managers have more robotics options than ever for automating their warehouse’s product transport and order fulfillment. AGVs rely on these fixed guides that are akin to train tracks to navigate predetermined routes around the warehouse. This blog should help!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

It’s more than doubled the number of robots deployed in its fulfillment centers and warehouses in the last three years, from 350,000 in 2021 to 750,000 by last June. The company has a variety of robots that serve different functions within the warehouse. billion, according to the latest data from the Census Bureau.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In this traditional model of hospital and healthcare supply, the facility’s loading dock fills up fast each day, with bulk deliveries and small orders arriving constantly, which must then be put away in a warehouse or distributed around a campus. Self-distribution. Outsourced or Insourced: The Healthcare Supply Chain Question.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 24, 2023

Two years prior to being elected President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln spoke before the Illinois Republican State Convention. ADS is the next step in the journey beyond data science. During that speech he echoed a sentiment found in the Bible. He declared, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

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