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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

Jefferies began his career in government serving as a Senior Advisor to the Mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, before transitioning to the federal government. Prior to serving in the United States Senate, he worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. About Association of American Railroads.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Amazon is at the nexus of ecommerce, data, and logistics, with a drive to constantly improve their logistics network. That’s 258 operational facilities in the US and another 486 distributed around the world (see map below, data from MWPVL ). And the career data below spells out a strong ocean slant. At over 243.5 billion to $21.7

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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. Fulfillment locations include New York, California, New Jersey, Kentucky, Nevada, Canada, and the United Kingdom. About Ruby Has Fulfillment. Locations across the U.S. Esther Kestenbaum Prozan LinkedIn.

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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

On Wednesday, the labor union surprised Ford Motor with the announcement that 8,700 assembly line workers at Ford ’s largest assembly plant located in Kentucky, and reportedly producer of the automaker’s most profitable vehicles, would not report for the evening work shift. Both of these U.S.

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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. Fulfillment locations include New York, California, New Jersey, Kentucky, Nevada, Canada, and the United Kingdom. About Ruby Has Fulfillment. Locations across the U.S. Esther Kestenbaum Prozan LinkedIn.

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Is Vertical Farming Falling Flat?

Enterra Insights

According to data gathered in 10 major cities, office usage rates just crossed 50 percent of pre-pandemic levels in late January [2023], and these numbers seem to be stalling only a few months later. ” Although those advantages are significant, Alexander notes that the carbon footprint of indoor agriculture is also significant.

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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!