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SunButter saved $250K in voids with A+ insights from Crisp

crisp

It all started in Fargo, North Dakota, home to a booming sunflower industry. SunButter started as a school lunch solution, not a retail brand – but after bottling their first jar in 2003, the governor held it up on TV and said, “This is the future of North Dakota.” Sunflowers get a new assignment.

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A Global Shift for Manufacturers: Industries with Increased Demand

USC Consulting Group

Supply chains require vast amounts of data, mapping, and planning for successful, seamless functioning. But data is key here, and it has been the focus of a shift for manufacturers both experiencing increased demand and those that have not. Supply Chain Management. A Changing World Amidst the Pandemic.

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Transportation Network Planning: Public and Private Common Ground

Supply Chain View from the Field

The most interesting thing was observing the types of problems that people in Metropolitan Planning Organizations, as well as State planning organizations are addressing, and the types of data being employed in these very elegant planning models. A very interesting presentation was made by the Jennifer Murray on freight planning in Wisconsin.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. 20 Years of Highway Data Shows Roads and Bridges Aren’t Crumbling ( Reason.org ). FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Data Key: Heaviest peak refers to the months in which capacity will be most affected by agriculture production. Crop data was gathered from the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service and peak season data was obtained from FreightWave’s SONAR Seasonal Capacity Calendar. North Dakota. iFrames not supported.

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How Natural Gas and Plastics Impact the Truckload Spot Market

DAT Solutions

Natural gas is a by-product of the fracking / oil production process in the Bakken oilfields of North Dakota and the Permian Basin of West Texas, as well as lesser fields, and a primary product in the Marcellus Shale. DAT offers data analytics and custom reporting , giving your business deep insights for planning and forecasting.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

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.