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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper is also home to a leading cancer center (MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper), the only Level II pediatric trauma center in the Delaware Valley (Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper), three urgent care centers, and more than 100 outpatient offices from Southeastern Pennsylvania to the Jersey Shore.

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Lessons Learned from 2021 Peak Season for 2022 Planning

Intelligent Audit

For example, including ports that are further away from warehouses or stores could lead to higher inland transportation costs and potential delays if the ports do not have the right equipment — or enough of it — to handle a retailer’s imports. But at what cost? Whereas John Idol, CEO of Michael Kors parent Capri Holdings Ltd.,

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

Intelligent Audit

Examples include vehicles, which are mobile emissions, and manufacturing, which fall under process emissions. Examples include transportation, waste generated by your company and items you bought for operations, to name a few. Let’s look at a few strategic examples of data helping impact carbon emissions in the sector.

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Building a New Consensus on Infrastructure

MIT Supply Chain

In 2011 MIT CTL launched a research initiative sponsored by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program called Future Freight Flows (FFF), to develop a methodology that any transportation planning agency in the United States can use to allocate (scarce) funds to freight infrastructure projects. There were two main goals.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. For example, when citrus crops are ready in Florida, more carriers are willing to go into the state because they know they can find profitable backhauls from produce. What is produce season? Heaviest Peak: September.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Yes indeed, freight shipping prices do vary by state. Additionally, our freight experts are here to guide you through the process if needed.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Yes indeed, freight shipping prices do vary by state. Additionally, our freight experts are here to guide you through the process if needed.

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