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Lessons Learned from 2021 Peak Season for 2022 Planning

Intelligent Audit

Adding more suppliers is always a smart move, but vetting these suppliers in terms of work, labor, and sustainable practices is important. Dr. Sheng Lu, a professor at the University of Delaware, told The Wall Street Journal that he estimates that retailers will see average delays of one to two months on shipments this spring.

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

Intelligent Audit

Customers want to know more about the environmental impact of companies, and a large portion like to choose companies with sustainable practices. Ozone Transport Region (OTR) NOx Cap and Allowance Trading Program: The OTR includes the Northeastern United States with Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and the top of Virginia.

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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.