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Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Shipper / Carrier Experience with Erik Malin

The Logistics of Logistics

Erik has been a guest speaker for multiple companies and conferences, including the Denver Transportation Club, Landstar and most recently the 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: Atlanta. Loadsmart leverages data from public and private sources. BA, Finance, Michigan State University. [02:06] 02:06] You went to MSU for finance.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

Given that the study was funded by an Atlanta-based group, the results are hardly authoritative (for instance, a number of major cities, such as Boston, Charlotte, Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, are not included in the study), but they do offer an interesting view on the supply chain capabilities of seven major regions.

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How to Move Forward with Reverse Logistics

Talking Logistics

The critical difference is that transportation is the last step in forward logistics and the first with reverse, which can cause problems. Mr. Bentz has more than four decades in supply chain consulting, transportation and logistics, and currently leads Transplace Consulting Services.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

The sky and what’s beyond, an endless source of creativity and imagination for kids and adults alike. The Colorado Transportation Department and infrastructure developer Aecom Inc. are scouting potential sites, including busy roads near Denver International Airport, with a goal of launching in 2018.

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

Logistics Viewpoints

The company sources goods from 34,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. Process is a very big topic, but two sets of processes are worth mentioning in more detail are Ferguson’s sourcing and global trade compliance processes. Lead times expanded even for domestic manufacturers because they sourced raw materials from overseas.

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2017 Outlook: The Freight Recession is Over

DAT Solutions

Instead of tapering off after October, as retail freight did in years past, a boom market emerged for truckload transportation in November and December. E-commerce was a major source of spot market freight for what is usually a quiet season, boosting truckload rates to a surprise peak in the last two months of the year.

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Next-Gen Supply Chain Management

Talking Logistics

But, if we are to truly transform supply chain management, we do need the ability to envision, design, and blueprint a solution for operationalizing e-2-e transportation management, if not for the entire supply chain. Transportation now accounts for about 63% of total supply chain cost, so it is vital to get right.