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Agriculture in the City

Enterra Insights

”[2] To be fair, the USDA does offer a downloadable “ Urban Farm Business Plan Handbook ” and an “ Urban Agriculture ToolKit “ Why urban agriculture? Freight Farms calculates annual profit for each container to be an average of $39,000 annually.”

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This Week in Logistics News (July 10-14, 2017)

Talking Logistics

CX North America Releases Freight Vision Mobile App. DAT Freight Index: June Caps Off Hot Stretch for Spot TL Freight. Maybe their supplier relationship management handbook was written by Fidel Castro? LLamasoft and LynnCo Supply Chain Solutions Announce Partnership. I love the “disputes will not be tolerated” part.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

So much so that it is split into seven topics – aircrafts, airports, capacity and demand, carriers, freight trends, traffic and viewpoints. With over 60,000 monthly viewers, Transport Topics is a prime destination for freight buffs, especially those who specialize in trucking. Ocean freight is split into 14! @ACWmagazine.

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Shipping is still lost at sea when it comes to big data

DELMIA Quintiq

Thus my case of the shipping industry taking a page out of the retail industry handbook. Let’s assume that normally freight purchasing is split 50/50 between contracts and spot, but in the era of low rates, the ratio tilts in favor of using spot rates. They employed big data concepts with gusto. The demand side is a mixed bag.

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Seven Strategic Components for a Proactive Process Chemical Supply Chain

Logility

Multi-mode freight optimization is another value-added tool that should be investigated by process chemical manufacturers. Read More: eBook: The Inventory Optimization Handbook ). Additional Reading: eBook: The Inventory Optimization Handbook. Multi-echelon optimization can enable a reduction in inventory by 10% to 30%.

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Collaborative Logistics’ Role in the Emergence of the Physical Internet

Material Handling & Logistics

It may seem impossible today, but the physical Internet could be embedded into freight supply chains by 2050. Many already believe that freight exchange platforms, dedicated to maximizing payload efficiency and reducing empty miles, have a role to play in making this vision a reality.

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Carbon Emissions in Logistics: The Road To Green International Freight

Freightos

Carbon Emissions in Logistics: The Road To Green International Freight. Two major emitting industries, international freight and aviation, had been exempted from COP21 on a technicality. And that situation might have suited some of the industry’s old brigade, who see green freight as a distraction. and Green Freight Europe.