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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

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to test autonomous truck runs from Houston to Oklahoma City with a safety driver aboard. Driverless trucks will help Maersk improve on-time performance, said Erez Agmoni, Maersk’s global head of innovation for logistics & services. Uber Freight and others that are testing autonomous big rigs in Texas and surrounding states.

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

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There will still be a workforce needed to maintain those driverless vehicles or costs associated with maintenance done by the manufacturer or a 3rd party. In a tight market, it never hurts to shop your contracts. Perhaps you signed deals years ago at a high rate that now stands below market due to rising demand.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Manufacturing, SmartTruck Systems and Kevin Rutherford Unveil State-of-the-Art Trailer. Freight Shipments Fell 0.2% New innovations include inline analytics, process-driven workflows, packaged event-response levers, consolidated demand signals and in-memory technologies. in June from May. Be Sociable, Share!

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

In fact, America’s true refund pioneer was born a century before Hsieh, on a farm in Oklahoma. One of his innovations was allowing customers to return anything, no questions asked. Perhaps surprisingly, companies that sell sofa beds, dining tables and other bulky, heavy items often do the same, because return freight is so expensive.