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The Tesla Semi Truck Will Change Freight

Freightos

The Tesla Semi Truck Will Change Freight. Freight innovation frequently focuses on moving data better – like visibility, eBookings , and the new generation of forwarders and brokers. What The Tesla Semi Means For Domestic and International Freight. What Elon Musk’s Blueprint Means For The Freight Industry.

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Our 4 Favorite Summer Supply Chain Reads

AFFLINK

She gives you a rare look inside freight shipping, riding these often-dangerous vessels herself to bring you the full story. Co-authored by a trio of SCM experts from the University of Maryland in 2010, X-SCM is an examination of how international companies are able to thrive in today's unpredictable, hazardous business world.

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How to Design the Right Solution in a Dynamic Transportation Environment

Talking Logistics

We see these business cases and hard-dollar ROIs come from proper carrier selection, maverick spend elimination, shipment/load consolidation, mode switch, strategic carrier sourcing, freight/parcel audit, and optimization. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.25-3.1

Freight Plus

Warehouse closings in Aberdeen, Maryland; Edgerton, Kansas; and Rialto, California came as a surprise and a “body blow” to XPO, said their CEO Brad Jacobs. "We An additional 40% claim that cost has been their greatest barrier to innovation. Meanwhile, it's this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Morgan analysts. podcast. !

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

state of Maryland with 30,528 sq km of area. The seven registered air freight carriers in Belgium carried 1.4 Coupled with its prime location and healthy multimodal freight system, Belgium has the ability to move goods quickly around Europe and the rest of the world. The country is about the size of the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 3, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Freight Push Rattles Logistics Sector (WSJ – sub. Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Freight Push Rattles Logistics Sector (WSJ – sub. Amazon the Freight Broker.

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Smart Cities Should Focus on Helping People

Enterra Insights

Cristiano Radaelli, Chief Innovation Officer at Planet Smart City, calls this approach “digital humanism.”[2] In order to change the trajectory of our world’s cities, we need to place more of an emphasis on innovative solutions that address generational problems and systemic inequalities. 6] The same holds true for cities.