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This Week in Logistics News (February 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

My youngest daughter just yells for them to throw the ball to Travis Kelce on every play so she can see Taylor Swift celebrate. We have all seen the math, and even with her concert in Tokyo on February 10, she still has time to get to Las Vegas for kickoff thanks to the magic of the international date line. and Canada.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

With peak shipping season just around the corner, the logistics industry is looking forward to a smoother supply chain than previous years have provided. Although, at the same time, industry experts are pleased to see that high inflation has had little effect on container imports, some worry that the U.S. imports totaled 2.53

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This Week in Logistics News (May 9-13, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart cuts delivery time for pilot shipping plan (Reuters). March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). On Wednesday Hyperloop One (one of several companies, including Hyperloop Transportation Technologies , focused on bringing this idea to life) conducted a test of its propulsion system in North Las Vegas.

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Swimsuits and dresses for weddings—you never buy just one,” says Joanie Demer, co-founder of Krazy Coupon Lady. You just have to be shameless enough to stand in line with the thing you killed.” HOW WE GOT HERE For a long time, a shocking percentage of online returns were simply junked. Petco takes back dead fish,” Demer said.

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The Dispatch Report | October 2019, Issue No. 12

Shipchain

We’ve been busy fine-tuning our platform, nailing our pitch, bringing on new customers, demoing for clients, and speaking at and attending different freight and logistics conferences. Attending different workshops in which we were able to fine-tune our timed 3-minute pitch (want to hear the whole thing? In fact, we’ve been swamped.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 11.5-11.9

Freight Plus

ELDs have changed the way that carriers score their partners and shippers with long detention times are losing capacity in the form of time, rejected loads, and partnerships. We’ve used our transportation management system to make load times a critical metric for us.”. You] have to ask us both that question at the same time.

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Getting Smarter About Logistics and Sustainability

BlueYonder

In a panel discussion at ICON Las Vegas 2023, Chinmay Jaju, Senior Manager of Strategy for Uber Freight, summed up the tough challenge facing logistics professionals today. But the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), automation, and optimization engines go beyond service and cost enhancements.