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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, the world’s hub for oil and gas.

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High Prices and Low Availability Plague the Electrical Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Based on West Texas Intermediate crude oil, oil prices fell 3.2% Even under those assumptions, procurement of all electrical components will remain challenging. Nonetheless, the following are outlooks by product type, followed by some suggestions for procurement going forward. Copper prices have risen 8.97% from one year ago.

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Surge Transportation Extends Real-time Rate and Capacity Options for Shippers in e2open’s Network

E2open

Expanded technology partnership enables shippers to optimize logistics and transportation spend in e2open’s Carrier Marketplace AUSTIN, Texas – Nov. 15, 2022 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. Our SaaS platform anticipates disruptions and opportunities to help companies improve efficiency, reduce waste, and operate sustainably.

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Mastering Profitable Omni-Channel Logistics, Despite Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

As physical stores opened, shut down and re-opened again, consumers became more flexible in the way they shop for, and purchase, just about every product. This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever. While driving a projected $14.1

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. UPS, FedEx resume operations in some parts of storm-battered Texas (Reuters). LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. Descartes Acquires MacroPoint. Robinson acquires Milgram & Company.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

of procurement expenditures. Costs in 6 major Texas urban areas skyrocket from $1 billion in 2013 to $6.3 We’re seeing a lot of smaller vehicles,” said Diniece Peters Mendes, director of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Office of Freight Mobility to. Between 2016-2019, Texas plans to spend $6.6

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Supply Chain Crystal Ball Gazing: Let’s Look Ahead to 2028

Logistics Bureau

By that time, agile robots with near human dexterity will be affordable, if not to purchase then at least to rent as part of a full-service solution from a robotics provider. The idea is to make rail-freight transport viable over sub-1,000-kilometre distances and to ease highway congestion.