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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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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

This new behavior means that manufacturers and retailers need to anticipate consumer needs across channels with more accuracy than ever. To compete with Amazon, most retailers and manufacturers have had to dramatically shorten their own delivery windows. Navigating an Increasingly Challenging Logistics Landscape.

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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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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. Port Houston Container Terminals to Resume Operations Friday (WSJ – sub.

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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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Your Expert Guide to Inventory Audits: Best Practices & Tips 

ShipBob

This helps you understand trends so you can be better informed during inventory procurement and when you’re forecasting demand. Doing this analysis helps you make informed decisions about freight shipments, find out if you’re overspending, and gain greater visibility into freight shipments. 3PLs like ShipBob help with this. “We