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With New Year Underway, Key Players Look Back On 2022

Intelligent Audit

As rates continue to fall, industry metrics are beginning to reflect a new reality for the transportation market. for December, marking the metric’s fastest decline ever recorded. Walmart now offers customers drone delivery service through these vendors in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. .

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. The retail giant plans to take out 50 million metric tons (MMT) by 2030, which is equivalent to the emissions associated with the average annual electricity consumption of 40 million Chinese households.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

This new collaborative service leverages Con-way Truckload’s capabilities in Mexico through its CFI Logistica subsidiary, “where it has 10 offices, an extensive drayage network and 40 years of in-country experience, and Con-way Multimodal’s resources, systems and freight procurement expertise.”

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How to implement a supply chain management system

Unleashed

Complex supply chains are the enemy of accurate cost management, as identical components sourced from different suppliers – or front the same supplier at different times – vary in price according to hard-to-track third party costs such as freight and tariffs. When freight charges vary, margin visibility can suffer. Know what you need.

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Dealing with Supply Chain Uncertainty After Covid: Insights from the Experts

NC State SCRC

Finally, General Jim Trogdon, the former Secretary of Transportation in North Carolina, provided some interesting insights into transportations. However, this could lead to reduced bus transit, reduced rail freight, and fewer fixed routes.

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Logistics helps North Carolina Rank #1 State for Business

Kanban Logistics

North Carolina has again been recognized as the “Best State for Business.” And factors related to logistics in North Carolina are a big part of the reason. CNBC Ranks North Carolina #1. North Carolina is no stranger to a number-one ranking. Logistics in North Carolina at a Glance.