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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper includes southern New Jersey’s only Level I trauma center (Cooper University Hospital), which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region. Everything from contrast dye, to tubing, to medical devices with embedded semiconductor chips would suddenly become difficult to source. Then the risk solution fills in the gaps.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

DAT Solutions

Most of the major van markets actually had fewer outbound loads available, though, and most regular freight heading to Houston was canceled. Dallas rates also soared, as some freight was diverted to that busy freight hub. RISING LANES. Rates on lots of intrastate lanes out of Dallas spiked last week. FALLING LANES.

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Blockchain and You

Freight Plus

For example, a clothing company may not want their trucker in the US to know what factories they sourced their goods from in China. A goal that they believe can speed up the velocity of information, create new efficiencies, and reduce shipping costs by up to 20%. The food industry has also been an early adopter of Blockchain.

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Summer freight: Calm before the storm?

DAT Solutions

Freight rates have steadily declined since the Fourth of July, but they're still high. Prices are still well above last year’s pace, though, and that still suggests that the fall shipping season will be a busy one. Steel tariffs have also made new projects more expensive, since it’s not easy to source domestically.

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How Will Hurricane Harvey Affect Freight Rates?

DAT Solutions

Trucks can’t get in or out of Houston , which is a huge freight hub – it’s the number 1 source of loads for flatbeds, thanks to the oil and gas industry, and one of the top 5 or 6 markets for both van and reefer freight. Philadelphia to Boston rates rose 25¢ to $3.53 RISING LANES. FALLING LANES.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? It’s also important to note that shipping and aviation, two industries with significant greenhouse gas emissions, are not included in the COP21 agreement. TMS for SMB: Breaking Down the Barriers. Abercrombie & Fitch Inc.

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Wanted: Supply Chain Architects!

Supply Chain Shaman

Much to my chagrin, when I entered into the world of supply chain, the processes of source, make and deliver were usually not designed. Instead, I think that it needs to be holistic to balance the trade-offs of source, make and deliver together. This work is typically periodic to accompany a freight bid or an end-to-end project.