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Inventory is Everything with Jeff Flowers

The Logistics of Logistics

The ILWU is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada. OneRail use technology, data, and a marketplace of transportation options to greatly reduce costs, while improving the delivery experience.

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Green Transportation May Well Depend on the Success of Deep-Sea Mining

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EVs are an important part of the transition to a green transportation system. To reach carbon neutrality by 2050 a transition to green transportation is necessary. To stay below a 2-degree Celsius rise, the green transportation transition will be mineral intensive. Many consumers are transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs).

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

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David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, wasn’t buying it. We have been planning early and leveraging investments in our people, infrastructure, transportation and technology made possible by the Delivering for America plan. There is no such thing as a carbon-neutral product,” he says. It’s kind of silly.

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Sustainable eCommerce: Examples of Environmentally Friendly Online Retail

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But no matter the transit mode, ecommerce returns and resale activity is estimated to create 10 billion unnecessary transportation trips each year. And we haven’t even begun to talk about waste. Those returns often can’t be re-sold, or retailers will lose money on a resale. In 2022 alone, eCommerce returns generated 9.5

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Sustainable eCommerce: Five Brands Leading the Way

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But no matter the transit mode, ecommerce returns and resale activity is estimated to create 10 billion unnecessary transportation trips each year. And we haven’t even begun to talk about waste. Those returns often can’t be re-sold, or retailers will lose money on a resale. Thousand Fell Shoes is closing the loop in the footwear industry.

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LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

Menlo provides supply chain solutions including: transportation management, warehouse management, and information technology. Con-Way Freight’s service area includes the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The other operating units are: Menlo Worldwide Logistics and Con-Way Truckload.

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Advanced analytics meets social good: how Angel Flight West optimizes flight routes for families in need

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In the summer months, they also run around 500 flights to transport children to summer camps like Camp Kindle (a camp for kids affected by HIV/AIDS), Champ Camp (a camp for burn survivors) and The Painted Turtle (a camp for children with serious medical conditions), among others. I picked her up for transport to the Bay Area.