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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

New survey finds that most companies are still formulating and gaining support for a digital strategy, with fear of change and data challenges as leading roadblocks. . and HOUSTON, Tex. To access the full report, please visit www.ToolsGroup.com/DT-survey . ###. PRESS RELEASE. BOSTON, Mass. About ToolsGroup.

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Is It Time to Concentrate on Climate Adaptation?

Enterra Insights

Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and researchers from Vrije Universeit Brussel and University of California Santa Cruz, Business Insider created a video depicting what the Earth would like if all the water currently captured in ice sheets and glaciers melted. And in the U.S.,

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Renegade Riposte

Supply Chain Shaman

After, I explained this, I granted Peter permission for the council to use the Index (the use of the Supply Chain Insights content follows the principles of open source), I then said to Peter, “I am glad that you called. Companies that have the most to lose, will drive the fastest rate of change on the Index. So, what do you think?

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

surveys both indicated that businesses are reluctant to place new orders amid higher material prices and continued economic uncertainty. West Coast ports in favor of other ports such as Houston and major U.S. remains unclear. The two U.S. The open question is whether such declines reflect a return to pre-pandemic shipping volumes.

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Everyone Is Sick of the 3 Worst Bottlenecks in America

GTG Technology Group

American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) recent study named it the #1 worst bottleneck in the United States out of a 250 surveyed locations. The next four worst bottlenecks are located in the Houston, TX area. Sources: [link]. Chicago Tops One List, Comes in Second on Another. What Fixing Bottlenecks Would Do.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. They can also be used to track the provenance of adulterated products to identify the source.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

A semitruck equipped with Kodiak’s autonomous driving system is making daily delivery runs from an IKEA warehouse near Houston to a store close to Dallas, roughly 300 miles away. Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics said that it has begun a pilot program with IKEA in Texas. It has gradually declined since then.