Supply Chain View from the Field
OCTOBER 21, 2013
I spent the day in Washington DC listening to a variety of really intelligent people talk about transportation planning models. A very interesting presentation was made by the Jennifer Murray on freight planning in Wisconsin. This may not sound like everybody’s idea of fun, but I found the discussion compelling and fascinating.
Supply Chain Movement
JUNE 11, 2014
It’s hard to imagine that Cargill began as a grain storage warehouse in Iowa, USA, in 1865. Today it operates in 67 countries with 143,000 employees and has 76 business units on six platforms that cover animal feed, food production, energy and transportation, financial services and pharmaceuticals.
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DAT Solutions
APRIL 6, 2017
But comparative data such as profit per employee or the percentage of gross profit that is paid to salaries--that information just isn’t out there,” said Gerald Moore Chief Operating Officer of Hybrid Transit Systems in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He too has been part of the pilot project.
GTG Technology Group
JANUARY 27, 2016
The Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program is a federal grant program that funds projects within the federal trade corridors. With the present Highway Trust Fund crisis, many states have suspended infrastructure projects due to a lack of funding.
Intelligent Audit
OCTOBER 4, 2022
From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. According to reporting from Transportation Topics, the contract “ would give the aircraft mechanics a 3.3% Bio-Based Materials Present Solution to Plastic Pollution.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
OCTOBER 20, 2015
white paper that was based on research conducted by Iowa State University in conjunction with C.H. In the white paper, the researchers measured which characteristics make an impact on transportation costs for “favored shippers.” Robinson website in 2015 was the Do “Favored Shippers” Really Receive Better Pricing and Service?
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 20, 2021
One sector that is dealing with this now is fuel transportation. The companies that transport fuel to gas stations are scrambling to find qualified drivers to deliver every shipment. We have written about the truck driver shortage quite often and its impact on transit times and freight costs.
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