Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

based Kansas City Southern , pending full regulatory approvals which is expected sometime this year. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. . American Shipper reported last week that the number of container ships calling on major U.S. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Unleashed

MARCH 19, 2024

Learn more in the latest Manufacturing Health Index report. To relax, I read Adam Gnade : he’s a modern day John Steinbeck out of San Diego and living on a farm in Kansas. UK pledges additional £120m to support low-carbon supply chains. His work is poetic, beautiful, harsh, and sometimes crass. Always full of perspective.”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Looming Great Allocation In conjunction with the Jackson Hole Symposium held last week and organized by The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City , a research paper titled: Global Supply Chains: The Looming “Great Reallocation ” was released. Among the paper’s various findings were some key observations that we noted: China ’s share of S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 27, 2021

Business Insider reported that American Eagle acquired a Walmart alum’s logistics startup. The automaker on Thursday confirmed its Oakville Assembly Plant in Canada and Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri will be down the week of Aug. Kansas City assembles the F-150. UK car production plummets in July.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

In guidance released ahead of its quarterly report, Samsung estimated a 21% bump in revenues and 11% increase in profits over Q2 2021. Samsung follower SamMobile.com reports that Samsung is boosting its use of domestic Korean sources for expandable components in semiconductor manufacturing.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Google Express, the tech company’s fast delivery service, expands in Kansas City (Kansas City Star). According to a Reuters report: As of Wednesday, of Hanjin’s 97 container ships, 36 were waiting outside of overseas ports, according to South Korea’s finance ministry. New Transport Mode to Redefine Freight Movement.

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Resilinc

JUNE 28, 2022

Even though we’re only one week into summer 2022, excessive heat is already damaging agricultural production across the globe, from mangos and wheat in India to cattle in Kansas and chilis in New Mexico. In Europe, extreme heat has hammered much of the continent since mid-June, breaking records in France.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

They have asked they value chain partners to take four actions: Report their scope 1 and 2 emissions by the end of 2022. The long-term agreement will initially enroll corn, soy and wheat farmers across Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Nebraska, with the opportunity for future expansion.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. Delta reported a dip in air cargo freight last month compared to March of 2018. Carriers are still worried about river cresting along the Mississippi river and the structural integrity of many bridges around it.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

We’ll grade your barcode for free, and you’ll receive information to ensure compliance, including: Click here to view a sample graded barcode report. A detailed report of barcode results, along with suggestions from our experts on how to improve. Check out the graphic to the right to see an example of a barcode grading report.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

The report you can fully access here , examines the role manufacturing plays in employment at the national, state, and congressional district levels, including the number of jobs manufacturing supports, the wages those jobs pay, and manufacturing’s contribution to GDP. This report updates an earlier EPI report but includes U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. While Amazon has not publicly announced the new service, reports are circulating that the company will experiment with a service that lets customers opt to have furniture or appliances assembled as soon they arrive at their homes. CN offers $33.7 billion offer.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Warehouse closings in Aberdeen, Maryland; Edgerton, Kansas; and Rialto, California came as a surprise and a “body blow” to XPO, said their CEO Brad Jacobs. "We Amazon now lists carriers as their competitors during their earnings reports. 45% reported that tracking products in Excel was a major pain point. Morgan analysts.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

And a 2021 report by the American Society of Civil Engineers estimated that the almost $20 billion in infrastructure spending needed over the next decade to ensure navigation on inland waterways faces a $12.6 billion shortfall. But the pandemic backlogs have highlighted the inefficiencies along those routes and the need for alternatives.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 15, 2021

March 2021 - Transportation Market Report. The big news coming out of intermodal in March was the acquisition of Kansas City Southern by Canadian Pacific. Click the Button above to receive the full transportation market report for March 2021. The purchase is one of the first-class one railroad acquisitions in quite a while.

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Tompkins Blog

MAY 5, 2014

In 2011 Virginia Commonwealth shocked Kansas. In 2010 Butler overthrew Kansas State and Syracuse. Report: Aligning Supply Chains with Business Strategy. From the opening tip-off, Lehigh played with surprising aggression, forcing turnover and drawing hard fouls. Lesson learned: intimidation works. More Resources.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

Another week, another report highlighting the importance of supply chain risk management and how many companies are falling short. How many more research studies and reports do companies need to start taking some action on enhancing their supply chain risk management capabilities?! We’re all starting to sound like a broken record here.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 28, 2023

Consider whether or not you would see such opportunities by looking at charts and graphs… The gymnast’s turnaround Alan Mulally was figuratively and literally a gymnast (at least during his time at the University of Kansas).

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Here are some excerpts from the press release: In the 20 years examined, 11 states (North Dakota, Virginia, Missouri, Nebraska, Maine, Montana, Tennessee, Kansas, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Florida) made progress in all seven categories and 37 states improved in at least five of the seven metrics.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The political website The Hill reports that President Obama has threatened to veto the House-passed bill. Department of Labor's new overtime rules that take effect Dec. 4 Ways the New Overtime Rule Hits Trucking Companies. New Overtime Rules "A Slap in the Face" to Freight Brokers. Overview and Summary of Final Rule from U.S.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It also snowed in Chicago, Omaha, and Kansas City, but nobody gets quite so worked up about that. Embrace the challenges ahead, but keep one eye on the weather report. Ten inches of white stuff covered Lubbock, Tex. There are black ice warnings for Alabama and Georgia. Storms freeze freight flows. Stay safe out there!

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4WL Consulting

APRIL 30, 2020

Joining us today is Stacey Huddleston— sales director of Prestige Capital in Kansas City. Mike: Just to give you a little more background on Stacey, Stacey is the sales director at Prestige Capital and resides in Kansas City with his wife and Labrador Retriever. This is exciting.

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4WL Consulting

APRIL 30, 2020

Joining us today is Stacey Huddleston— sales director of Prestige Capital in Kansas City. Mike: Just to give you a little more background on Stacey, Stacey is the sales director at Prestige Capital and resides in Kansas City with his wife and Labrador Retriever. This is exciting.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 3, 2019

Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) predict, “From tried-and-true barbecue sauces and flavorful potato recipes with a twist, food developers are becoming inspired by Kansas City barbecue, Southern Appalachian pimento cheese, Made in Oklahoma salsas and other areas from sea to shining sea. ”[2]. Plant-based foods.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

Rail Regulator Approves Canadian Pacific Acquisition of Kansas City Southern Line Background In 2021, a bidding war regarding the proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) involving both Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) and Canadian National Railroad (CN) dominated surface transportation headlines. bound cargo. ”

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 11, 2019

Bowles reports Kristin Stecher, a former social computing researcher, and her husband, Rushabh Doshi, a Facebook engineer, agree letting their children spend too much time spent on smartphones is a bad idea. Bowles reports, “Tim Cook, the C.E.O. The debate in Silicon Valley now is about how much exposure to phones is O.K.”[1]

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. Port of Kansas. Content Summary: From 2010-2014, the state and its local counterparts invested more than $132 million in the state's railroad infrastructure. Media Type.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 10, 2015

Last month, I had the pleasure of talking to a group of owner-operators and aspiring small fleet owners in Kansas City as part of CMC Live. You can use trade publications and economic reports for background. When searching loads, you can see the range of prices reported to DAT for that lane. The broker can always come down.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Any business that qualifies as a “volunteer seller” in SST states may obtain sales tax calculation and reporting services from a CSP, such as Avalara , at no cost. The simplification measures listed above help reduce the headaches of sales tax administration for businesses, but there’s another important benefit worth noting.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 24, 2019

Shelly Hagan ( @shellykhagan ) reports, “Men in their prime working years have left the labor force at an astonishing rate and they may never return if the state of the U.S. Some prime age workers, feeling they have no place in this new technology-based world, have simply dropped out of the workforce. job market holds.”[1]

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 15, 2018

Earlier this year, Linda Brown, the Kansas school girl at the center of the 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. A few year ago Valerie Strauss ( @valeriestrauss ), an education writer, discussed a report released by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) claiming to measure innovation in education.[3]

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RFgen

JUNE 19, 2016

Food and Drug Administration has responded to consumer concern by placing a limit on what antibiotics calf and steer feed manufacturers can use and when, according to Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Loosening Restrictions on Pig Feed. Changes to regulations don’t always create restrictions.

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RFgen

JUNE 19, 2016

Food and Drug Administration has responded to consumer concern by placing a limit on what antibiotics calf and steer feed manufacturers can use and when, according to Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Loosening Restrictions on Pig Feed. Changes to regulations don’t always create restrictions.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2018

Leslie Collins ( @lcollinsKCBJ ) reports, “About 15 percent of survey participants believe that smart cities are a passing fad without long-term substance. 1] Leslie Collins, “ Black & Veatch report: Skepticism grows around smart cities ,” Kansas City Business Journal , 22 January 2018. [2]

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

1 Factory Fires Believe it or not, factory fires are the top disruption in aerospace so far this year—with 1250 reported. Learn how to ensure your suppliers use best practices to prevent factory fire risks in our report, Factory Fires: The Top Supply Chain Disruption. #2

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 3, 2021

As the EIU report notes, USMCA adds impetus to nearshoring by raising regional content requirements to 75% in some sectors. In March of this year, the railroads Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern announced they had entered into a merger agreement.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

According to reporting from Supply Chain Dive , “ Ninety-seven percent of FedEx Ground contractors who responded to a survey launched by ousted contractor Spencer Patton said they do not have confidence in Ground CEO John Smith. ” According to reporting from Transportation Topics, the contract “ would give the aircraft mechanics a 3.3%

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