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Regional Transportation Agencies Deploy Innovative Tech to Improve Operations, Employee Retention and Recruitment

ThroughPut

Partner Agency: New York City Transit Digital Mortar (San Rafael, CA) – Utilizes passenger flow sensors to provide real-time customer journey analytics for queue management, dynamic labor allocation, lost revenue analysis, and space planning and commercial real-estate optimization.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. These plants produce various food products, and these new projects’ technologies can be replicated across a wide range of food and beverage manufacturers. An estimated 11.5 Franklin St.,

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Top Solutions for Supply Chain Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

There can be surprises that potentially offer a better upside: demand is higher than expected, it is possible to raise prices without affecting demand based on what is happening with competitor products, technology has allowed manufacturing capacity to ramp up faster than expected, etc. E2open acquired BluJay Solutions in May of 2021 for $1.7

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Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization vs Inventory Optimization

ToolsGroup

The subway system is the lifeblood of New York City, pre-COVID carrying an average of 5.5 Imagine what would happen if each station optimized its schedule and traffic independently: city-wide chaos would ensue. There are many pieces of the modern manufacturing supply chain. This is no easy task.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

FreshDirect is expected to retain its current branding and continue to operate out of New York City. Amazon is laying off dozens of R&D and manufacturing staff working on the company’s drone delivery initiative, according to the Financial Times.

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7 Ways to Strategically Elevate Freight Procurement

Talking Logistics

In the last decade, many companies, especially those with manufacturing operations, have evolved direct materials sourcing from an administrative function to a strategic procurement process. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging. Be demand driven. Hire smart data analysts.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- August 17 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. Added Manufacturing Disruption in China. The aircraft manufacturer submitted an updated plan to the FAA in April that outlined a process for each and every aircraft to be inspected from nose to tail. Supply Chain Driven Inflation Moderates in July.