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The Phoenix Factor: How Arizona Became a Logistics Hub with Chris Camacho

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Camacho and Joe Lynch discuss the Phoenix factor: how Arizona became a logistics hub. Chris is President and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) , an organization working to attract and grow quality businesses in the Greater Phoenix area.

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Aurora Begins Commercial Driverless Trucking in Texas, Ushering in a New Era of Freight

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Aurora plans to expand its driverless service to El Paso, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona by the end of 2025. Aurora believes working with manufacturing partners is the only way to deploy self-driving trucks at scale, and continues to make progress with its partners on purpose-built driverless platforms designed for high-volume production.

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

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Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. The forecaster should not assume there will be a similar spike in sales next January in Phoenix.

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Trends 2019: Manufacturing

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Nevertheless, over the past few years there have been some significant changes in the manufacturing sector, including the maturation of additive manufacturing and the emergence of the Internet of Things (often referred to as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)). Manufacturing trends. ”[1] Those arguments still hold.

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The Basics of Clearing Customs with Christopher Wall

The Logistics of Logistics

Christopher is also a partner at Phoenix Asset Management, a California-based venture capital fund, and software holding company. Manufacturer or Supplier. Christopher Wall is the Founder and CEO of Zeus Logics , a next-gen digital customs brokerage platform. If shipping by ocean, the customer provides an ISF (f.k.a. Ship to Party.

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

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“Lead times expanded even for domestic manufacturers because they sourced raw materials from overseas. Ferguson tends to work with larger more sophisticated manufacturers and seeks to share a six-month order forecast through planning systems that are integrated with their supplier’s systems. Conclusion.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

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Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.