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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. The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. An estimated 11.5

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Conquering the Explosion of Supply Chain Planning Data

Logility

Key Performance Metrics: The ability to identify and measure KPIs will help prioritize and measure transformation efforts. A University of Maryland/DHL study found the demand-to-supply ratio of available supply chain jobs to qualified individuals is 6 to 1. This is the reality.

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How Shippers Use Carbon Emissions Shipment Data to Reduce Total Carbon Footprint

Intelligent Audit

Annually, container ships contribute approximately one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. Ozone Transport Region (OTR) NOx Cap and Allowance Trading Program: The OTR includes the Northeastern United States with Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and the top of Virginia.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

state of Maryland with 30,528 sq km of area. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. The country participates in more than 50 global organizations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), World Health Organization (WHO) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). The country is about the size of the U.S.

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What are America’s Most Inventive Cities?

QAD

In fact, in the 52 years covered by this data, California inventors have been issued more patents than the 33-lowest-patent-earning states (Maryland through Alaska in our ranking) combined! The Northwest came in second, remarkably close to the West in every metric. Regional Innovation.

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Streamlining Public Procurement: 6 Strategies for Efficiency and Compliance

ivalua

By gathering data on process performance, costs associated with each task, and other metrics related to the team’s overall performance, leaders can make more informed decisions about how best to streamline their processes and improve collaboration across departments. .

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Remembering 9/11

Talking Logistics

The folks from Manugistics left not knowing how they would get back home to Maryland, and I joined my colleagues next door at the Hilton to watch the events on TV. They also lack process controls and metrics. The meeting ended in disbelief and confusion. That was eight years ago. Some things never change.

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