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Taking the Uncertainty and Risk Out of Freight with Erika Voss

The Logistics of Logistics

in Cybersecurity from Northcentral University, while teaching Cyber courses in the evening and advising Women in Leadership at the University of San Francisco. Erika holds a Ph.D. About DAT Freight & Analytics DAT Freight & Analytics operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America.

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Is the Package Under your Tree?

Supply Chain Shaman

Cabs in San Francisco are delivering packages in their trunks using an application called FlyWheel and manufacturers are experimenting with Uber. Some of the packages on the trucks moving right now are the first shipments of Metrics that Matter. UPS, Fedex, and the Postal Service could not surge for peak demand.

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Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail Management to Improve Sales

Logistics Viewpoints

Price index and price elasticity are useful metrics on their own, and a combination of these can help determine the right price point to maximize revenue and profit. Since there are often differences in store sizes, a metric representing the size can be added as well for a two-dimensional clustering approach. Asena holds B.S.

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Good People Can Make A Difference In Outcomes

Supply Chain Shaman

Ironically, in the city of San Francisco which alleges allegiance to Corporate Social Responsibility, I had no option. The flight into San Francisco on American was six hours late arriving at 7:00 AM EST. (I had scheduled the last flight out of Philadelphia on a Sunday night to spend the afternoon with my grandchildren.)

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Top SEO Strategies for Logistics Companies to Improve Online Visibility

SCMDOJO

Optimization for speed is one of the most recommended SEO best practices because load times directly impact the key metrics used for ranking, especially engagement data and bounce rate. For example, ‘freight forwarding in Albany’ or ‘cross-border logistic solutions in San Francisco’. It also signals issues with performance.

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Ranking Journals: Academic Journal Guide 2021 (“ABS List”)

SCM Research

There are finally some bright spots that give OSCM researchers a little more air to breathe.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

With its commitment to have all 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, Amazon will save millions of metric tons of carbon per year. This summer, Uber Eats plans to roll out an updated online grocery delivery experience, roughly two years after it entered the US e-grocery market.