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Guest blog: With the Truck Driver Shortage, How Many More Drivers will be Enough?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

To help offer perspective, we took this question to Jason Miller, associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University. Our relationships with research firms and universities like Michigan State, combined with C.H. The answer is not simple and involves research and analysis across a number of factors.

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Selecting a 3PL – 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do

The Logistics of Logistics

About the Presenter. Joe Lynch is the General Manager of Rock Solid Business Solutions, which specializes in over the road transportation in North America. He has a BBA from Cleary University and a MA from University of Michigan. In this free webinar, participants will learn 8 things that every great 3PL does.

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20 Manufacturing Blogs Every Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Distribution, and Logistics Professional Should Read

GlobalTranz

If you are a regular reader of the Cerasis blog, you know our goal is to educate and inform those in the manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, logistics, and transportation space with best practices, trends, and industry news so that we can create a community of people.

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IoT Speeds Over-the-Road Shipment Tracking

Talking Logistics

According to a 2017 Michigan State University Supply Chain Management study , “supply chain and product complexity possess a number of sources that vex supply chain operations…customer accommodation is the first,” including the demand for speed and visibility into shipments. Data is the fuel that powers the modern supply chain.

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Evans Distribution Systems Launches New Business Intelligence Tool: evans365

3PL Insights

Evans365 accesses and analyzes data sets from Evans’ warehouse management system and other data sources and presents findings graphically. Evans Distribution Systems, headquartered in southeast Michigan, was founded in 1929 as the Central Detroit Warehouse Company. About Evans Distribution Systems.

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Discover, Disrupt, and Deliver (Takeaways from LeanLogistics ClientConnect 2016)

Talking Logistics

Tom Albrecht, Managing Director at BB&T Capital Markets shared his outlook of the transportation market — in short, a lot of factors are leading to weak demand today, including the current state of commodities, but he expects supply and demand to balance out by the end of the year, with capacity maybe tightening in 2017.

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Cash Flow Strategies for Freight Brokers

DAT Solutions

He is a fourth-generation trucker, has an MBA from the University of Michigan, and has more than 30 years experience in commercial finance. Transportation intermediaries appear to have it easier: matching accounts receivable to payables and operating expenses. But, maybe not.