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This Week in Logistics News (August 18-22, 2014)

Talking Logistics

to Advance its Transportation Industry Strategy. New AT&T Fleet Management Solutions Help Transportation Companies Improve Fleet Performance And Efficiency. New AT&T Fleet Management Solutions Help Transportation Companies Improve Fleet Performance And Efficiency. Con-way Truckload Rolls Out Enhanced Driver Pay Package.

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The Future of Global Food Security

Enterra Insights

In the past half-decade, armed conflicts escalated across the world: Syria, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Myanmar. In addition to those who grow, raise, and produce our food, individuals and organizations involved in how that food is stored, processed, packaged, transported, and sold must also be involved. Then suddenly, wham!

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately.