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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

Driver shortages have become even more of a reality in the supply chain industry for a number of reasons, chief among them being the sharp rise in demand. But the industry is watching as the technology opens new opportunities for safety, savings and speed long-haul, raising curiosity on the strength of a compelling business case.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

TMS technology. TMS. ,” says Bart De Muynck, Gartner’s research vice president, transportation technology to. In fact, in 2018 we saw investments go up across the entire supply chain technology spectrum.” Sensata Technologies of Attleboro, MA realized these cost avoidance savings to the tune of $2.2

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6 River Systems Continues 2020 Momentum Led by Award Wins and New Global Deployment Sites

6 River Systems

6 River Systems has been working hard to support our customers and ensure their supply chain and fulfillment operations keep up with the ebbs and flows of their customer demands. The RBR50 Innovation Awards highlight leaders in technology and business innovation.

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Road Report: 2018 OPEX Oil and Gas Summit

TrackVia

One attendee I spoke to worked in the supply chain division for a large petroleum refining, marketing, and transportation company. He spoke about how their supply chain is still using paper, email, and spreadsheets for their workflow management. We’d like to hear from you. Subscribe to TrackVia’s Blog.

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How to Reduce Shipping Costs: 8 Effective Ways

Ware2Go

But the same package sent only 107 miles from Oklahoma City to Tulsa would be Zone 2. The enormous resources corporations have at their disposal allows them to easily reduce shipping costs and access the latest technology, transportation, and economies of scale to deliver on 2-day and even same-day delivery. The Bottom Line.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

XPO Logistics plans to split its freight brokerage, European, and intermodal businesses apart from its US trucking operation, which will dismantle the large freight and supply-chain operation it has built over the last decade. This route runs 200 miles between a CEVA facility in Dallas and the delivery point in Oklahoma City.

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Good-bye siloed, functional planner. Hello storm chasing network planner.

Kinaxis

by Bill DuBois If you had anything to do with supply chain planning in the early days of enterprise resource planning (ERP), you may consider those years the “good ol’ days”. Aligning the supply plans to these new volatile demand profiles was no easy achievement. However, none of this physically destroyed your supply chain.