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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

To demonstrate, one California autonomous vehicle company, TuSimple, tested the efficacy of long-haul driverless vehicles in a recent trek from Nogales, Arizona to Oklahoma City, shaving 10 hours (42%) off of what would otherwise be a 24-hour trip. In a word, it’s data.

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ThroughPut Inc. Appoints Retired Brigadier General Ronald Jolly, U.S Air Force, to Advisory Board

ThroughPut

Without logistics senior leadership and experience, we would not be able to source and deliver thousands of bottles for baby formula so quickly, as well as other goods critical to our nation’s supply chain and defense capabilities,” said Ali Raza, CEO of ThroughPut Inc. Board of Advisors,” said Ron. “I ” he continued.

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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. As a result, storing inventory closer to customers will eliminate shipping to higher zones, lowering time in transit (TNT) and improving shipping speeds. Learn more about Ware2Go’s Warehouse SOP’s. Calculate Dimensional Weight Accurately.

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Quality Improvement in Manufacturing: Relief for Operations Manager

ThroughPut

Every day, companies share new throughput optimization opportunities at massive scales that make everything during my Oil & Gas career seem comparatively miniscule both in terms of impact and consequences. The fight to improve outputs for Operations Managers and Entrepreneurs is a daily battle. with a “To Ali” subject line.

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

Freight Plus

of procurement expenditures. It has been very beneficial for improving communications with carriers as well as internally to our own team,” said Janelle Ballerstedt, Sensata’s global logistics and TMS project lead. Isn’t it time you got optimized? The state has agreed to update to. enterprise solutions. TMS technology. “It

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Van Rates Peak in July, Flatbed Prices Rise in Southeast

DAT Solutions

Load availability was also up, and load-to-truck ratios improved. DAT Flatbed TriHaul of the Week: Houston - Oklahoma City - Ft Worth - Houston. If you’re running into a third day or you just want to try something new, pick a second destination with a reliable source of loads for your trailer type. mile to $2.12/mile

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Why Operations Managers & Entrepreneurs are fighting the same battles

ThroughPut

Every day, companies share new throughput optimization opportunities at massive scales that make everything during my Oil & Gas career seem comparatively miniscule both in terms of impact and consequences. The fight to improve outputs for Operations Managers and Entrepreneurs is a daily battle.