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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

Before joining Coyote in 2006, Chris spent his early career in supply chain software development and network design – and studied at as many Eastern US tech schools as he could: earning a B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting next week, recreational marijuana sales will be legal in Maryland, and over the next two years, will be legal in Virginia and Minnesota. Marijuana distributors will ship the final products to a dispensary and / or warehouse goods that are waiting to be sold.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting next week, recreational marijuana sales will be legal in Maryland, and over the next two years, will be legal in Virginia and Minnesota. Marijuana distributors will ship the final products to a dispensary and / or warehouse goods that are waiting to be sold.

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Savi’s data scientists talk to tomorrow’s coders at Riverside Elementary School STEAM

Savi

Heather) I studied psychology and Eric studied math in college, yet we both ended up as data scientists. We work with companies who ship everyday products, like toothpaste to help them more accurately predict when their packages will arrive. Savi thanks STEAM teacher Virginia “Molly” Fisher for hosting us.

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Anti-Showrooming Brought to You by… Amazon?

BlueYonder

for the first time will tack a surcharge onto most online orders shipping around the Black Friday shopping weekend and the week before Christmas. But now three states — Wisconsin, Idaho and Virginia — have passed statewide laws permitting the use of robots to deliver items to people’s doorsteps. United Parcel Service Inc.

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Ocean Ports Lead the Way in Logistics Technology Advancements

Material Handling & Logistics

The Port of Virginia serves as a case study in how the nation’s ports are adapting to the needs of the new economy. and its trading partners that ships can carry. Cargo carried by ships must be loaded and unloaded quickly with minimal dwell time in the port. ports doubled from 17.9 million to 34.8

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Anti-Showrooming Brought to You by… Amazon?

BlueYonder

for the first time will tack a surcharge onto most online orders shipping around the Black Friday shopping weekend and the week before Christmas. But now three states — Wisconsin, Idaho and Virginia — have passed statewide laws permitting the use of robots to deliver items to people’s doorsteps. United Parcel Service Inc.