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10 Ways to Drive Supply Chain Performance With Big Data
Is more always better? When it comes to a shipper’s supply chain and big data, more data doesn’t necessarily equate to better productivity. How you leverage and utilize the influx of data is what’s key. Use these tips to utilize big data to drive performance in their supply chains.
Carriers ‘take the wheel’ in gaining upper hand in freight transport, pricing, says SoL report
As most shippers can tell from their rising freight bills, carriers have taken advantage of a seller’s market in transportation as the confluence of a strong economy, surging demand and labor and capacity shortages is causing multiple pain points for logisticians. That’s the conclusion of the 29th annual State of Logistics report produced by A.T.…
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Diesel average falls for third straight week, reports EIA
The diesel average fell 2.2 cents to $3.244 per gallon, following declines of 1.9 cents and 0.3 cents, respectively, over the previous two weeks.
Total Supply Chain Visibility: An IoT Approach
End-to-end visibility into your supply chain is more important now than ever. It can help improve operations and prevent loss.
Cass Freight Index Report is strong again in May
The most recent edition of the Cass Freight Index Report from Cass Information Systems pointed to an ongoing thesis describing the state of the United States freight economy as “extraordinarily strong,” given the ongoing gains in freight shipments and expenditures.
POLA and POLB May volumes are mixed but solid
POLA said it processed 768,804 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) in May, which is down 3% annually compared to May 2017’s record of 796,216 TEU. POLB May volumes shined, with the port saying its 687,427 TEU represents its highest-volume May ever recorded in the port’s history.
XPO and Nestlé herald partnership for U.K.-based digital warehouse of the future
The 638,000 square-foot DC, which XPO described as “a warehouse of the future,” is located at the new SEGRO East Midlands Gateway Logistics Park in Leicestershire and will mainly be occupied by Nestlé for its consumer packaged goods, such as Kit Kat, Maggi, and Nescafe. The DC will also be used as a testbed environment…
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Tariffs present different global supply chain situations for shippers
For more than a while now, there has been a general consensus of “we will see what happens” among global supply chain, logistics and freight transportation stakeholders, when it comes to what actually happens, or what the eventual fall out will or would be as a result of the tariffs the United States planned to…
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U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are up for week ending June 9, reports AAR
Carloads were up 2.8% to 271,641, which topped the week ending June 2 at 252,162 and trailed the week ending May 26 at 273,226.