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DAT IQ: The Metrics that Matter with Samuel Parker

The Logistics of Logistics

He lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and son. Source capacity with precision using supply and demand metrics and forecasts. Samuel has his B.A. degree in Marketing Communications from Central College and Masters of Science degree in Corporate Marketing and Organizational Communications from Northeastern University.

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Ferguson’s Commitment to Supply Chain Excellence Drives Customer Satisfaction

Logistics Viewpoints

The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. We opened our first market distribution center in Denver, our second one in Phoenix, and our third in Houston. The first MDC opened in Denver during 2022.” They sell over a million products that range in size from very small copper fittings to 40-foot pipes.

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Is the “Autonomous Supply Chain” a Pipe Dream?

Logistics Viewpoints

This is combined with data from external sources on weather, logistics lead times, and sustainability performance. They are designed to have minimal impact on the performance of the underlying source systems. Aera is using data crawlers to crawl across billions of rows of transactional data on a monthly basis.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

DAT Solutions

The Southeast, especially Atlanta , is also the main source of relief supplies — including plywood, ice, and bottled water — headed for Florida in advance of Hurricane Irma. Denver to Houston rose 59¢ to $1.63 per mile, the biggest weekly jump ever on an outbound Denver lane. FALLING LANES. per mile.

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

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Our services help clients develop the right supply chain strategy for their business challenges and implement the process and technology solutions to improve Demand/Supply Planning, Procurement and Sourcing, Logistics and Warehousing, and Reverse Logistics business performance.

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Shipper / Carrier Experience with Erik Malin

The Logistics of Logistics

Erik has been a guest speaker for multiple companies and conferences, including the Denver Transportation Club, Landstar and most recently the 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: Atlanta. Loadsmart leverages data from public and private sources. BA, Finance, Michigan State University. [02:06] 02:06] You went to MSU for finance.