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July’s Transportation and Logistics Index Provides Important Insights

Supply Chain Matters

Note: values of this index above 50 are indicative of an expansion of overall logistics industry activity levels ) The summary narrative communicated for July 2024 was indications of “ positive movements in the transportation market contrasting with a moderate contraction in inventories and slowing rates of expansion in the warehousing market.”

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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. Samuel is a board member of CSCMP’s Rocky Mountain Roundtable and is a Certified Product Marketing Manager (CPMM). About DAT Freight & Analytics DAT Freight & Analytics operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America.

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The KlearNow Story with Rick Tellez

The Logistics of Logistics

Rick received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Digital customs clearance with end-to-end shipment and transportation visibility. Now, Rick uses his first-hand experience to inform the strategy behind KlearNow’s logistics technology and services. About KlearNow. KlearNow drayage.

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Evidence Mounts of Non Peak Holiday Season in Transportation and Logistics

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ”

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Resilience by Design: The Power of Simulation in Supply Chain Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, Colorado should be serviced by the plant in Texas in certain months and by the California plant during others. As a result, scenario #2 is 3% more expensive, primarily due to an increase in transportation cost. While this sourcing strategy is the most cost-effective one, the business might not want to operate like that.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

Logistics Viewpoints

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation), and those not within Amazon Air.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

Logistics Viewpoints

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation), and those not within Amazon Air.