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Drivers in the Spotlight: 4 Reasons for Their Growing Influence on Supply Chain Management

TMC

The changing competitive landscape in trucking is focusing more attention on the role of drivers in the management of supply chains. The truck driver element of supply chains is now coming under more scrutiny for a number of reasons. Researchers at Iowa State University studied this phenomenon using data provided by C.H.

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Mastering Menards Delivery through Retail Specialized Logistics

Zipline Logistics

Like many of its peers, Menards has special requirements to successfully bring product into its supply chain without incurring additional costs. Menards services 12 distribution centers throughout its territory with facilities in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Michigan, Missouri, and South Dakota.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. And if most of your production happens in FL, you may choose to divert sourcing to your secondary facility, say in New Jersey, during heavy produce shipping season months to avoid the heightened costs. California.

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Driverless Trucks, China, COVID and the Future of the Supply Chain

Turvo

Although not ideal, we packed her up and planned to enjoy a post-baby getaway.with our new baby. A consultant, a tech wizard, a VP at a large Transportation company, and an ex-freight broker turned, a strategic sourcing specialist, turned HR consultant, mother of 3, trying to navigate her next career phase. The blue dot (i.e.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

We’ve gathered the twelve supply chain headlines you need to know in an industry that’s always moving. Facing a falling net income after lower-than-expected package volumes, FedEx has announced plans to raise rates by 6.9%. The rate increase is part of FedEx’s ambitious plan to save up to $2.3