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The Best Logistics Team You Have Never Heard Of with Matt Scherer

The Logistics of Logistics

He and his team are also in the final stages of producing “LinkedIn for Learners,” a book with the goal of helping high school and college students to make informed choices about their studies and career goals. About Scherer Communications.

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Fatigued operators are 7.3x greater accident risk

Logistics Business Magazine

A 2013 study by the US Department of Transportation (US DoT) is receiving newfound attention, due to the recent release of ReadiML, the Machine Learning software from Fatigue Science that operationalises a scientific fatigue prediction model for daily use by transportation fleets.

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Walmart in a World on Fire

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart has been on an ESG journey since 2005. Henderson sums up the Walmart case study by saying, “Walmart’s breakthrough came from focusing on the everyday operational details of the business – from a profoundly different perspective.”. A few years ago, for example, my oldest child explained to me that Walmart was a malignant force.

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Körber User Conference Showcases Ecommerce Warehouses

Logistics Viewpoints

I did a study on the WMS system integrator market last year. The Kiva style AMR first emerged in about 2005. Körber’s ability to support ecommerce warehouses also emerged as something of a theme from the sessions I watched. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that support each picking are increasingly implemented in ecommerce warehouses.

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The Weekly Freight Report for April 7th, 2022

FLS Transport

In the San Pedro Bay ports, diesel emissions from trucks have been cut by 97% since 2005 due to the Clean Air Action Plan. Goodyear, Bridgestone, Kodiak Robotics, TuSimple, and other companies are studying and working on improving tire safety for autonomous trucks.

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Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

Mini Case Study: Walmart Walmart may be the most famous example of a company that has succeeded primarily because of a well-developed and aligned supply chain strategy. So if you want to be sure of business success, review your supply chain strategy. If it doesn’t align with the objectives of your business, you have some work to do.

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What Creates Jobs? Welcoming STEM Workers

GlobalTranz

In fact, the Bay Area Council’s study finds that every one job in the high-tech sector—defined as those most closely related to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM workers) fields—leads directly to 4.3 ” The Bay Area Council’s study finds that employment in high-tech fields is expected to grow by 16.2