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Will the Freight Industry Move to a Discounted Pricing Model Like the Stock Brokerage Industry?

The Logistics of Logistics

Just like the full-service stock broker, today’s freight brokers enjoy some definite advantages including: Operational infrastructure, technology and licenses required to broker freight. To determine average load price and margin, I adjusted this 2012 research from DAT. Average Load Price and Freight Brokerage Margin.

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Eight Interesting Curiosities About Container Ships

MTS Logistics

Container ships definitely affect the environment. For instance, it is estimated that since 2005 to 2012, Somali pirates alone have seized 149 ships, making more than $300 million in ransoms. Only five percent of containers shipped to U.S. ports are inspected, and this percentage is even lower in Europe. Pirates are still a big deal.

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What does Corporate Social Responsibility Really Mean?

Logistics Bureau

I like to quote the following definition of CSR , offered by Chatham House associate fellow, Paul Hohnen. Since 2012—thanks to the support of our clients and industry colleagues—we have recorded more than 6.8 million giving impacts.

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Breaking Down Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Trinity Logistics

Definitely no to the last one!) In 2012 , AlexNet won, no dominated, the ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge. Like with Generative AI – at some point I know you’ve seen or heard something created by it and have had the thought, “This is definitely AI.” What is the history of AI? When did it start?

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Big Data: The Driving Force of Supply Chains

Morai Logistics

In 2012, the New York Times published an article entitled “The Age of Big Data”. Industry experts believe that supply chains must continue to utilize Big data to improve efficiency, transparency and immediacy. . The concept of Big Data was developed in 2005, by Roger Magoulas.

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Collaborative Platform for Enterprise of Future - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

This shows that there is a definite inclination towards self-evaluation and constant improvisation and I believe ideas sharing can do wonders in achieving it. December 2012. November 2012. October 2012. September 2012. August 2012. April 2012. March 2012. February 2012. January 2012.

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Supply Chain Management:'Asset' in Enterprise Asset Management

Infosys Supply Chain Management

We spoke with Rohit Choubey , Lead Consultant - ECS EAM and Rejeesh Gopalan , Consultant - ECS EAM to get their views on significance of Asset definition in EAM and how it can contribute to the emergence. An Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) framework is predominantly based on the definition of Asset. Rohit Choubey. what do you think?