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by Tom Moore on Aug 13, 2018 8:00:00 PM
635,000 – The number of pilots Boeing estimates that airlines world-wide will need to… 635,000 – The number of pilots Boeing estimates that airlines world-wide will need to recruit over the next two decades 298,000 – The number of unfilled jobs in ...
by Tom Moore on Aug 6, 2018 8:00:00 PM
Freight costs are rising and probably faster than most managers think. For example, A Morgan Stanley poll suggested freight rates would go up 10% in the next year, BUT Knight-Swift said its revenue per loaded mile, a key measure of pricing strength, ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 16, 2018 8:00:00 PM
The Wall Street Journal page 1 detailed how big companies were gaining significant competitive advantage from both scale and innovation. Examples given include: The Wall Street Journal page 1 detailed how big companies were gaining significant ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 9, 2018 8:00:00 PM
While we all see the need for highway construction, expenditure on road repairs is… While we all see the need for highway construction, expenditure on road repairs is down 2.9% in a country where roads are making it to the end of their useful life. ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 26, 2018 5:41:00 PM
We all know that if you want less of something, tax it. The Colorado DOT is looking to have less traffic ,so they have started testing variable tolls – when congestion is bad, it costs more to use the road. Problem solved. But that creates new ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 25, 2018 9:10:00 PM
One of the big challenges in optimizing the supply chain is the sheer mass of data and the time it takes to come up with a better solution. For example, rerouting trucks around a traffic jam without causing congestion somewhere else takes 45 minutes ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 18, 2018 8:00:00 PM
Maersk bought Hamburg Süd last year for $4 billion and is “taking one for the team” by reducing fleet size. Its current fleet of 750 ships includes 400 chartered vessels – i.e., it doesn’t own them. Maersk will not start returning them to their ...
by Tom Moore on May 21, 2018 8:00:00 PM
Last week the Gartner conference highlighted… Last week the Gartner conference highlighted the digital revolution. While many presentations highlighted somewhat nebulous things – “where the rubber meets the sky” – one, Aera Technology, caught my ...
by Tom Moore on Feb 16, 2018 2:34:00 PM
Rail efficiency is up and oil is expected to be $70 At Warren Buffet’s railroad BNSF, over the past 2 years, revenues are down 14% while profits are only down 7%, suggesting better margins and increased productivity. Warren claims, “Price ...
by Tom Moore on Feb 5, 2018 7:00:00 PM
How many shippers are still not treating carriers well? I think we are finding out that shippers who force long waits on their carriers or have big spikes in demand are learning that trucks are harder and more expensive to get. There are stories of ...
Our founding team of supply chain veterans and ML experts has created one of the most sophisticated suites of optimization tools in the supply chain world. Let us show you.