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by Tom Moore on Nov 25, 2019 7:00:00 PM
There was a time when network strategy was relatively stable. Not anymore. The cost and reliability of transportation drive a rethink. For high-value, low-weight items like electronics, it is still economical to transport them zillions of miles and ...
by Tom Moore on Nov 18, 2019 7:00:00 PM
Oil prices may be in for a bumpy ride… Oil prices may be in for a bumpy ride: Saudi ARAMCO is to sell some shares to the public. While most of the discussion has been around the valuation – $1.7 Trillion (With a “T”) or $2 Trillion (they have ...
by Tom Moore on Nov 12, 2019 7:00:00 PM
For the past months, freight demand has run ahead of 2018 (it just went below this week). Yet, at the same time, everybody tells me this has been a much easier year to find trucks. Even that data bears that out: Tender rejection rate July 2018 = 32% ...
by Tom Moore on Oct 28, 2019 8:00:00 PM
Effective Jan. 1, California law reclassifies most independent contractors as… Effective Jan. 1, California law reclassifies most independent contractors as full-time employees. For example, Uber drivers are now employees. What is the difference ...
by Tom Moore on Oct 21, 2019 8:00:00 PM
One shipper claims the efficiency of “Precision railroading” is “doing less with less and not charging less.” But there have been benefits: Norfolk Southern, using lean techniques, has reduced dwell time in its terminals by 20%, and Union Pacific ...
by Tom Moore on Oct 16, 2019 8:55:00 PM
The fashionable approach to supply chain management is to outsource anything that is not a core competency. Key points: Obviously, no one ever wants to focus on something at which they are incompetent There is the inherent assumption that the ...
by Tom Moore on Oct 15, 2019 8:00:00 PM
As politicians talk more about regulation in industries and making sure “stakeholders” come in front of shareholders, we should keep in mind that what was considered “good regulation” often has bad impacts. Wall Street Journal author Phil Gramm had ...
by Tom Moore on Oct 7, 2019 8:00:00 PM
With Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation being blacklisted by the US for moving Iranian crude, one broker sees ‘snowballing panic’ as oil traders rush to find replacement vessels. Supply down = costs up. So far, the parent company COSCO is not on ...
by Tom Moore on Sep 30, 2019 8:00:00 PM
Spot-market freight received another boost from Uber… Spot-market freight received another boost from Uber: $600 million investment Hiring 2000 people New “Freight” HQ in Chicago (where it can find qualified people from Hub, Coyote, etc.) At the ...
by Tom Moore on Sep 23, 2019 8:00:00 PM
Rob Estes, CEO, of Estes Express gave some disturbing stats: Rob Estes, CEO, of Estes Express gave some disturbing stats: Dwell time is up (this is disturbing – we are supposed to be carrier friendly) Trailers for each tractor have grown from 1.5 to ...
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.