Supply Chain Optimization

Why is Diesel so Expensive?

Lack of diesel graph

US crude is lighter than, say, Nigerian oil, so it is hard to make diesel in quantity. Add to that the issues with crude oil itself, which has gone above $90 only to fall into the $70 range, but recent events have sent it to $85. These events ...

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LOAD BUILDING CHALLENGE: Axle Weights and The California Kingpin law

I'm Tom Moore people talk about the California bridge laws the bridge law is for California are the same as all the other states in the country the goal is to spread the weight out over a bridge so you don't Crush the bridge my by concentrating the ...

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Optimizing logistics to save the glaciers Net Zero Carbon Podcast

Net-Zero Carbon Podcast on Apple

Tom Moore is a serial logistics entrepreneur, a native New Zealander, and founder of three companies focused on efficient and sustainable supply chain operations: AutoScheduler.AI, Transportation Warehouse Optimization, and ProvisionAI. He joins the ...

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[PODCAST] From Big Brands to Small Fleets

In today's episode of the Digital Supply Chain podcast I'm talking to Tom Moore, an industry veteran who knows the ins and outs of the supply chain like nobody else. You'll want to grab a notepad because this one is a knowledge feast! 🔥 What's ...

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NLRB attacking employers (again)

The National Labor Review Board (NRLB) is, once again, putting out rules that are totally supportive of unions and completely unfair to employers. All employer work rules that could possibly be viewed as restricting employee organizing efforts are ...

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[TUTORIAL] LOAD BUILDING CHALLENGE: 40ft Container Loading

[TUTORIAL] LOAD BUILDING CHALLENGE: 40ft Container Loading—21 Standard Pallets MAX the LOAD

LOAD BUILDING CHALLENGE: 40ft Container Loading—21 Standard Pallets Tom Moore from AutoO2 explains how to load 21 Standard Pallets into a 40' Container A 40 ft container can be best be loaded using a fat thin approach with the standard 40 by 48 ...

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Innovations in Manual Picking and Oil Prices

Innovations in Manual Picking and Oil Prices

Oil continues to rise: Over $91 on Monday. Meanwhile, diesel is rising faster. Since May 3: Diesel and Jet fuel up ~50% Gasoline ~20% Crude ~30% The bionic man comes to the warehouse to ensure employees lift correctly: Hunic Exoskeleton technology ...

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California Air Resources Board Mandates— We Suffer

The mandate: Port drayage contractors can't register Diesel trucks after this year By 2035, all drayage + package delay + box trucks need to be zero emissions My guess is impossible to implement with current technology: Today California has 272 ...

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New FourKites Features Released at Visibility23 Conference

New FourKites Features Released at Visibility23 Conference

The FourKites #Visibility23 conference unveiled: Remote reefer control and monitoring Carrier appointment scheduling that moves an appointment, for example, when the carrier will be late. The new time may not work (No people, dock doors etc.) and ...

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LOAD BUILDING CHALLENGE: SOLUTION CALI KINGPIN

Tom Moore's Load Building Challenge

Have you worked out our little problem? it's not as easy as most people would believe and it gets a lot harder as you spend time thinking about the variations of palettes case we only had two, what if there were 20 different weights but here's the ...

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