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by Tom Moore on Jul 29, 2019 8:00:00 PM
Warehouses competing for labor know where your workers are from “geofencing” their cell phones and know how to connect on social media. “If somebody is going to sit in their car before their shift …and watch YouTube, I want them to watch our ads in ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 22, 2019 8:00:00 PM
Take an “attaboy” or “attagirl” for your role in the last 10 years of global prosperity. Historically, prosperity never lasted this long. Andy Kessler, writing in the Wall Street Journal, believes that JIT inventory and better systems have sustained ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 15, 2019 8:00:00 PM
“No capital for revising the supply chain network…make do with what you have.” I heard this the other day….I’d appreciate your thoughts on what to do. Here are mine: Survey the customers and non-customers by having the sales team go out with a ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 8, 2019 8:00:00 PM
“On June 21, the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) 335,000 barrels per day (b/d) refinery in South Philadelphia experienced… “On June 21, the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) 335,000 barrels per day (b/d) refinery in South Philadelphia ...
by Tom Moore on Jul 2, 2019 8:00:00 PM
“Uber is currently prioritizing the build-out of supply/demand density and is therefore sharing 99% of gross revenue with its carriers (vs. the industry standard of 80-85%),” Morgan Stanley. At the same time, JB Hunt’s digital brokerage is ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 3, 2019 8:00:00 PM
New York and New Jersey encourage strikes – how else can you explain: A new law in New Jersey allowing strikers to claim unemployment insurance in only 4 weeks A bill that the Governor hasn’t yet signed– but passed by the NY Senate – to allow ...
by Tom Moore on Apr 22, 2019 8:00:00 PM
Revenue up 8% – income down 1%… but this breaks down to: What we know… dedicated is profitable. A portion of revenue increases comes from pricing. I hear from clients that intermodal can cost more than a truck more often than before. JBH -Intermodal ...
by Tom Moore on Apr 1, 2019 8:00:00 PM
Flooding has wiped out bridges, roads, and railroads…Did you know… Flooding has wiped out bridges, roads, and railroads… Did you know that railroads help each other when disaster strikes? When one has a washout, competitors will allow them to use ...
by Tom Moore on Dec 26, 2018 7:00:00 PM
Here is another instance of infrastructure not keeping up with technology. The Port of Houston is joined to the ocean by the 50-mile-long Houston Ship Channel. This artery is not wide enough to allow two-way traffic when 1100 feet long large ...
by Tom Moore on Dec 17, 2018 7:00:00 PM
Month-to-month orders for new class 8 tractors fell 36% – a sign that trucking companies are not as excited as they once were. Considering that carriers have ordered 468,600 trucks in 11 months this year – up 81% from last year, the world is far ...
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.