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The Boom Box Replaced By The iPod

10xLogistics

As you know I have been arguing for a while that while capacity has decreased what has been missed in almost all the analysis is the miniaturization of product resulting in, of course, far less truckloads needed. The ipod was rolled out in October 2001 - it is now May 2013 - better late than never. albeit a bit late.

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Commercial Trucking: The Battle of the VMT Tax

Blue Grace Logistics

Since 2001 the HTF has consistently spent more than it generates through highway and transit programs. The report provides an analysis of the VMT tax, including the tax base, the rate structure, the revenue that would be generated, and the implementation methods. The CBO Report. billion if imposed on all commercial trucks. The Battle.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

Based in Virginia, AMT was founded in 1902 and specializes in providing targeted business assistance, extensive global support, and business intelligence systems and analysis to its members and industry as a whole. According to our USMTO data the 2003 recession really started in 2001 and didn’t really end until 2005 or even 2006.

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

From the use of archived data on tapes for sales analysis, Wal-Mart went to a system that made each individual sale from each Wal-Mart outlet available for scrutiny in fewer than seven minutes. WebVan went out of business in 2001 with a market value close to zero after having initially raised billions in funding. Perhaps it did.

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How Manufacturing in the US Continues to Grow Despite Fears Over Higher Costs, Lower Percentage of GDP & Election-Year Woes

GlobalTranz

According to Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. The first recovery was from 2001 to 2007, but it was halted with the Great Recession of 2008. The conversation over reshoring versus offshoring dominates much of the news, but American companies have split their workforce by half between inside and outside of the U.S.,

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A post-TPP America

247 Customs Broker

in November announced holds on Commerce Undersecretary for International Trade nominee Gilbert Kaplan and Commerce Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis nominee Nazakhtar Nikakhtar. Delaying actions like this mean there’s less potential for the U.S. producers’ ability to sell at home and not providing an adequate means for U.S.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling and Logistics

As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course. Once in, you’ve got to stay the course. The method uses a NIST-designed artifact, optical tracking, and an analysis method.