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New seat, custom replica: Trucker of the Year Jay Hosty recognized

Overdrive Online

At MATS, Hosty was recognized and presented a model replica of his 2006 Western Star 4900EX, as well as a surprise gift from Trucker of the Year sponsor Commercial Vehicle Group and its Bostrom Seating brand: A seat up to a $2,500 value.

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Artificial Intelligence

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

It presented the first developments in 1943 when Warren McCulloch and Walter Pits created a model of artificial neurons. In 2006, AI was launched in the business world with top companies like Twitter, Netflix and Facebook that started to use artificial intelligence in their applications.

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A Brief History of WMS in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

The 2000s to 2006: Warehouses Become More Advanced, Relying on Evolving Technology to Meet Increased Demand and Avoid Overstocking. 2006Present: Cloud-Computing Overhauls Traditional Warehouse Management Further, Continuing the Process Through the Internet of Things (IoT). Enter the Amazon Elastic Computer Cloud.

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Taking a Big Picture View of Supply Chain Networks

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2006, British mathematician Clive Humby coined the phrase “data is the new oil” to help make his point that corporate data has the potential to be an incredibly valuable resource. Data integrity. Supply chain data is of little value if it isn’t packaged for efficient access and consumption.

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Is bigger always better – Economies of scale and gigantism in shipping

Shipping and Freight Resource

From 2006 to 2013 the prediction of larger vessels was subject to several constraining factors including: subdued trade tendencies, an increase in ship orders, implications at ports and transport infrastructure (i.e. The trend of Gigantism remains strongly in force and has demonstrated few signs in slowing down. the Panama Canal ).

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DPWN Net Income Down, but Express Starts To Impress

Blog on Log

DHL parent’s profit down in 2006 German mail, express and logistics giant Deutsche Post World Net, owners of DHL, reported a group net income of 1.9 billion) in 2006, down 14.3 The company’s management will present the full accounts for 2006 on March 20, when a guidance for 2007 will be made. billion euros ($2.5

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Perfect retrofit recipe for Almi

Logistics Business Magazine

In 2006, Almi built a warehouse on a parcel of land of approx. We do not want to pave over more green areas, so we decided from the beginning to optimise the existing facility so that we will be well equipped for the future,” reports Stefan Lackinger, Almi’s Production Manager. 28,000 sq m, with the contract going to TGW.