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Tracking danger zones for trucks on Washington state's I-5

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For trucking along the Pacific Coast, I-5 is one of the main routes as the only continuous U.S. interstate that runs from Mexico to Canada. It's also the primary north-south highway through Washington, and that state's busiest roadway overall.

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Logistics in the ancient Egypt

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Logistic is not an invention of modern times. Even in the ancient Egypt logistic appeared. This can be seen at the Pyramid of Cheops which is a logistical masterpiece. This Pyramid was build 2700 before Christus, has a weight of 6 tons and a height of 146 meter. Until now it could not be completely proven how the Egyptians build the Pyramid. Researcher know that most of the stones were quarried near the place where the pyramid was build.

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N Korea vows to dismantle nuclear site

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Image copyright. DigitalGlobe. Image caption. A satellite image of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in North Korea. North Korea says it will begin dismantling its nuclear test site in less than two weeks in a ceremony attended by foreign journalists. Pyongyang said it was taking “technical measures” to carry out the process between 23-25 May, North Korean state news agency KCNA reported on Saturday.

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Flower Logistics

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day in Germany. And since I am in Spain for a half year I can’t celebrate this day with my mom. But nevertheless, I want to make her happy and therefore send her a little present. Sending a bouquet of flowers seems therefore a very good option. If you are searching for the possibility of sending flowers directly to a person, countless of different websites offering exactly this option and that not without reason.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Everything is Green

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

In our society today, environmental awareness plays a big role. For example the food production should be sustainable, plastics bags are banned from some stores in order to reduce waste and cars should have lower or even no (electric cars) emissions in order to be attractive to most customers. This “green” movement also has an impact on today’s logistics.

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The supply chain behind the filling of the car tank

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Everyone who has a car knows what means to have the fuel reserve light turned on … we have to replenish the fuel tank. But … what do we know about the supply chain that black gold follows? In this post I would like to describe in a general way the logistics required by the oil industry, since it is a sector that I am passionate about and in which I have had the luck to work in the oil refinery located in Castellón de la Plana.