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Dynamically pricing the Warriors « The Operations Room

Posted on February 13, 2013 | Leave a comment

Dynamically pricing the Warriors « The Operations Room.

A great example of the use of Big Data to achieve great results.  Segmenting the market and pricing each segment makes lots of profit.

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World’s first zero-emissions ship comes step closer

Posted on February 5, 2013 | Leave a comment

This headline caught my eye. In the ocean shipping business we are used to think of ships as big polluters. In fact, here it says that ships account for 25% of all GHG emissions in the EU.

Now here in Chicagoland, we like to barbecue.   And last night I attended the Intermodal Association of Chicago monthly dinner, where a significant proportion of the listeners were truckers. We heard that an 18-wheeler with a 2006-2010 clean diesel engine would have to travel 143 miles to generate as much particulates as grilling one hamburger.  So I wonder if the Europeans could not get the same results by grilling fewer hamburgers.

World’s first zero-emissions ship ‘comes step closer’, International Shipping News, Shipping News, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Online Daily Newspaper on Hellenic and International Shipping.

 

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Logistics Lingo

Posted on February 4, 2013 | Leave a comment

Logistics Lingo.

The Dunavant company’s “Logistics Lingo ” Job Title Generator (LogisticsLingo.com) is a reminder about the importance of staying simple, fun, and keeping it real. Whether you’re an Assistant Tactical Transportation Expert, a Senior Dependable Execution Driver, or an Associate On-Demand Optimization Advocate, we hope you’ll enjoy it and share it with your friends and colleagues.

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