There is a seemingly endless amount of information on the current analytics and big data revolution in business. I recently read a Wall Street Journal article on a tech-driven revolution in sports, written by Billy Beane, the Oakland A’s general manager most well known as the character played by Brad Pitt in the movie Moneyball. […]
“There’s a Stat for That” The new year often serves as a point of reflection, when individuals review the past year in an effort to improve upon the future. It is also the time at which economic reports assessing the prior year are published by government agencies and trade groups. This week, Cass Information Systems kicked off the process with its […]
I’m on borrowed time this morning, so without delay, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Freight Shipments Rose 1.2% in February from January Cass Truckload Linehaul Index Retail Imports To Increase 2.7 Percent In April WTO cuts 2013 trade forecast, sees protectionist threat (Reuters) First Fully-Automated Freight Broker buytruckload.com Welcomes Shippers of […]
On Tuesday morning I checked the reporting dashboard for Logistics Viewpoints. The screenshot below shows the search terms that were driving people to the blog that morning. The second item caught me by surprise; I thought only people interested in supply chain and logistics visited Logistics Viewpoints, but it seems like we attract a much […]
The appliance repair guy showed up this morning to confirm what I already suspected: my refrigerator is on life support and will soon die. My five year old daughter burst out crying, not because buying a new fridge is certainly not in the budget right now (which is the reason I almost burst out crying), […]
Back in November 2008, I shared with you my fear of asteroids– see “All Greened Out (Until the Asteroid Comes).” Since then, various asteroids and meteors have come “near” our planet, but I suspect most people have been too busy with other things to notice or care. Well, this morning, according to a CNN report, […]
Wow, 2013 is already one-twelfth over. With no time to waste, let’s go straight to the news… Manhattan Associates Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Performance UPS Achieves Record Earnings Per Share UPS Announces Withdrawal of Offer for TNT Express ATA Asks FMCSA to Delay New Driver Hours Rule (JOC) NRF Forecasts 3.4% […]
