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Rail car shortage creating backlog at pulp mills

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Week of 26 February 2018: A Different Set of Transportation Problems

Feb 22, 2018 at 11:46 am by topdog18

Email Jim at jthompson@taii.com Listen to this column in your favorite format iTunes or MP3 They call them "chicken buses." In Guatemala, a primary means of transportation is.... Read More

Week of 19 February 2018: Transportation Optimization

Feb 15, 2018 at 11:46 am by topdog18

Email Jim at jthompson@taii.com Listen to this column in your favorite format iTunes or MP3 I was introduced to "Just-in-Time" manufacturing concepts sometime in the mid-1980s.... Read More

Week of 12 February 2018: Using Transportation Costs as a KPI

Feb 08, 2018 at 11:46 am by topdog18

Email Jim at jthompson@taii.com Listen to this column in your favorite format iTunes or MP3 KPI, in case you have been living under a rock, means "Key Performance Indicator.".... Read More