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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

Business Facilities

Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. supply chain.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Central Indiana has long been a favorite for the logistics world, given its extensive access to road and rail. The City of Tell City hosts the Perry County Port Authority (PCPA), which operates the Hoosier Southern Railroad connecting the Tell City River Port to the Norfolk Southern Railroad. Start with the county’s location.

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How to plan your warehouse layout

The Korte Company

What nearby road, rail or other transit networks will the facility connect to? For help, consult with racking system vendors early in the design process. It starts on the outside, where owners are more constrained by existing roads, utilities and even topography. How frequent will turnover of goods be? External factors.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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According to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) 23rd Annual State of Logistics Report (authored by transportation consultant Rosalyn Wilson of Delcan, Inc.) The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 million miles of public roads and two million miles of oil and natural gas pipelines.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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Certified shovel ready sites are in growing demand among companies and site selection consultants, and they are an increasingly popular tool for communities to attract new business and industry. ICAD worked with Austin Consulting and Foote Consulting Group (The Austin Team) to develop the program. GEORGIA IS “MARKET READY”.

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How To Move People To Action

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And she was looking to turn that into a consulting business. Even though she had done this for many different types of retail businesses… …my advice to her was to ease back and concentrate on getting just one more yacht club (ones that were already calling her) to hire her as a consultant. ” Actionable Advice.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: MHC says starts rise in August; housing is.

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The widening will allow large cargo ships that currently anchor in California and use trucks or the railroad to move goods to the East Coast to sail directly to New Jersey… To prepare for an influx of larger ships the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans to raise the Bayonne Bridge by 2016. [The Scarlett Consulting.