Only about 7% of supply chains currently support real-time decision making, even though 95% require rapid reactions due to the speed of modern operations.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Discover how transloading optimizes logistics by transferring goods across transit modes like trucks, trains, and ships, enhancing efficiency in global shipments.

Even in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, rollerblading isn’t very cool. See, I’ve been spending a lot of time looking out my window (as one tends to do during The Quarantine), watching as the ...

The recently published CSCMP's State of Logistics 2019 is the single best annual snapshot of where logistics stands in the United States. One important mode that does not get nearly enough attention ...

The latest Google Maps beta v11.28 appears to be testing the ability to let users pick their preferred transport mode for in-app directions. That’s not all as this change appears to show a previously ...

In the United States, gondolas (also known as aerial cable cars) have mainly been proposed and developed as a small transportation line serving a private development, like the one proposed for the new ...

Robin Smit is the founding Research Director at the Transport Energy/Emission Research (TER) consultancy. Transport emissions have grown in line with the population and economy. Without intervention, ...

Active transportation modes in midlife -- notably, cycling -- were tied to a lower dementia risk over 13 years. Cycling was also associated with higher hippocampal volume. The APOE4 allele modified ...

A study carried out in seven European cities highlights the role of active transport in good mental health and self-perceived health. How do transport modes influence people's health? A new study led ...