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Cost of Transporting, Storing Goods Highest Since Before Recession, CSCMP Report Shows
2015-06-24 07:46:09| Logistics - Topix.net
The cost of moving and storing goods in the United States rose 3.1% in 2014 to $1.45 trillion, the highest level since before the recession, according to an annual State of Logistics report presented by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals in Washington, D.C., on June 23. Logistics cost as a percentage of gross domestic product fell to 8.3% in 2014 from 8.4% in 2013 and 9.8% in 2007, when spending on transportation and warehousing peaked at $1.42 trillion. Total logistics cost fell to $1.11 trillion during the depths of the Great Recession in 2009 and then began a slow recovery.
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Cities and Counties Come to Grips with the High Cost of Recycling Programs
2015-06-23 21:00:00| Waste Age
The Washington Post D.C. metropolitan area residents like recyclers across the country are still tossing a whole lot of stuff into their recycling bins that shouldnt be there. And it costs so much to sort that some cities and counties are losing money to recycle. read more
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Ampt String Optimizers Drive Down the Cost of 600 Volt PV Solar Systems
2015-06-23 12:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Ampt String Optimizers allow the use of 1000 volt inverters that lower inverter cost by 40 percent and also reduce DC BOS costs by 50 percent FORT COLLINS, Colo., Ampt LLC today announced that the company's patented String Optimizers are being deployed in 600 volt photovoltaic (PV) solar systems at installed...
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Meet Top Quality & Low Cost Thermoplastic Insulating Enclosures
2015-06-23 12:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
When it comes to heavy duty rectangular connectors, Mencom Corp. is the North American master distributor of ILME, an international market leader offering exceptional quality with competitive pricing. Continuing with the same tradition of quality and value, Mencom Corp. is pleased to introduce ILME T-type of...
Battle Over New Oil Train Standards Pits Safety Against Cost
2015-06-19 14:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The federal government's new rules aimed at preventing explosive oil train derailments are sparking a backlash from all sides. The railroads, oil producers and shippers say some of the new safety requirements are unproven and too costly, yet some safety advocates and environmental groups say the regulations aren't strict enough and still leave too many people at risk. Since February, five trains carrying North Dakota Bakken crude oil have derailed and exploded into flames in the U.S. and Canada....
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