Load Evaluation Unpacked: Using Data & Analytics to Choose the Best Freight
The profitability and success of a trucking company comes down to the decisions they make, including decisions on which loads to assign to assets....
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Talking Decision Analytics Series Part 6: Balancing Objectives for Real-Time Dispatch
Dispatching drivers is a balancing act that can feel like being pulled in different directions at the same time: reducing empties, maximizing on-time...
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Talking Decision Analytics Series Part 5: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
I constantly remind managers: “If you want better performance, you have to make better decisions!”
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Talking Decision Analytics Series Part 4: Risk Metrics Continued
Management may wish to avoid the risk of an event such as an earthquake, but ultimately risk events, have to be translated into metrics that can be...
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Talking Decision Analytics Series Part 3: Risk Metrics
There is a lot of unstructured talk about risk which often comes across as: “We know it when we see it” but otherwise do not know how to define it....
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Talking Decision Analytics Series Part 2: Performance Metrics
Performance metrics come in two broad categories:
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Talking Decision Analytics Series Part 1: Learning How to Think About Complex Problems
One lesson I came to appreciate while working on a wide range of practical problems is that the exercise of creating computer models teaches us how...
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Introduction: A New Series on Decision Analytics for Truckload Trucking
Starting today, Optimal Dynamics Chief Innovation Officer, Warren Powell will begin a series of educational posts on decision analytics for trucking...
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