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Gothenburg Named Top Swedish Logistics Location

Logistics Business Magazine

In the port, for example, we are developing the Halvorsäng Logistics Park together with Castellum just ten minutes from the quayside, it will be an important addition to port-side logistics. The high-profile list of the best logistics locations in Sweden has been published since 2001.

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What’s On Tap for Ocean Shipping in 2023?

Now, That's Logistics

Marine Exchange of Southern California, for example, reported that the backup of container ships has fallen from a peak of 109 vessels in January to just four ships in October. Historical delivery data from Clarksons shows that annual fleet growth averaged 970,000 TEUs in 2001-20. Those costs dropped significantly as 2022 wore on. “The

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Will the Afghanistan Takeover Bolster China’s Trade Clout in Central Asia?

MTS Logistics

Just a few years ago, for example, the Chinese government was hyping the so-called One Belt One Road initiative, which would firmly plant Chinese infrastructure in the center of the Asian continent. Prior to September 11, 2001, the Taliban had already been not recognized by most countries in the world.

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ZF’s Transition from Lean to Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

ZF has been working with a supply chain solutions provider called SupplyOn since 2001. One example is the demanding practice of delivering components to an OEM factory just-in-time, just-in-sequence. One example of this is provided by the semiconductor shortage. ZF’s Digital Supply Chain. The Transition from Lean to Resilience.

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Executive guide to ERP Part 6: The operation stage

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Coined in 2001, application erosion describes how over time the value of the ERP system reduces. Another example is where a major customer suddenly demands a change in the way its orders are handled. During this stage, three common problems can and do occur. Application erosion.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome. Significance.

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Fashion Transparency: China to Germany

Logistics Business Magazine

For more than 40 years, he has been regarded as a pioneer of German-Chinese economic relations and sustainable production in China: As early as 2001, the Zhejiang Province awarded him the “Golden Magnolia Prize” for the “most socially responsible factory.”