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ICAO Predicts Significant Impact due to Coronavirus Outbreak

Airfreight Logistics

On February 7, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) conducted an in-depth analysis of the impact of novel coronavirus on the air transport industry at its 219th Session of the Council. At the height of the outbreak (May 2003), monthly RPKs of Asia-Pacific airlines were 35% lower than their pre-crisis levels.

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Maersk Warns That China’s Economy Has Rebounded Slower Than Expected

MTS Logistics

The new global head of Maersk’s parent company AP Moller-Maersk, Vincent Clerc, drew parallels to the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), where the Chinese economy was affected over a longer period and recovery was slow. The global market and U.S.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

Based in Virginia, AMT was founded in 1902 and specializes in providing targeted business assistance, extensive global support, and business intelligence systems and analysis to its members and industry as a whole. At the trough of the recessions in 2003 and 2009, only $100 million worth of equipment was being purchased.

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Fatigued operators are 7.3x greater accident risk

Logistics Business Magazine

The US DoT study, Fatigue Status of the US Railroad Industry , used data collected in the railroad industry in the US between 2003 and 2005. The analysis revealed the probability of a human factors accident (HFA) per 200,000 employee-hours, in cases with severe fatigue and, separately, in cases where no fatigue was present.

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Logistics and the strangling of strategy

Logistics in War

School of Advanced Military Studies student, Major Martha Granger, in her 2003 analysis of three Afghanistan campaigns (pdf), noted logistics is never easy and there must be balance between ‘iron mountains’ and the lean force.

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Should My Warehouse Be Automated?

Logistics Business Magazine

LogisticsIQ’s latest market research study is based on an analysis of 400+ companies with more than 100 in-depth interviews. This happens with an analysis of your current situation based on the pros and cons of a WMS with people in the mix or a completely automatic solution. Trends of the global warehouse automation market.

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Air France-KLM and Air Europa Finalizing Joint Venture

Airfreight Logistics

The original code-share agreement between Air France and Air Europa began in 2003 and it currently covers 21 European code-share routes, while KLM and Air Europa have had a code-share agreement since 2002 and between them operate 19 European code-share routes. As of 2007, Air Europa became a full member of the SkyTeam Alliance.