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Toilet paper and total war – the psychology of shortages and what it means for resilience

Logistics in War

The difficulty experienced in obtaining basic household products – toilet paper for example – as consumers buy in preparation for a state of quarantine that may never come, as trite an issue as it may be, starkly demonstrates how critical human behaviour is in the calculus. Hoarding will occur. 1] Eccles, H.,

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

– Chief of Army LTGEN Peter Leahy, 2004 [1]. Planners may have predicted the characteristics of the war before them, with capabilities ready to meet the threat, but the ability to deploy and support those forces will ultimately determine their worth. 3] Galvin, T., 4] Betts., 6] Van Creveld, M., 7] Betts.,

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Attracting Millennials to Manufacturing: Understanding Millennial Experience in Order to Gain Talent

GlobalTranz

For example, a position as a welder, which may be involved in manufacturing, sounds much more lucrative as a “metal repair shop” than a “mass-production manufacturer.” Manufacturers must employ the use of technology, science, and mathematics in operations to meet millennial expectations for widespread innovation. Role of Social Media.

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An interview with Norm Jerome: BP

AIMMS

Around 2004 we started a project to migrate an existing tool for planning for the BP Petrochemical Aromatics business over to AIMMS. Take scheduling for example. Another scheduling example comes from a fleet of barges we operate to move liquids. How long have you been using AIMMS?

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To 3PL or Not to 3PL?

Blog on Log

They focus on reliable service execution, mindful that today's lean manufacturing processes rely on consistently meeting shippers' time-definite demands. import volumes in 2005 will be 8 percent to 10 percent greater than 2004's robust levels, with no end in sight. But offshoring is not without risk to the supply chain.

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What US truck shippers need to watch in 2019 and Beyond

ShipLilly

Most meet in the middle and predict that for the remainder of the year, and well into 2020, those rates will go up between 3-5%. The last time utilization was at 100% was 2004. New supply has made its way into the shipping system and is starting to help all parties meet demand. For example: railroads in the U.S.

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Whatever it takes: One woman’s story of persistence in West Darfur

World Food Programme Logistics

Photo: WFP/Isadora D’Aimmo Huda Abouh Mohamed Ali joined WFP in 2004 in West Darfur, where she is currently Field Monitor and Gender Focal Point. For example, in Ardamata we found a 13-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped by three men?—?she Was that kind of thing common? However, I always see some hope.