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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

I threw in a healthy dose of interesting (globalization, shipping trends and the business of logistics), a dash of history (the evolution of longitude), a sprinkle of next generation manufacturing (lean manufacturing) and some great company success stories (FedEx, Walmart. I think you’ll like the list too. trillion dollars worth of goods.

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Is the Transportation Market Heading into Unprecedented Territory?

Talking Logistics

Will these trends continue in 2018? Those were just some of the questions I discussed with Mike Finn, VP of Transportation at Kenco Group in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. Capacity is tightening and rates are going up. What impact will the Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) mandate have on the market? How should shippers respond?

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5 examples of the black swan theory

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

SARS pandemic in 2002-2004 sped up the growth of the small company Alibaba, which traded over the Internet. In Western countries, companies like Airbnb and Uber instantly became popular, because in times of crisis, people tried to save on everything: arrange joint living and group for trips. Now it is a retail leader in Asia.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Recently Cerasis asked in the Manufacturing Leadership Community group on LinkedIn, run by Manufacturing Executive. What are some issues and trends you see coming to the world of Manufacturing in 2015? However, we are also seeing a rise in companies moving from China to Mexico, for many reasons. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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PINC Awarded 2020 Great Supply Chain Partner

PINC

” Since its founding in 2004, PINC has been a pioneer in providing real-time visibility and workflow orchestration to yard operations across distribution centers and manufacturing plants worldwide. UNION CITY, Calif. , Aug. ” Berger adds. The post PINC Awarded 2020 Great Supply Chain Partner appeared first on PINC.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

He was the hero of the curse-reversing 2004 team that came back from a 3-0 deficit to the Yankees in the ALCS with a walk-off homer and another walk-off single. Walmart’s investment is part of a $400 million round of funding for Plenty led by One Madison Group and JS Capital, with participation from SoftBank Vision Fund.

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The Zara’s logistics process

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

Companies need to be always aware of new trends and ready to meet what the market demands at the right time, given the importance of the sector. Lorena Alba, director of logistics for the Inditex group, says that the warehouse is considered a place to move goods rather than store.