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Cost Reduction Strategies in Supply Chain: Guide

Logistics Bureau

For instance, oil prices were relatively low during the period between 1984 and 2004, while labour and technology costs changed more quickly. Develop a Cost Reduction Strategy : Based on the analysis, develop a comprehensive cost reduction strategy. More detailed cost benchmarking will help even further.

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Manufacturing index's August reading hits highest level since May 2004, ISM says

DC Velocity

Near across-the-board strength in U.S. activity offsets concern over tariffs, supply chain slowdown.

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Why Marketing is Your Best Salesperson with Jim Bierfeldt

The Logistics of Logistics

I started it in 2004 and we’re located in Connecticut. Logistics companies that I talk to want to move to lead generation before they nail the strategy. It’s really all about the strategy. We’re helping them with strategy and every aspect down to execution. [01:01] Tell us a little bit about you and your company.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

since 2004, hit an all-time high of 4,586 points in late March. American Shipper reported that indexes measuring container-ship rental rates are now dropping rapidly. The Harpex index, published by brokerage Harper Petersen & Co. It stayed in the vicinity of that peak, in the low 4,400s, until late July.

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C4T appoints new CEO

Logistics Business Magazine

Spiegelberg succeeds Pieter Haesaert, who founded C4T together with Ilse Vermeersch as a customs consultancy in 2004 before developing the CAS platform ten years later.

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Pallet-Track expands Black Country hub

Logistics Business Magazine

The business launched in Woden Road West, Wednesbury in January 2004, moving 852 pallets on its first night of operation and now, after a record start to 2021, has signed a lease on a new 150,000 sq ft facility on the same road, with scope for an additional 4,000 pallets per night.

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Logistics Unleashed: Unveiling the Most Pivotal Events that Shaped its Development

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19. By understanding the past, we gain valuable insights into the present and can shape a future where logistics continues to evolve and meet the ever-changing demands of our interconnected world. References: Ballou, R. Business Logistics Management. Prentice Hall.

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