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7 Distribution Operations Issues Highlighted in Industrial Distribution’s 68th Annual Survey

GlobalTranz

By identifying the most pressing concerns in the industry, the survey provides statistics and conclusions which the distributors can use to help maintain their business evolution in our technology based world. Consistency has always been at a premium in the distribution industry. In 2005, 73% of distributors were family owned.

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6 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. The Internet’s large-scale global penetration has spawned an increasingly large number of technology and web-savvy consumers, creating a huge opportunity for both industrial manufacturers and their end customers. E-Commerce for Manufacturing.

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

.” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Tomorrow, we will do more of the top areas or trends for manufacturers to look out for in 2015. Fall in the price of natural gas. in 2015, 3.9%

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. Fredrick Taylor, who wrote The Principles of Scientific Management in 1911 and is considered the father of industrial engineering, focused his early research on how to improve manual loading processes. History of Supply Chain Management: Roots.

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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. Got some suggestions?

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What will 2019 bring for the trucking industry?

Blue Grace Logistics

What will 2019 bring for the trucking industry? How will the changes in the trucking industry impact a shipper’s business? Knowledge of the existing trends can also provide insight into what one may expect from the trucking industry in the coming year. The trend is expected to continue at the start of 2019.

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Supply Chain Sustainability: A Byproduct of Efficiency

Talking Logistics

What is so special about October 23, 2005? That’s when Walmart’s CEO at the time, Lee Scott, gave a speech entitled Twenty First Century Leadership that arguably kicked off the supply chain sustainability era. Environmental loss threatens our health and the health of the natural systems we depend on,” said Scott.