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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. The result of this change to ERP systems was a tremendous improvement in data availability and accuracy.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

Read this if you’re interested in: A great case study of a growing company that thrived on global imports and more efficient internal processes. Freight moved around the world moves so much more efficiently when data moves between supply chain components better.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). How can I summarize the many sessions and customer case studies I attended in a short blog post? presented a great case study on the company’s journey and success with real-time freight visibility. Where is Descartes today? Keegan McCready, Sr.

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Private Fleets or Outsourced Logistics? Which is Better?

Trinity Logistics

In addition, a recent ATRI analysis of census data on employment sectors shows that the trucking industry has the lowest percentage of young entrants and the highest percentage of aging workforce entrants. According to the American Trucking Associations, the driver shortage hit 60,800 at the end of 2018. FLEXIBILITY.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Indicators are that the worker deficit could rise to over 2 million unfilled jobs in the next decade.

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“Fewer DC Workers, But More Skilled Openings” Claims Employment Report

Logistics Business Magazine

A study of 33 distribution centres in England, employing more than 7,200 people, has revealed that fewer people were employed per square metre of floor space in 2018 than at any time since the research initiative by Prologis UK began in 2006. The data also reveals a marked shift in favour of the employment of part-time workers.

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Knaggs Trucking – Building a Business, One Truck at a Time

Envase Technologies

He had 5 trucks back in 2006 and has seen his business surge to over 40 trucks as he grew in a measured and prudent manner over the years. “ Knaggs decided to invest in Tailwind software back in 2006. What’s really helped is the fact that we were able to port all of our documents and data over. We stayed at it. Using Tailwind.