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Logistics Cyclists raise £225,000 for Transaid

Logistics Business Magazine

Maddy Matheson, Head of Fundraising for Transaid, says: “Ever since our first Cycle Challenge in Malawi, back in 2006, we’ve enjoyed excellent support from riders across the industry, and this year was no different. We had two fantastic groups, each passionate about our life-saving work.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

This led to the need for joint consideration of warehousing, material handling, and freight transportation, which emerged under the label of “Physical Distribution.” In 1985, the National Council of Physical Distribution Management changed its name to the Council of Logistics Management (CLM).

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Understanding container weight misdeclaration

Shipping and Freight Resource

Further, exceeding permissible weight distribution and/or exceeding the maximum stack weight in any stack, results in overstressed stowage/securing elements and overstressed containers ”. January 2006: P & O Nedlloyd Genoa: Overweight containers contributed to this incident. “

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Ever Given Freed from the Suez Canal but Impact on Global Trade Continues

3PL Insights

In 2006 the Okal King Dor became stuck in the canal due to sandstorms and high winds causing the ship to drift at an angle into the banks. The post Ever Given Freed from the Suez Canal but Impact on Global Trade Continues appeared first on Evans Distribution Systems. However, this is not entirely true.

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Stord Moves to Double Headcount Following Seed Round

Stord

billion in 2006. “I STORD clearly understands this need and is revolutionizing the way companies distribute their products. Buyer expectations are increasing exponentially so shippers are taking their product distribution capabilities to the next level,” said Sean Henry, STORD’s CEO. which was acquired by IBM for $1.9

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. In the proper controlled situation, like a distribution center or store, passive RFID can increase visibility without the expensive costs of active RFID tags.

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IWL and Hawesko benefit from AMR solution

Logistics Business Magazine

Within eight months, Körber will implement a scalable Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) solution that is fully harmonised with IWL’s WMS to optimise the agility and flexibility of logistics processes at the distribution centre in Tornesch, Germany. Since 2006, the company relies on a comprehensive logistics ecosystem based on K.Motion WMS.