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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. By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail.

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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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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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Back to Basics in 2007 - 3PL Defined

Blog on Log

One of today's trends to solve this problem is outsourcing logistics or using third-party logistics (3PL) to manage complex distribution requirements. If you are planning on implementing a 3PL partnership, read my tips about how to implement a 3PL game plan successfully…there are plenty within my blog from 2006 and 2005.

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Private Fleets or Outsourced Logistics? Which is Better?

Trinity Logistics

Current trends point to the shortage growing to over 160,000 drivers by 2028. According to a study by the FMCSA in 2006 , the cost to a company for a non-fatal injury crash averaged $195,258, while the average cost of a fatal crash was $3,604,518.

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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. The primary reasons for the growing problem in the U.S. appear to include the following.

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Supply Chain Management:Has Best of Breed WMS Won the Race?

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Case Studies. |. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. In 2006 the analyst community predicted that gap between the Best of Breed (BOB) WMS and ERP WMS has narrowed significantly and it was just matter of time before the ERP vendors caught up with the BOB vendors (1). Offerings. |.