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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group | Apr 24, 2018: CEO Frank Appel at the Annual General Meeting: “We are strongly positioned for a successful future”

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In light of the Group’s strong business performance, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board proposed a dividend increase of 10 cents (+9.5 If approved by the shareholders, the Group would be paying out a total of EUR 1.4 The Group already had over 5,500 StreetScooters on the road in Germany, he commented. .

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

The result is that companies must balance the expectations of these groups with the need to make a product that consumers want and are willing to pay for. About 11% of carriers have vehicles that use a fuel other than diesel or biodiesel blends, according to a 2016 survey by ATRI. In the U.S., Lauderdale.

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C-TPAT Survey - Be careful what you ask for.

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C-TPAT survey gives members chance to sound off Are companies who participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism really achieving tangible efficiencies by partnering with the U.S. CBP turned to the University of Virginia to help design and conduct the survey. government to secure their international supply chains?

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Manufacturing Mobility Movement: The 5 Pillars & Why Executives Must Pay Attention

GlobalTranz

On January 9, 2007, Apple radicalized how the modern world functions with the announcement of the iPhone. Since 2007, the face of mobility has changed, although a term used to describe the movement of a person, object, or body part, manufacturing mobility refers to how a manufacturer can connect and improve technology.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Public Perception of & A Brief Timeline of Moments from the American Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

In 1942, a group of GE engineers, known as "The Hush-Hush Boys," working non-stop for ten months built America's first jet engine. 2007: The first iPhone is released By Apple. These concepts become widely adopted in the 1990s as Lean Manufacturing. 1942: Jet Engines Developed. Manufacturing Enterprise Integration Act of 2002.

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U.S. Dept. of Treasury Task Force issues report to help remedy financial outlook for USPS

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A bright spot for the USPS, though, has been its Shipping and Packages Group, whose FY 2018 revenue rose $2 billion, or 10.1%, to $21.5 Congress also killed the opportunity to save significant dollars by eliminating Saturday Mail Delivery (keeping Package delivery), Surveys showed Americans were in favor of this change.”.