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Analysis: Why the Biden Administration is Not Being Honest About Supply Chain Issues

MTS Logistics

In politics, it can of course be necessary at times to portray events as relatively simple in order to reach a wider audience. However, despite showing the full dataset, it is not mentioned that the carriers were mainly taking losses between 2008 and 2020 (pre-Covid.). President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last week.

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5 examples of the black swan theory

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an events like the economic downturn and pandemic that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and often change the direction of politics, the economy and business, and influence the course of history.

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Doing Our Part To Help Logistics Companies Adapt to COVID-19

Freightos

And, of course, then the potential recession started to tamper demand. Which is where the Freightos Group comes in. So when we got to thinking about how the Freightos Group can uphold our mission to make global trade frictionless during the pandemic, the answer was obvious.

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Fortune Logistics Used Parade to Improve Bookings Per Rep & Per Carrier In a Short Time

Parade

Anticipating that issue, Fortune designed a course to teach their ultra-dedicated carriers how to use the system. In 2008, they added a freight brokerage division to help cover excess freight and serve their shippers better. They plan to make this happen by sending more of their loads to the carriers they utilize most often.

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Predicting 2023 supply chain innovations

Logistics Business Magazine

Mike Bhaskaran, Group COO of Digital Technology at DP World , shares his predictions on technology innovations that will impact the supply chain logistics industry in 2023. The tools we develop are important to leverage digital technology and the solutions are of course what we are aiming to find.

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Craemer box ideal for meat processing company

Logistics Business Magazine

It left such a good impression that the company immediately placed an order with the Craemer group’s German headquarters via its representative office in Poland. The Craemer Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of durable logistics and waste disposal solutions with over 60 years of experience in plastics processing.

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8000 Forklifts get new Lease of Life

Logistics Business Magazine

In 2008, the Stuhr site near Bremen was STILL’s first refurbishment centre, followed in 2014 by another in Rokietnica, Poland, and in 2017 in Lainate near Milan. Today, with four refurbishment centres in Europe, STILL gives around 8,000 industrial trucks a new lease of life every year. And the trend is rising.