GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

And on the subject of sustainability, SCDigest.com covered Walmart’s 2015 Sustainability report : Walmart, the world’s largest corporation, is fresh out with its 2015 sustainability report, the eighth such document it has produced. ” Walmart states early on. ” Walmart states early on. Decades in the Making.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 29, 2015

One example of how the IIoT might also pave the way for increased safety can be seen in the video below: Wearables such as Google Glass could lead to not only improved efficiency, but to increased material handling as well. Automation. Automation in manufacturing is not a new concept.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 15, 2018

example may have been a somewhat extreme case, a recent HBR article by Julia Milner and Trenton Milner titled Managers Think They’re Good at Coaching. The HBR article lists nine skills that the authors associate with coaching: listening. What Is Coaching? While my (real life!) Learning to Coach. questioning.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 8, 2022

Given China’s systemic production cost advantage, which now averages 30% to 35% even when shipping costs are included, ” says a recent article from the Harvard Business Review. Transloading, for example, has transitioned from loading ocean freight containers onto trains to unloading cargo directly into domestic trucks close to port.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 6, 2015

Rethink Robotics introduced Sawyer in 2015 and pioneered the “friendly” robot game with the introduction of Baxter in 2012, which will make the integration of human workers and robots seamless. For example, humans must create build an item from the inside out, as our tools only allow us to perform certain actions.

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10xLogistics

JANUARY 7, 2018

On July 18, 2015 I wrote a blog post entitled: DOJ Investigates Airlines - Are the Trucking Companies Next? At that time I had just read an article about the DOJ investigating the airlines concerning collusion on capacity and ticket pricing (The original article was on Bloomberg News and titled: What Does it Take to Prove Airline Collusion ).

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ShipLilly

MAY 11, 2021

For example, there is a lack of skilled personnel to handle supply chains and the sheer volume of goods that are being moved is straining virtually all international ports. This article examines the underlying causes of congestion as one of the key challenges facing the industry.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

For example, how would you deal with the following situations in procurement? Read on for more about these examples in the text that follows. Stolen and black-market supplies are further examples. For example: If senior management does not know about the lack of ethics, or if it takes no action, then it is essentially inept.

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10xLogistics

JULY 18, 2015

So, for example, an executive says in an interview in a prominent industry magazine something like, "Until we see better ROI we cannot and will not add capacity to our system". A line from that article: "A trigger may have been the June meeting. A line from that article: "A trigger may have been the June meeting.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

million truck drivers in the country (as of 2015), but a new report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the number of long-haul truck drivers somewhere between 1.87 Here are some excerpts from her article : BLS researchers parsed agency data on U.S. The American Trucking Association says there are 3.5 million and 2.125 million.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 21, 2018

Over the past year, there have been plenty of announcements and articles about the potential role and benefits of blockchain in supply chain management. Here are a few examples: Maersk and IBM to Form Joint Venture Applying Blockchain to Improve Global Trade and Digitize Supply Chains. Blockchain in Supply Chain Management.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

Already this year (2015)`, a spate of cargo vessel hijackings in the Asia Pacific region has resulted in millions of litres of fuel oil and, to a lesser extent, chemicals, being lost to the black market. I originally published this article in April of 2015. This post was originally published in April 2015.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In a 2015 TED talk, Bill Gates warned about the spread of a potential virus and that organizations and governments were not prepared for it. A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

For example, PlusDrive is one of several commercially-available autonomous trucking solutions already in use. The falling demand is sending freight rates into an unseasonable decline,” WSJ adds, noting that the average spot rate for truckload vans fell from August to September for the first time since 2015.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

To get a better understanding of how the shared economy works within the supply chain, let’s take a look at some examples: Example #1: Amazon Flex. With the growing trend towards online shopping, e-commerce giant Amazon in 2015 turned to independent contractors—basically anyone with a car—to deliver parcels to homes and businesses.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Thus, if you find out that an expensive transport solution (courier for example) is routinely being used to deliver a low margin product to a customer, you’ll understand that much better if the end result for you turns out to be a loss. Customer-specific services. Returns management. The Value of Knowing Your CTS.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2019

Here are more details from the article: In an email sent to shareholders last week and seen by The Loadstar, founder and chief executive Max Ward said the Hong Kong-based company had failed to raise enough capital to continue trading. As I wrote back in December 2015, I believe blockchain has the potential to improve supply chain processes.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 19, 2015

This integration standard change will drive strong growth in the auto-ID market in the future, with ARC Advisory predicting an increase of 15% in RFID adoption in 2015. Read the full article from i-scoop here. It’s not a completely smooth ride—there are still obstacles in the way of widespread adoption.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

There’s certainly no shortage of demand for better quality in sourcing: 8 out of 10 British consumers check the origin of their food, while a survey from 2015 found that 72% of Millennials would be willing to pay more for products or services offered by companies committed to positive social and environmental impact.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2015

And in June of 2013, Fast Company, a magazine about innovation, featured Marlin Steel in an article titled " The Road To Resilience: How Unscientific Innovation Saved Marlin Steel." Here is an excerpt from the article about Marlin Steel: Within five years of buying Marlin, Greenblatt was getting killed. So what saved Marlin Steel?

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2017

The Equifax leak, for example, can be ruinous when you consider what can be done with a little credit information. The other 282 cases didn’t include a value for the cargo,” says an article from Transport Topics. million in 2015 and $94 million in 2014,” they added. It represented a 7.7%

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Morai Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

This recognition further demonstrates women’s ability to break barriers of inequality, while showing by example, the possibilities for aspiring women and underrepresented social groups. However, in 2015 research reported the following progressive statistics : ‘54% of legislators and senior government managers and officials were women’.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2018

Well, I could turn to an AI-powered robot to my write my post for me (see Wired article, “ What News-Writing Bots Mean for the Future of Journalism ”). For my commentary about this patent, please read my March 2015 post, “ Amazon’s 3D Printing Trucks: A Quixotic Quest for Zero Delivery Time? What can I do if I have writer’s block?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Further, as JOC.com wrote in a recent article about the Wall Street Journal an alysis: At the moment, shippers at the NASSTRAC conference said capacity is more balanced than a year ago, in the aftermath of the disruptive polar vortex cycle of winter storms. billion manufacturer TriMas Corp. told the conference.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Supply challenges arising from the war will hit many industries, with electronics being a prime example, since Russia and Ukraine are both sources of materials such as palladium and neon , vital for the manufacture of semiconductors. In 2015, it stood at around $5.40. From Fuel to Fertiliser, Supply Shortages Start to Bite.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

JUNE 9, 2019

I f you are interested in more logistics issues, corruption or financial scandals you can read this article : [link]. The logistics planning for Paris 2024 is for the first time aligned with the Paris Agreement of 2015. The transportation system is key, not only in the capital but also between all of the co-host cities.

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Freightos

MARCH 5, 2017

A version of this article appeared in the Journal of Commerce on March 4th, 2017. One of the best examples of how technology can change an industry is US trucking. While it didn’t get the same attention as “sexier” startups, Coyote Logistics made headlines in 2015 when it sold to UPS for $1.8 Report from TPM Long Beach.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2017

In just a few days, I’ve seen countless articles addressing questions like: What will this deal mean for Walmart and other grocers? If At First You Don’t Succeed… ”) Based on the website, it looks like the company is still in stealth mode and stuck in 2015 (the date of its last press release). ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 6.5%

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Logistics in War

OCTOBER 29, 2017

1] In a further example, the US Air Force has devised concepts to fuel and load fighter jets using C-17 aircraft in austere environments. [2] 2] These three examples illustrate that fuel can be delivered and quickly, eliminating long download times and shrinking the amount of equipment required to move the fuel off airplanes.

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2016

A version of this article originally appeared in The Journal of Commerce (August 6, 2016). According to Silicon Valley legend Peter Thiel, Hewlett Packard is a prime example. DB Schenker’s cooperation with uShip, announced in June 2016, is a good example of such a team. Technology and Culture. Zvi Schreiber | CEO, Freightos.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 14, 2018

For example, let’s briefly revisit mistake #6…. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in April 2015 under the title “7 Common Warehousing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”. If you can avoid making this mistake in your warehouse operation, it will help a great deal in steering clear of some of the others.

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 31, 2018

A CPA by trade, Williams took office in 2015 and since then says he has seen several examples of government agencies with trouble accounting for large sums of money. An article titled “ The Pentagon Has the World’s Largest Logistics Problem. There are billions of dollars that go missing,” he said.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

According to a 2015 study by SCM World, the challenges here in Australia are reflected on the global stage. For example: Only 20% of supply chain professionals believe that fast-track career progression is possible in the organisations they work for. This short article was first published over four years ago.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

IMPO Executive Editor, Anna Wells provides insights into the complicated issue in her article “Why The Manufacturing Skills Gap Is Serious”. For example, job training grants totaling $450 million were distributed among approximately 270 community colleges in 2014. Improving relevant education — The U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 19, 2016

For example, a given trucker who drives beyond the hours of service in the ELD could incur stiff penalties and fines from oversight agencies. For example, the shipper may review the shipments size, weight, length of transit, demand, and availability. For example, the IoT has been used extensively in improving warehouse processes.

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ShipLilly

MAY 11, 2021

For example, there is a lack of skilled personnel to handle supply chains and the sheer volume of goods that are being moved is straining virtually all international ports. This article examines the underlying causes of congestion as one of the key challenges facing the industry.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 2, 2020

An article in Wolf Street shared numbers released by the FTR Transportation Intelligence for 2019. But if our forecast of ongoing (but slower) economic expansion holds in 2020, the drop will be a correction (along the lines of 2015 and 2016), not a devastating recession (as in 2008 and 2009).” . How bad is the situation?

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