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ATA reports lower truck tonnage readings but overall trends are solid

247 Customs Broker

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ·. reading (2015=100). Speaking on a recent conference call hosted by investment firm Stifel, Costello said that there are a few drivers of the current solid freight activity, including consumer spending, construction activity, manufacturing activity, and inventory levels throughout the supply chain.

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Gartner Announces Rankings of the 2017 Supply Chain Top 25

The Logistics Academy

Winners Revealed at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, AZ, Unilever Retains the Top Spot in Rankings as Amazon Joins the “Masters” Gartner, Inc. This year we have an impressive group of leaders with new lessons to share, including two more recent entrants from the high-tech and consumer product sectors.”.

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2018 Supply Chain Top 25 Rankings released by Gartner

247 Customs Broker

s annual Supply Chain Executive Conference held last week in Phoenix, AZ provided the platform for the release of its Supply Chain Top 25, which identifies industry “best practices.”. ” ROA: (2017 net income/2017 total assets)*50% + (2016 net income/2016 total assets)*30% + (2015 net income/2015 total assets)*20%.

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Clear Sailing for Ocean Carriers in 2018 — If They Don’t Blow It

Supply Chain Brain

“Strong results for air freight, container shipping and export orders in particular suggest that, while the trade recovery may moderate in due course, it will likely continue in the coming months and remain above trend,” the report says. He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif.,

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Descartes Evolution Global User & Partner Conference 2019. Where is Descartes today? Descartes, in short, is alive and well. Takeaways from Evolution 2019.

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Trust in Turkey

Automotive Logistics

It was strongly hinted at, during the joint press conference, that this would take place in Ford’s Kocaeli plant complex, starting in 2023, which would surely mean capacity increases for the plant. But such challenges are just a part of doing business globally, reckons logistics firm Gefco, which is owned by Russian Railways and Groupe PSA.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

In 2015 it was a dark story if you were a carrier. However, members of the shippers and providers panel at the CSCMP press conference stressed that the tradeoff is a welcome improvement to safety now that drivers cannot cheat on their logbooks. The high demand for logistics services took some by surprise, including the researchers.