GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

In 2010, Ariba, an SAP company, asked a group of procurement executives and thought leaders to set the vision. Come 2015, it was time to take that vision and make some quantitative observations. Come 2015, it was time to take that vision and make some quantitative observations. And now it’s your turn.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 17, 2018

As far as back 2015 a study estimated that 8 million tons of plastics are swept into waterways annually — equivalent to a garbage truckload every minute. And they have been pushed to do this over the past several years by a shareholder activist group called As You Sow. In fact, in a report released on Oct.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 16, 2015

The FMCSA is accepting comments about the proposed carrier insurance increase until February 26th, 2015 through the Regulations.gov website. What’s important is that the Trucker Alliance (TA), a lobbying group comprised of larger companies in the industry, is already making its opinions known on the subject by releasing an extensive study.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2015 : solar-powered vessel, robot dispatcher, 3-D printed flight parts, and more. At automaker BMW Group, for instance, plant employees can walk up to seven miles per day. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

The words “avian flu” often trigger alarm bells for the majority of the population, as was evident with the avian flu outbreaks in the US that led to the culling of hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys in 2015 and 2017. The global chip shortage is not the only aspect currently affecting supply chains around the world.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 24, 2018

However, a new study shows that the deterioration in receivables is masked by a significant slowing of payments to suppliers. days seen in 2015, and nearly matches the lowest recent CCC of 33.4 The 1000 largest non-financial companies in the U.S. In 2017, companies significantly extended payments to suppliers, taking 3.4

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Motivations and Stats on the State of Reshoring in 2015. And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Studies show that as many as 80% of consumers believe American-made products are comparably high-quality.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Recently Cerasis asked in the Manufacturing Leadership Community group on LinkedIn, run by Manufacturing Executive. What are some issues and trends you see coming to the world of Manufacturing in 2015? However, we are also seeing a rise in companies moving from China to Mexico, for many reasons. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Mora Moravia, part of the Gorenje Group, is an appliance manufacturer located in the beautiful surroundings of Hlubo?ky More recently, several important production projects have been moved to the Gorenje Group. “We In July 2015, it was agreed that the company would produce its sixth generation of cookers. “It

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

We have reduced our carbon footprint by 30% since 2015. The project involves a feasibility study into the potential for Freeport East, which includes the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich International, to become a net-zero port and a net-zero energy hub for third parties and the adjacent region. tonnes of NOx emissions every year. “We

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Blue Grace Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2017

The average value of cargos stolen by fictitious pickup was $203,744 vs. $174,380 per incident for cargo thefts overall during the study period, a 17 percent differential. million in 2015 and $94 million in 2014,” they added. Here are some other interesting facts pointed out by Adrian Gonzales of Talking Logistics.

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Material Handling and Logistics

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

It was a big step toward completing the Lego Group's ultimate blue print of routinely manufacturing its brightly colored eponymous blocks by 2030 using sustainable materials, part of an effort to reach zero operational waste. That plan was announced in 2012 and in 2015, the company pledged 1 billion kr.,

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The Lean Thinker

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Study the Process’s Operating Patterns. Human beings are good at that – its social integration into a group. Copyright © 2015, Mark Rosenthal. The Starter Kata steps for Grasping the Current Condition are explicit and detailed. At a high level they are: 1. Graph the Process Outcome Performance.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 4, 2021

The McKinsey & Company study “Women in the Workplace 2020” reports that before the COVID-19 pandemic began in the United States, the representation of women in corporate America was slowly trending up in the right direction. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , 46.8% in the transportation and warehousing industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2022

I had studied TV script writing at the University of Cape Town with Roy. And neither of us had studied business. But we believed, because we had studied TV script writing, that we knew how to pitch. In 2015 we got our first e-commerce client. We hired talented group of young engineers. A guy called Roy Brawley.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mini Case Study: Walmart. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. The study found that by this year (2016), 89% of companies expected to be competing primarily on the basis of customer experience. . So if you want to be sure of business success, review your supply chain strategy.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Mini Case Study: Walmart. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool. To put that claim into some perspective, consider this data revealed by Gartner from research conducted in 2014: The study found that by this year (2016), 89% of companies expected to be competing primarily on the basis of customer experience.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . After a rough 2015, the first half of 2016 was no different. Maersk Growth Case study.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By grouping a particular number of customers together, profitability can also be evaluated for a customer or market segment. A) Hospital group supplies in Thailand, with about 20 hospitals in the group: Supplies were being purchased either individually by each hospital or (about 20% of supplies) via a central purchasing organisation.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Read What TLA Diploma graduates Have Benefited from Their Study : I can now handle my job with greater confidence after successful completion of course. Here are some feedback from the immediate supervisors of TLA Diploma graduates: Bryan Phang has completed his Diploma in Integrated Logistics Management in 2015 (ILM R37).

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In response to this trend, the company launched Kenco Innovation Labs in 2015, where its dedicated team of innovation specialists “collaborate with customers to identify, research, and prototype leading-edge ideas and processes,” including drones, 3D printing, gamification, augmented reality, AGV pallets, and wearable scanners.

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UL EHS- Sustainability

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Among her top tips for creating an inventory are to: label materials; create chemical ‘areas’, either physically or logically grouping materials; and to develop a routine schedule, so that the inventory process becomes an annual event. “By

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Logistics Manager

JANUARY 26, 2020

He said, “My career began with my studies in Engineering in Germany where I also received my PhD. My path to becoming CEO and COO of Swisslog came shortly after the official acquisition from KUKA in 2015.” This has led to the Group positioning themselves as leading data and robotics driven automation company.

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World Food Programme Logistics

MAY 21, 2019

From rain-fed agriculture to micro-irrigation schemes In 2015, using funding from USAID’s Food for Peace, WFP in partnership with the Kenya government and Action Aid initiated a visibility study into the use of micro-irrigation schemes using water from a nearby stream.

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Forto

AUGUST 1, 2019

In 2015, around 10 billion tons of ocean freight were transported worldwide by around 50,000 cargo ships. Source: icct’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions from global shipping, 2013-2015 . Source: icct’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions from global shipping, 2013-2015 . Source: icct’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions from global shipping, 2013-2015 .

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 1, 2018

billion moved between Columbus, Pittsburgh and Chicago in 2015, that is going to be of obvious interest to the region’s manufacturing industry. In the 1970s, meanwhile, the RAND Corporation think-tank produced a number of detailed engineering studies based on the concept. Given that some 5.9m tonnes of freight worth $16.7

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Women in Trucking

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

One of the most notable companies to hire someone dedicated to employee experience was Airbnb back in 2015 when they transitioned their Chief Human Resources Officer to the Head of Employee Experience. To achieve this vision, most offices included a group of employees called “ground control” that focus on bringing AirBnb’s culture to life.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 26, 2018

East Coast trade between the September reporting periods in 2015 and 2016, which likely was fueled by the Panama Canal’s third set of locks opening in June 2016 , allowing the canal to handle vessels of over 14,000 TEUs. West Coast trade was 8,185 TEUs, up 10.1 percent and 1.9 Volumes have been surging at Inland Port Greer since it opened.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 26, 2018

East Coast trade between the September reporting periods in 2015 and 2016, which likely was fueled by the Panama Canal’s third set of locks opening in June 2016 , allowing the canal to handle vessels of over 14,000 TEUs. West Coast trade was 8,185 TEUs, up 10.1 percent and 1.9 Volumes have been surging at Inland Port Greer since it opened.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

Coyote became a UPS Company in 2015, adding new services and capabilities to their expanding solutions portfolio. In the podcast interview, Ben and Joe discussed 3PL outsourcing trends gleaned from Coyote’s research study, “Supply Chain Outsourcing for the Win.” Businesses ranged in size from $250M to over $5B in annual revenue.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task. Compliance to U.S. Customs & Border Patrol is essential to your cargo clearing customs.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

This year, he gave $5 million to Harvard Business School to support the development of case studies and other programming that explore the implications of AI on industries and business. The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing will build on MIT’s legacy of excellence in computation and the study of intelligence.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 19, 2018

“The dire predictions that robots are going to take our jobs are overstated,” said Susan Lund, co-author of the study for McKinsey, adding “There will be enough jobs for everyone in most sectors.” How does this compare to the IoT positions of the previous years, which have already peaked in 2015?

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

How does this compare to the IoT positions of the previous years, which have already peaked in 2015? market for customer responsiveness, flexibility, quality control, and for the positive branding of “Made in USA” Reshoring including FDI balanced offshoring in 2015 as it did in 2014. Editor’s Note: . U.S.

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Material Handling and Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2018

That same study showed that only 30% were willing to pay more for them. Well, according to The Boston Consulting Group companies can only charge about 5% more for products made in the United States. . According to a 2015 report from the Economic Policy Institute, the U.S. However, price does still matter. How much more?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group. 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.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 11, 2018

Those are some of the key takeaways of the global UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper Global Study issued this week by UPS and comScore Inc. UPS said this study evaluated consumer shopping habits from pre-purchase to post-delivery, with respondents having made a minimum of two online purchases over a three-month timeframe. . “To

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