Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2018

And if you didn’t stop doing these four things in 2017, you should definitely stop doing them this year: Supply Chain and Logistics Resolutions for 2017: 4 Things to STOP Doing This Year. Check out our 2017 LL4T1DCure Team Page and 2016 LL4T1DCure Team Page for a recap of the rides and photos.).

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 10, 2020

In this article I unpack the difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain and how it is all connected, starting with some simple definitions of these terms. Of course different freight types have different characteristics and susceptible to different types of cargo damage and needs expert handling in all cases.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Of course, bad times don’t last forever, and, slowly but surely, stock exchanges recovered and were stabilized by 2001. Aside from another string of important launches — like Google Wallet in 2011, Apple Pay in 2014, and Instagram Shopping in 2017 — the ‘10s marked incredible milestones in revenue and reach. We want to hear from you!

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

” CfA says it sent multiple inquiries to the FRA and DOT regarding Hall’s outside employment at the time, but received no response. “In an effort to definitively ascertain whether Mr. Hall’s continued outside employment violated federal law, CfA made repeated efforts to determine Mr. Hall’s salary at the FRA,” the group said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

A press release from October of 2021 stated that solutions sold by the Group over the course of one year result in the avoidance of around 1,300 million tons of CO2 emissions over those product’s lifespan. These avoided CO2 emissions from their products, they argue, are around 40 times the Group’s own total carbon footprint.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

In 2017, Poland produced 689,700 finished vehicles, 1.2% In 2017, finished vehicle sales in the EU increased by only 3% over the previous year, compared with growth of 7% in 2016 and more than 9% in 2015, Opala points out. For finished vehicle logistics providers in Poland, the market is “definitely good”, says Skowronski of Wega.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 10, 2018

million truckloads of food and kindred products this year, up 5% from 2017. This, of course, needs to happen before a carrier can consider taking on new freight. . It’s definitely an area that we needed to call attention to this year,” the CVSA added. . Consumers expect fresh produce and other food products year around.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

In late 2017 I published a post of anecdotes, observations and lessons given by senior officers contacted through the course of academic research. The disclaimer provided in 2017 applies: This post is a collation of pertinent points imparted through these conversations. By David Beaumont.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. The definition above is not from any textbook, but is one that I am sure you will agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to attain. . If you want business success (and who doesn’t?),

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The passion these young students have is definitely not the norm as reflected in the current representation of women who are commercial truck drivers—approximately just 6 percent of the commercial truck driver workforce is made up of females and, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this is up only 1.1 percent since 2008.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

Sometimes I just like to live on the edge, which is definitely a qualifying status for anyone bold enough to make predictions about the future of supply chain operations and management—but I just can’t help myself. Of course that’s really not such a bold prediction to make, since some warehouses are already running dark today.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2019

Of course, it is helpful to have some statistics on hand to validate the statement above. The definition above is not from any textbook, but is simply one that I’m sure you’ll agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to arrive at. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 7, 2019

In late 2017 I published a post of anecdotes, observations and lessons given by senior officers contacted through the course of academic research. The disclaimer provided in 2017 applies: This post is a collation of pertinent points imparted through these conversations. By David Beaumont.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Through the course of 2017, and because of my academic research, I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants. By David Beaumont.

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Logistics in War

DECEMBER 2, 2019

I have been extremely fortunate to interview a range of senior military officers and public servants through the course of academic research in 2017. Over the next month we’ll be publishing a number of popular posts on as broad a range of topics as possible.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 12, 2018

Just look back to the landmark October 2017 ATA Driver Shortage Report, which took a deep dive into the current driver shortage situation, with analysis on where things may be headed and what needs to happen to prevent a bad situation from becoming even worse down the road. For certain, carriers are definitely loving those apples.

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

This point was recently raised in a 2017 paper by the Australian National University’s Dr Stephan Fruhling who, in his ‘Sovereign Defence Industry Capabilities, Independent Operations and the Future of Australian Defence Strategy’ , wrote of three key issues with the current paradigm of strategic thinking about industry. New Scenarios.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In late August 2017, Hurricane Harvey – the storm that devastated the Caribbean, flattening Puerto Rico – made landfall on the Texas coast. Globally, extreme weather events are not uncommon, of course. billion ($3.25 The European Severe Weather Database also suggests an increase in severe hailstorms. Protective measures on the up.

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Logistics Manager

MAY 1, 2018

Carriers have understandably then been keenly focused on managing costs, but the results of the second half of 2017 showed that some of them have recovered enough to a point where they can begin thinking about other investments. In the end, this should be happy news with those employed in the industry, as they are definitely needed.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 24, 2018

Matt Castle: Certainly when I look at 2018 compared to 2017 it is a situation that has been building since the fourth quarter of 2016, which is really the story around demand. There was a period for a number of years where capacity was, of course, outpacing demand, and that was really the result of two key elements.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 10, 2018

We deal with a lot of 3PLs, and a lot of them were making these stop-off truckloads for their customers, and I think we have seen that drop off over the course of the economic boom. How much is somewhat hard to say, but there is definitely some to be sure. We know we have seen some spillover. There is some spillover.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 13, 2018

According to the 2017 U.N. “If your company emits carbon, and you want to negate those emissions, it’s definitely the case that offsets can do that.” Hundreds of leading global companies have proposed, or are working on, science-based targets in line with the climate goals enshrined in Paris. ” Emerging options.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2018

Citing the MHI Annual Industry Report 2017, Alvarez pointed out that 92% of the 1,100 professionals that responded to the survey behind the report said technology was going to make the difference in the transformation of the warehouse. Ricardo Alvarez, director of solutions and business development at Ryder México.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 28, 2017

We will feature over the next 3 business days each category's top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2017. These will only contain posts written in 2017. There were approximately 220 blog posts in 2017, and over 360,000 page views on those posts alone. The Top 10 Logistics Blog Posts from 2017.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 18, 2018

With a gross domestic product (GDP) of about US$136bn in 2017, the city is already acclaimed to have the seventh-largest GDP in Africa. So did Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichal in July 2017. In May 2017, they started the installation of free wifi infrastructure across the city. Smart does not mean elite.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

We saw longer lead times that definitely impacted our customers.”. The shortage of rail cars that hit the industry through 2017 and to an extent is still a problem in North America has had knock-on effects that have compounded the capacity problem. Rail headaches. Trade wars.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

retaliation. At the end of 2017 and beginning of 2018, a few senators slowed the confirmation process for several trade nominees. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., in January announced he would hold all trade nominees over unspecified concerns about USTR engagement with his office.

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Material Handling and Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course. Once in, you’ve got to stay the course. Of course, there are different kinds of regulation. Education is the answer.

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