GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

This is quite the appropriate quote from Supply Chain thought leader, Steve Banker, the Service Director, Supply Chain Management at ARC Advisory Group, a leading industry analyst and technology consulting company. The reality is that the speed at which the supply chain & logistics industries are changing are breathtaking.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

Robinson , Descartes Systems Group , and Elemica are sponsoring this year’s team and employees to participate in the ride, which will be September 14-16 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Check out the team website for photos and a recap of last year’s ride (we’ll be updating the site soon with this year’s team information).

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. The Failing Kmart Business Strategy. The first Kmart store opened way back in 1962.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In mid-2015 his employer opened one of the first industry “Innovation Labs” – a loosely structured group with the single purpose to research and test early-stage supply chain innovations.

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Logistics Manager

JUNE 24, 2018

France-based container transportation and shipping company CMA CGM Group recently announced the commercialization of connected containers with TRAXENS by CMA CGM. The group has now agreed that the time is right to deploy TRAXENS on a larger scale by offering it to all their customers.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Since the third quarter of 2017, many manufacturers have been regularly confronted by scarcity in the transportation market – a problem they haven’t encountered in years. Freight prices are also going up because of carrier rate increases since the last half of 2017. Adapt the freight allocation strategy to handle scarcity .

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Transporeon

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Ocean freight rates are expected to increase significantly in 2017 Based on a survey conducted by our benchmarking partners Xeneta , more than half (56%) of the respondents expect rates to increase while 44% believe rates will remain stable. Most importantly, no one expects that rates will decline in 2017. Contact us today.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

billion in 2017, down considerably from the $1.94 billion loss reported in the previous year, according to the company’s most recent financial statements. The group’s overall revenues climbed 13.5 percent year-over-year to $30.95 to acquire Maersk Oil for $7.4 Møller Holding to acquire Maersk Tankers for $1.1

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Airfreight Logistics

APRIL 19, 2018

He will be responsible for the continued growth of the Group’s ‘cargo supermarket’ strategy, which is based on using the synergies of its scheduled and charter businesses to their customer’s unique benefits. My decision to rejoin the Group stems from us both taking a well-considered and balanced view of what we want to achieve.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 24, 2018

significantly improved their ability to generate cash in 2017, producing the strongest working capital performance since 2008. In 2017, companies significantly extended payments to suppliers, taking 3.4 Performance of the other major elements of working capital performance, receivables and inventory, both deteriorated slightly in 2017.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 6, 2018

Deutsche Post DHL Group can look back on another very good financial year. The Group’s operating profit climbed by 7.2% billion in the 2017 financial year. Group revenue was up by 5.4% In 2017 we took another major step on the road to achieving our strategic and financial goals for 2020. per share proposed.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

Deutsche Post DHL Group has just released its 14th Corporate Responsibility Report entitled “Dedicated to Shared Values” This year’s focus underlines the shared values of “Respect and Results” which have been made an integral component of daily operations at Deutsche Post DHL Group.

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Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

And more promising news: 76 percent of female 18- to 26-year-olds have a favorable impression of professional driving, according to a recent nationwide study by the Adcom Group, a marketing and communications firm. percent increase in female drivers from 2017 to 2018, Shaver says. Companies are recognizing the value of women drivers.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2021

Communication and equality are the central axes of the process of transforming a supplier into a valuable business partner for the strategy, success, and growth of a company. Supply chain management is characterized by the fact that all interested parties collaborate towards a common strategy or to achieve a common objective.

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Logistics Manager

AUGUST 3, 2018

French container transportation and shipping company, CMA CGM one of the world’s leading shipping groups has recently announced the acquisition of a 10% equity interest in CSP Zeebrugge Terminal NV (“CSP Zeebrugge”),through their wholly-owned subsidiary CMA Terminals. CMA CGM Group Executive Officer, Farid T.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

This change is part of the European strategy of the company’s owner, Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe (MLE). back in 2017, Mitsubishi Logisnext Group has applied the strategy of ensuring that all wholly owned subsidiaries are taking Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks branded products to market in Europe.

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Transporeon

MAY 8, 2017

We talked to Manfred Himmelbach, Group Logistics Officer with AVISTA OIL. As a result, we have centralized all these processes in the Group Logistics department. For 2017, we are planning an interface between our ERP system and the Transporeon platform. All processes can now be viewed in one system.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Vanderlande is a member of Toyota Industries Corporation within the Toyota Advanced Logistics Group. SWISSLOG is a business and reportable segment of the KUKA Group. Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4

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Logistics Manager

JANUARY 13, 2019

Fully owned subsidiary of the Bolloré Group , Bolloré Logistics South Africa recently announced a substantial investment to transform their Pomona facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. Work on the Pomona facility upgrade and other infrastructure development began at the end of 2017.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2018

Real estate giant Prologis has revealed its fourth quarter results and full year 2017 activity in Europe. For the full year 2017, new leases and renewals comprised 3.9 2017 was yet another historic year for Prologis Europe. For the full year 2017, new leases and renewals comprised 3.9 Full year 2017 saw a total of €116.9

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Transporeon

JUNE 7, 2018

Our consistent momentum shows that Transporeon has quickly become integral to our customers’ transportation and logistics processes through increased digitization and collaboration across the supply chain,” says Ed Moran, managing director and senior vice president of sales and marketing at Transporeon Group Americas.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. The post What’s Driving the Increase in Transportation Management Technology Spend?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

Those are some of the questions I discussed with Andrew Lockwood, Senior Manager of Analytics and Solution Design at Kenco Group , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. The Great Transportation Spot Market Inversion of 2018 (Source: DAT, Kenco Group). What is a “Spot Market Inversion”?

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Hessel Verhage (pictured, right), 50, is originally from the Netherlands and has driven the company’s development as Executive Vice President for Global Strategy and Transformation at Schenker. He was promoted to his current role as head of the global strategy and transformation unit at the beginning of 2022.

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Logistics Manager

JANUARY 22, 2019

Worldwide shipping group, France-based CMA CGM Group recently announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group Rodolphe Saadé signed an extension of the Ocean Alliance cooperation until 2027. It is a milestone in our development strategy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2022

Based on this, participating companies were grouped into the following maturity levels: leader, advanced, developing and initiating. We found three key strategies that could serve as a blueprint for other supply chains: Rethink Packaging. So, what set sustainability leaders apart from the rest of the pack?

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Automotive Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

PSA is pressing ahead with a multi-brand aftermarket offering that includes selling rivals’ spare parts, as part of the group’s corporate Push to Pass growth strategy. The offering, according to the group, meets virtually all their needs, with more than 100,000 parts stored across Distrigo’s warehouses and 29 partner suppliers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Palletways, an Imperial Group company and one of Europe’s largest and fastest-growing express palletised freight networks, has partnered with Mates in Mind, a UK charity that helps organisations improve their workforces’ mental health.

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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. . The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. The Primary Maersk Plays.

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Since last year, in fact, the situation has worsened, as the percent of white/Caucasian managers increased from 76% in 2017 to 84% in 2018. In 2017, though, the three top-paying verticals were pharma/healthcare, computer & electronic products, and chemicals. The survey took place in December 2017-January 2018, with 242 responses.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 3, 2018

Launched in 2017, the Group’s Mission 2050 environmental strategy “thinks big” when it comes to realizing a greener, more sustainable future. Launched in 2017, the Group’s Mission 2050 environmental strategy “thinks big” when it comes to realizing a greener, more sustainable future.

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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. Logisticians and the ‘spirit of the age’.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 25, 2018

Millennials are important, put a strategy in place to attract and retain . This tech-savvy group can be a great source of new ideas and innovative solutions for managing the supply chain of the future. Make sure you consider this to make your recruitment and retention efforts effective among this target group. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2024

Detainees listening to speeches in a camp in Lop County, Xinjiang, April 2017 All countries claim that they have outlawed slavery. But slavery still exists. Today we refer to slavery as “forced labor.” Forced labor can be imposed by State authorities, by private enterprises, or by individuals.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Fourth quarter and full-year 2017 revenue and volumes were strong, Atlanta-based transportation and logistics titan UPS said on its earnings call today. The successful execution of our growth strategies was apparent in strong revenue gains made across all segments of the business. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. annually at $65.8

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Logistics Manager

MARCH 30, 2020

However, this addition to the original order has never happened thus far, first because of the terrible market conditions of 2016, and then throughout 2017-2018 with the focus being on the execution of the sale of the OOIL group to COSCO SHIPPING Holdings.

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