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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

Of course, a high stock price enriches those people who already own shares, and makes options and stock grants more valuable, but they didn’t get into that either. ” The result was a 32 hour course that ran two days, then a break, then two days the following week. Elimination of waste: Focus on adding value.

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What the Trucking Industry Could Look Like in 2021

Shipchain

That last few years have been nothing short of eventful for the trucking industry. This, of course, left some large shoes to fill, and unfortunately, 2019 could not meet the mark, with freight rates falling by 27 percent as per Camino Financial. A Brief Recap on The Trucking Industry’s Recent History.

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Port of Los Angeles Reports Near-record Level Cargo Volumes in 2019

Logistics Manager

The Port of Los Angeles moved near-record cargo in 2019 with a total of 9,337,632 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), just short of the second-best year in its 113-year history. It’s time for the courage and long-range vision to imagine what this Port will look like in the years ahead and set a course in that direction.

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Toilet Paper Shortages, Empty Shelves, and Panic Buying: Just How Bad Did the Grocery Supply Chain Perform in 2020?

Logistics Viewpoints

For companies trying to predict demand in March of 2020 as the world was descending into lockdown and everything was being turned upside down, what happened in March of 2019 had little to no relevance. These extreme error events “are the supply chain equivalent of the highway washout or bridge closure.”

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

The most famous shortage, of course, was the toilet paper shortage, which was really more about a shift in usage and panic buying than production. Between 2016 and 2019, Amazon converted around 25 shopping malls into distribution centers. The previous record was set in August 2019 with 233,110 TEUs. That’s all for this week.

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Supply Chain Talent Matters More than Ever

Logistics Viewpoints

The skills enhancement program, dubbed Strategic Capabilities Planning, will include a mix of internally supply chain programs, systems education and external APICS courses – APICS is now part of the Association for Supply Chain Management. The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey.

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Key Takeaways from Pestworld 2019: Moving Beyond Service Delivery

WorkWave

Here are just a few of my observations and thoughts from this year’s event. Strong data governance requires good data to begin with, of course. The post Key Takeaways from Pestworld 2019: Moving Beyond Service Delivery appeared first on WorkWave. Sophisticated Marketing Is Now the Norm.

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