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Tariffs: A Brief History and the Debate of Whether They are Good or Bad

MTS Logistics

The port industry in Portugal definitely benefitted from, at first, no trade between the two powers, and then they kept benefiting when heavy tariffs resumed between Britain and France. Of course, like most peoples reaction to tariffs, the colonists didnt like that idea. Of course things change, but some fundamentals stay the same.

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TWI: Is it Time to Rethink Job Relations?

The Lean Thinker

In addition, there are companies that are “training the trainer” to deliver the course precisely – which is good – and coaching them not to deviate from the words in the manual. The challenge, of course, is that nobody owns this material. Now… reality is more subtle than this, of course.

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A Guide to Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Logistics Bureau

If you are driving your car and you wish to maintain a speed of 50 KPH, you will use your speedometer to maintain that velocity. Of course, the big challenge in this type of external benchmarking is obtaining the necessary data, since many companies are wary of sharing performance data with potential competitors.

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3PL Industry Trends and a Forthcoming Identity Crisis

Logistics Bureau

As a general definition, a 3PL helps a company to get its offering, conceived in place A, into the hands of its customers in place B. The solution is to back up, figuratively speaking, to the general definition of the need and see how overall trends and developments in the world could make this need map onto other, different solutions.

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New & Used Forklift Prices: The Definitive Comparison Guide [2019]

Conger

Of course, more maintenance leads to higher maintenance costs. Eventually, even your meticulously maintained used forklift will run out of steam. The post New & Used Forklift Prices: The Definitive Comparison Guide [2019] appeared first on Conger. PRICE OF A NEW FORKLIFT. Send me a PDF.

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What Is a Pallet Jack? Definition, Types, and Uses Explained

Conger

And here’s a simple pallet jack definition: A pallet jack (sometimes called a “pallet truck”) is the simplest type of forklift, consisting of a: Wheeled trolley. We’ve given a basic definition of pallet jacks as being simple forklifts. Easiest to maintain since they have simple parts and few of them. What Is a Pallet Jack?

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

You need to accept that data will NEVER be 100% clean and consistent or maintained promptly. Instead, the goal should be to focus on maintaining the inputs to ensure you are getting realistic insights and recommendations. . Maintaining all past and future promotional events in a database. Having accurate stock-out data.