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Sustaining National Defence – logistics investment in the National Defence Strategy

Logistics in War

The media, think-tanks and all sorts of commentators have followed Ukraine’s experience of invasion to find another prompt that something should be done. There are, of course, many other examples where assumptions had led to risks being accepted in advance of war, and preparedness failures occurred as a result.

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Still Think Dangerous Goods is Just Paperwork and Labels?

Talking Logistics

This includes how they must be classified, packed, marked, labelled and documented – as well as the dangerous goods training which must be completed by the people packing and sending them. E-commerce is only adding to the complexity and challenge, as small mom-and-pop shops and individuals sell all sorts of dangerous goods online (e.g.,

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Seafarers – We Need You, We Hear You, We Support You!

Shipping and Freight Resource

A statement from the IMO SG to seafarers dated 20th April 2020, said, “ I have written to all our Member States, urging them to recognize all seafarers as “key workers”, remove any barriers to your documentation and lift national travel restrictions so that you can get home on conclusion of your contracts, and rejoin your families.

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Top 6 Supply Chain KPIs: Keep Your Dashboards Simple

Logistics Bureau

While having too many KPIs is undoubtedly better than having none, it can impede progress by creating a confused, complex mass of information that becomes difficult to sort out and use as a basis for action. Accurate documentation: This metric tracks the percentage of sales orders accompanied by accurate documents throughout the process.

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Supply Chain And Logistics Trends That Could Be Big In 2020

Logistics Bureau

Of course, there can be no stronger motivation than legislation, but money comes a very close second, and the potential cost savings offered by the circular supply chain are substantial. International shipping is complicated, and documentation requirements hard to understand. Some burn bright and fizzle out fast.

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How Shippers and Small Businesses Can Support Green Shipping

GoShip Blog

Of course, a complete change of packing materials can take time and investments. Although going digital seems pretty obvious in 2019, many companies still rely on paper billing and documentation. Here are some examples of how can you increase the involvement across your business: sorting and recycling waste. using eco-packaging.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

The next step was to take the planning slips for each postal code, or two or three postal codes if we knew they were geographically close together, and sort them into piles, representing nominal routes, totting up the weights of the orders to see when a route was maxed out. Could Drones Ease Road Congestion?