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How Good is Your Logistics Service Provider?

Logistics Viewpoints

An interest group of the Singapore-based Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS), the Shippers Council is a professional association that counts members from organizations with a vested interest in logistics, including end users, technology and service providers, government and academia.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Government Warehouses. Government Warehouses. The United States Federal government leases or owns 90 million square feet of warehousing space across 19,000 buildings. Federal government uses up 15% of all warehousing space in the country. Some of the top users of government warehousing include the: U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Watching the commercial definitely made me feel nostalgic for the good old days of 80’s cartoon mascots. Governments and companies taking part will pay countries with tropical and subtropical forests for emissions reductions, a move it hopes will help reduce and eventually end deforestation. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

Following the publication of this strategic guidance, the Government released the Defence and Industry Strategic Policy Statement , which reiterates that the best defence for a nation is for the nation to wholly engage it in its own security. [10]

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Ocean Freight Contract Season: An Overview and Key Components

MTS Logistics

The terms, conditions, and prices for shipping products in ocean freight containers are governed by these contracts. Shippers need to know that there will be enough equipment available to meet their shipping requirements. ” He then added, “Right now, it’s definitely not the preferred option.”

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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

Let’s start with a definition: any device that can perceive its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of success at some goal is engaged in some form of artificial intelligence (AI). It is also worth pointing out, that based on this definition, not all forms of machine learning are particularly complicated.

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Six Supply Chain Priorities That Should be on Top of Your 2021 Agenda

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In addition, governing our social impact with the help of e.g. human rights policies or codes of conduct, will gain in importance in 2021 and the years to come. For those who were not there yet, last year’s pandemic definitely served as an additional impulse for flexible work. Hybrid Mode of Working.