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[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

The erosion in the cost advantage has been driven by a confluence of sharp wage increases, lagging productivity growth, unfavorable currency swings, and a dramatic rise in energy costs, states the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) based on a study of 25 nations that account for nearly 90 percent of global exports of manufactured goods.

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TPM24: Key Takeaways on Geopolitics, Technology and Other Drivers of Ocean Freight in 2024

Freightos

I was fortunate to be able to attend again this year, and, though I couldn’t sit in on all the sessions or meetings I would’ve liked, here are my key takeaways: Geopolitical challenges, Red Sea especially Geopolitics were, of course, on people’s minds.

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Overcoming Complacency: How to Drive Even More Supply Chain Metric Success

Talking Logistics

If your team isn’t challenged to meet their goals, your bar is likely set too low. Going “red,” defined as not meeting stated goals, should not be treated as an abject failure if continuous improvement is anywhere in your business plan. No line of communication should ever take a one-and-done approach.

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Bridging Two Realms: The Digital-Analog Dance in Logistics

Freightos

eBooking: Harmonizing Static and Real-time Systems What it means: Global freight rates may be going digital but the vast majority of shipments that are booked still depend on negotiated contract rates. It’s a nuanced journey where respect for tradition meets the embrace of innovation. All inline with the initial digital booking.

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How to Choose Your WMS: Provider’s Top 5 Tips

Logistics Business Magazine

An effective warehouse must meet the needs of three main groups of people – internal customers, retail trading partners or stores and consumers. Any new system must be “future-proofed” to meet changing customer needs as well as trading peaks and troughs.

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Online Learning is Growing Exponentially—And it’s Here to Stay

Logistics Bureau

E-learning widens access to education to students in lower-income groups who can’t afford full-time university fees. eBooks: A series of books on Supply Chain and Logistics. E-learning is much more affordable than face-to-face instruction. Online courses are the quickest path for a student to obtain a degree.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

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 Maersk Shift: Where it started. For Maersk, June of 2016 was the breaking point.