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Milestone Surpassed in Rice Shipments to West Africa

Logistics Business Magazine

The logistical exercise is technically complex and helps create thousands of local jobs in West Africa and we are delighted that there is an economic benefit to those people we rely on to help deliver such a critical commodity.

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Government urged to avoid "short-sighted protectionism" in ensuring supply chain resilience – Logistics Manager Magazine

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[og_img] The International Trade Committee has urged government exercise caution over onshoring as a potential solution to the supply-chain vulnerabilities exposed by Covid-19 A report… The post Government urged to avoid "short-sighted protectionism" in ensuring supply chain resilience – Logistics Manager Magazine appeared first (..)

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Five Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle on the Road

Women in Trucking

Stretch and exercise. Strengthen weak muscles supporting the spine with moderate daily exercise, such as a brisk walk, biking and weightlifting. Driver Darrell Hirengen suggests taking deep breaths, keeping a stress journal to identify triggers, reducing caffeine consumption, getting enough sleep and exercising daily.

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What are Reverse Logistics?

Logistics Bureau

Unfortunately, it did not exercise the same skill and transparency in recalling its Motrin product in 2009, to the extent that congressional investigators became involved to find out what was going on. Who will do Reverse Logistics well in the future? Improving margins comes in as a distant fourth reason.

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Report uncovers hidden cost of workplace accidents

Logistics Business Magazine

However, Alex Hinton, a product innovation manager at Seton , believes this is just the tip of the iceberg: “All employers have a legal obligation to protect their staff from harm but it’s more than a tick-box exercise. The post Report uncovers hidden cost of workplace accidents appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Yale double stacker provides innovative solutions

Logistics Business Magazine

Consolidating a materials handling fleet is a cost-effective exercise and with the MS20XD’s working flexibility, it has the capacity to take on a multitude of roles within the warehouse logistics chain. The post Yale double stacker provides innovative solutions appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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What manufacturers need to know about IIoT

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

In 2018 a Forbes magazine published an article entitled “Every company is a data company” in which the authors urged all companies to use data as a core asset. Exercise trackers like Fitbit or Garmin are part of an IoT network that collects and analyzes data from objects – people.