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5 Podcasts for Supply Chain and Logistics Professionals

GlobalTranz

These podcasts bring the latest news and thought leadership in the supply chain and logistics industries right to your earbuds. If you’re looking to increase your podcast listening , here are five that highlight topics of interest to supply chain and logistics professionals. 5 supply chain and logistics podcasts.

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How Shipping Can Help Save The Planet

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Today about 90% of non-bulk cargo worldwide is transported by a container. The shipping industry has an abysmal history when it comes to caring for the environment: as an example, reports are indicating that container ships built as late as 2013 were, on average, 10% less fuel-efficient than those constructed in the 1990s.

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Logistics & Supply Chain News Roundup, January 2023

Logistics Bureau

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? With the virus running rampant, members of factory management teams, too, can become thin on the ground, placing manufacturing companies under severe strain.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I was tempted to title today’s post “This Week in Trump News,” considering all of the actions he took this week that have supply chain and logistics implications. I also considered this title: “Another Week of Amazon News (plus Other Stuff That Happened in Logistics).”. companies that move manufacturing operations overseas?

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Five Technology Patents that Changed the Supply Chain

Freightos

in 2013, rising costs are pushing for more efficiency, whether by cutting operating costs with improved technology. Shorter product lifecycles, fluid sourcing (a’la Aliababa ) and more transparency means agile supply chains that change often. The Ultimate Logistic and Supply Chain Patent Short List: 3D Printing.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program. Additionally, the company’s manufacturing expertise will enable the reduction of production costs.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”.

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