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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

The following seven stories will recap business moves, innovative ideas, and industry insight to guide supply chain professionals into the launch of the next quarter. CBS News reported that this new sustainable freight transport option is one of over 1,000 electric vehicles employed by the shipping giant. .

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Twitter Insights from GT Nexus Bridges 2015 Conference

Talking Logistics

Moving forward, GT Nexus plans to extend and enhance its TMS footprint across the full TMS lifecycle: Transportation Sourcing. Ready to Ship Rating, Planning, and Optimization. Transportation Analytics. Not surprising, mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) are also on the company’s innovation roadmap. In-transit Visibility.

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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

Daniel Helmig, head of ABB’s Supply Chain management, is currently busy implementing supply chain transformation throughout the company’s 450 plants and many project sites as the company consolidates back end processes and establishes ten global transportation management centres. “It What are your responsibilities? “I

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Tesla’s Q3-2022 Vehicle Delivery Performance Exposes Business Model Challenges

Supply Chain Matters

The notions of an unanticipated global-wide pandemic, unprecedented disruptions in supplier lead times, global transportation, and the burden of a sevenfold increase in ocean container shipping rates have tested prior product business strategies and supply chain practices.

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Supply Chain Trends in 2016: A Year of Defining Change

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The Panama Canal is a prime example of a global vision being realized. When it opened, it revolutionized shipping lanes from China to the East Coast. The Hanjin bankruptcy , on the other hand, is a powerful reminder and example of the risk we face in the global world. This year came with a lot of change, innovation, and growth.

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The Top Logistics and Supply Chain Journalists & Thought Leaders to Know for 2020

Shipchain

His works remain expansive—from procurement through reverse logistics and even facilities management for the supply chain itself. . His articles are insightful and offer actionable ways for companies of all sizes to tap into the value of innovation in the supply chain. . and abroad. John Monarch. Mitch MacDonald.

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Do Americans Really Want Splendid Isolation?

Enterra Insights

In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in America by All of America’s Workers, launching a whole-of-government initiative to strengthen the use of federal procurement to support American manufacturing.”[1] Procurement must also be considered.