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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

The mad dash begins to finish all the work that needs to get done before 2018 arrives, so without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: E-Commerce Boosts U.S. BluJay Solutions Unveils MobileSTAR. Kane Is Able Purchases Vintners Logistics. How did we get here so fast?

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

… We flew over the sprawling Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — 40% of all U.S. Like any great innovation, container shipping was so obvious after the fact it is incredible that it had not been implemented earlier.”[5]. Levinson reports, McLean’s innovation was first demonstrated on 26 April 1956.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

XPO Logistics Expands Last Mile Services with Acquisition of UX Specialized Logistics. Roadnet® Technologies Introduces Advanced Business Intelligence Tool, Insight. Here are some details from the press release: The purchase price was $59 million, excluding any working capital adjustments, with no assumption of debt.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

However, commonly used KPIs used by supply chain executives are usually focused on logistics performance (e.g., The Lean journey should focus on straightforward activities that everyone can see and understand because the tools take on a life of their own, causing the operation to lose sight of the simple goal of waste elimination.

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The Dispatch Report | October 2019, Issue No. 12

Shipchain

We’ve been busy fine-tuning our platform, nailing our pitch, bringing on new customers, demoing for clients, and speaking at and attending different freight and logistics conferences. Chris Kupillas, Regional VP, BlueGrace Logistics. James Osborn, Manager of Logistics and Process Improvement, Hanover Foods.

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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. McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. Competition for container traffic is increasingly giving way to coordination between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Innovating: The 2000s.

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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. These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.