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Canadian Ports: A Fast Lane for Asia-U.S. Imports?

Talking Logistics

the only railway that serves Prince Rupert and one of three major railroads serving Port Metro Vancouver, has spent C$3 billion since 2010 to cut travel times along its western corridor, and has added new container terminals in Joliet, Ill., Canadian National Railway Co., and Chippewa Falls, Wis., to receive Midwest-bound goods.

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Nearshoring & Reshoring Will Continue to Increase Thanks to these Main Benefits

GlobalTranz

This may include research and development, product manufacturing, product packaging, and shipping processes. Since one of the key benefits of reshoring and nearshoring focuses on lower shipping costs and increased quality, those companies who keep chasing the lower labor cost will hurt. In contrast, there were 47 recall notices of U.S.-made

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Logistics was first applied and recognised in military operations, its most significant impact is felt through the functions of production, distribution and consumption (Rodrigue and Slack, 2002). The Seventh: Supply Chain Digitalization (2010’s). The 2010 – present – The Era of Supply Chain Digitalization . .

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Still Think Dangerous Goods is Just Paperwork and Labels?

Talking Logistics

Last September, a jury at Southwark crown court in south London found Amazon guilty of shipping dangerous goods by air. The prosecution was brought by [the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority] under the air navigation (dangerous goods) regulations 2002. It outlines how dangerous goods must be handled when transported by air.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

The organization is not clear on accepting special requests and expedited shipping policies, often resulting in a lower margin. Dan, new to the job, failed to remove the shipping bolts from the back of the washer. Orbit Chart For Sleep Number for the Period of 2010-2019. The response is a long sigh. Six Weeks Without a Washer.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

VTech drove significant improvement in operating margin through the recession of 2007-2009 and then drove improvement in both inventory margin and operating margin for the period of 2010-2012 with some regression in the period of 2013-2015. Initially, this led to operating losses and write-offs and was turned around in 2002.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Deutsche Post started acquiring shares of the company in 1998 and completed its acquisition of DHL by 2002, expanding the brand ‘DHL’ to its other services. Revenue: JP¥ 1,829 billion/ $16.5