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Getting Ready for 2017: Reflections on Telling Lies

Supply Chain Shaman

To gain competitive economies of scale and drive the segmented response, the back office operations–procurement, manufacturing and transportation–are automated and effective. This was the lie spun by Gartner in 2002. This is the goal of the Network of Networks initiative which we are deeply vested in testing during 2017.

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Doing Business in Switzerland

QAD

Although the country is a UN member, and became a member of NATO in 2002, it retains its commitment to neutrality. annually as of 2017, putting it at number 92 in the world for growth. Transportation and communication are strong in Switzerland, and its central European location makes it ideal for both imports and exports.

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Doing Business in Brazil

QAD

Both transportation and communication infrastructures are strong in Brazil. percent in 2017. Brazil is the eighth largest economy in the world, with a GDP approaching $2.055 trillion in 2017. In 2017, Brazil exported about $217.2 Brazil imported $153 billion in 2017. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing.

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Autonomous Supply Chain: Desirable Vision or Silly Daydream?

Enterra Insights

Machines are now making predictions on trading stocks, customer purchases, traffic flows, and crime — much as we saw in the 2002 movie ‘Minority Report’ ”[1] When today’s technological wonders are looked at holistically, it was only a matter of time before someone imagined a fully automated supply chain. .”[2]

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50 warehouse automation stats you should know

6 River Systems

The average size of warehouses in 2000 was about 65,000 square feet, compared to about 181,370 square feet in 2017, according to a 2017 report from Westernacher Consulting. The average square footage of distribution centers in 2016 was 539,000, increasing to 473,400 in 2017 and 672,080 in 2018. in Q1 2017, the lowest since 2008.”

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.11-2.15

Freight Plus

went out of business in the fall of 2002, according to FreightWaves. For the first time since September 2017 national average van rates fall below $2. With about $400 million in annual revenue, NEMF and its companies will represent the. largest U.S. trucking shutdown. since Consolidated Freightways, Inc.

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Tailwind Transportation Software Now Integrates with QuickBooks Online

Tailwind

Leading provider of trucking and freight broker software makes accounting easier for small to mid-sized freight transportation companies. Vancouver, BC – May 24, 2017 – Managing the books is challenging, yet integral for small to mid-sized trucking companies and freight brokerages. About Tailwind Transportation Software Ltd.