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3 Common Distribution Challenges and Solutions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! Distribution challenges article written by Jay Catlin of AMS Fulfillment and permission to publish here provided by Samantha Trejo. Catlin has been with the company since 2002 and helped grow AMS into the successful third-party fulfillment entity it is today.

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Trending: Effects of West Coast Ports Labor Dispute

Tompkins Blog

Shippers still bear the scars from the disastrous 2002 work stoppage and have countermeasures in-place to avoid major disruption. Article: Inland Port Development: What is the Impact on Shipping Patterns, and How Can 3PLs Take Advantage? Blog Post: Who Will Win the Race for Freight in the Panama Canal Expansion? More Resources.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

IMPO Executive Editor, Anna Wells provides insights into the complicated issue in her article “Why The Manufacturing Skills Gap Is Serious”. The skills gap is a dense compound of pervasive problems in education, employment market demographic shifts, social currents, and in the national economy. Annually, 3.2 - 3.5

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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). In one of the old article of SCMDOJO “ What is Supply Chain Management ? It became a large-scale activity during the industrial revolution.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ Interview Excerpts: Lessons Learned by Global Leaders

Supply Chain Game Changer

In reality, a few abrupt moves and getting laid off in 2001 by Dell drove a sharp left-hand turn in my career in 2002 that evolved to where I am today. For example, when Fedex went into freight forwarding it almost caused a revolt by freight forwarders refusing to use Fedex planes.

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The Amazonification of Logistics

Techgistics

Amazon has had such a major impact on eCommerce, that I thought it would make sense to look back on some of their innovations that are directly or indirectly impacting logistics: Super Saver Shipping Super Saver Shipping was introduced in 2002 offering free shipping for orders over $25.

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PODCAST: Modern Courier Delivery Compliance Considerations: Understanding SOX and SOC Compliance

The Logistics of Logistics

Original article: PODCAST: Modern Courier Delivery Compliance Considerations: Understanding SOX and SOC Compliance Logistics and supply chain are some of the world’s most complex and regulated industries, which has been further compounded by increasing reliance on data and technology in both fields.