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This Week in Logistics News (June 23-27, 2014)

Talking Logistics

I’m just hoping to touch people’s lives and let them know that any obstacle that they’re facing, they can get through it. I’m just hoping to touch people’s lives and let them know that any obstacle that they’re facing, they can get through it. April 2014 North American Freight Numbers. It lasted 10 days and cost the U.S.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Although logistics represents a whole system of space/time interdependencies, we believe that the discussion of its history and its chronological evolution still requires extensive studies to explore its origin and its advance in time, from a new point of view. It became a large-scale activity during the industrial revolution.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

November 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). A path between the origin and destination may be defined based on any factor, including travel time or cost, and any actual or predicted congestion. Here’s what my daughter wrote: Daydreaming runs in the family. So, dream on, baby, it’s what we do. Alphabet Inc.’s

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

We began our Seasoned Leadership in Action™ Interview series in support of our objective to share experiences and expertise. And hearing from Industry leaders in this interview format has proven to be incredibly popular. People want to hear about the experiences of others and lessons learned from those who have been successful in their fields.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old). I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years, which is hard to believe sometimes. Source: Google.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Only in times of conflict have there been closures, where one side prohibited the other from reaching and using the chokepoint (e.g. This is due in part to the chokepoints they cause in the flow of global freight as well as the fact that they give people access to resources and commercial activity more effectively.

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The Ultimate Guide to Beer Profit Margins & More

Unleashed

In Sydney, a pint of beer will cost you on average US$6.04. That’s almost double the average cost of a pint in the most populated cities globally. By comparison, the US market is worth almost 10 times more yet only has a 2.7% With so many competitors in the beer industry, how do you make sure your brewery survives and thrives?