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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F. Why this book rocks: In 2013, China exported $2.2 Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. Stacked, those books would be as tall as 10.7

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Hours of Service: The “Obamacare” of the Trucking Industry?

Talking Logistics

The new Hours of Service regulations , which went into effect July 1, 2013, might well be the “Obamacare” of the trucking industry, with yet another challenge issued last Thursday when U.S. Here are some highlights of the TRUE Safety Act: Truckers would abide by the 34-hour restart rules that were in place before July 1, 2013.

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Tesla and the Future of the Trucking Industry

Elementum

The Semi, set to be unveiled in 2017, is a large electric-powered, long-haul trucking vehicle that Musk says will “deliver a substantial reduction in the cost of cargo transport, while increasing safety and making it really fun to operate.”. from 2004 to 2014, with HCVs comprising 67% of market share. Overview of Trucking in the U.S.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program. Mary Kay @MaryKay Mary Kay has a long history of supply chain innovation, earning accolades as far back as 2004 and 2005. In August, Yusen Logistics acquired the ecommerce delivery and fulfillment company, ILG, and launched an express service for air cargo in Guangzhou, China.