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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Now operating in its fifth station, Flytrex’s three-minute delivery service will be available to approximately 140,000 customers across the United States. since 2004, hit an all-time high of 4,586 points in late March. American Shipper reported that indexes measuring container-ship rental rates are now dropping rapidly.

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking-the-Box to a C-Suite Strategy

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For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. Agile Procurement in Canada.

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Innovation with Reverse Logistics (Part 1 of 2)”.

ModusLink Corporation

It has its first definition published only in the beginning of the nineties by the Council of Logistics Management (Bri-2004, S. Deloitte United States. Reverse Logistics is often referred to as Reverse Supply Chain, and part of Closed Loop Supply Chain. 4) and thus still represents a young sector of Logistics. Jenkins, A.

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The Secret Behind the Growth of Palantir Stock!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Palantir Technology is a famous American software company established in 2004 by Peter Theil (Co-founder of PayPal). It is a big data analytics company that works with big clients in the United States. The United States defense uses the Palantir Gotham project to analyze counter-terrorism. Palantir technologies.

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Tackling Item Complexity

Supply Chain Shaman

This case study from 2004 outlines a process to manage complexity and improve agility. Selling well-known brands including Bakers Secret, Chicago Cutlery, CorningWare, Corelle, EKco, Pyrex, and Revere, the company sold products to mass retailers and specialty stores in the United States and Canada with extreme demand volatility.

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Late Night Thoughts on Productivity, Efficiency and Global Supply Chain Effectivness

Supply Chain Shaman

While the book is about productivity in the United States, I believe that the trends that Robert paints are global. He constructs an argument that productivity from the third industrial revolution of personal computers and mobile phones ended in 2004. Total Factor Productivity and Annualized Growth Rates in the Unite States.

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Supplier Diversity Part II: Supplier Diversity on the World Stage

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As mentioned in Part I of this series on supplier diversity , the United States has taken over half a century to develop its supplier diversity culture into what it is today. Since 2004, more than $5 billion have been spent with CAMSC certified Aboriginal and minority-owned businesses by member corporations. This makes the U.S.