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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

Why this book rocks: Whether you focus on ocean, air, truck, barge or rail freight, it’s probably a steam engine that’s making it all work. Read this if you’re interested in: What the important freight shipping origins and destinations of the future will be. Free report download! Download the report for free!

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How High Driver Turnover in Less Than Truckload Carriers Impacts Shippers’ Freight Spend

GlobalTranz

Understanding industrywide turnover rates for trucking is essential to reducing freight spend for shippers. Download eBook. The turnover rate was 136 percent throughout the trucking industry in 2005, but smaller fleets and Less Than Truckload carriers have typically experienced fewer problems with drivers, reports FreightWaves.com.

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Supply chains on film

Supply Chain Movement

In the space of two minutes and 49 seconds, the title sequence of the film Lord of War (2005) presents a step-by-step insight into the supply chain of a bullet: from copper to customer. Instead, those films merely served as an excuse to feature freight trucks travelling at high speed and the widespread destruction of police cars and houses.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

shale gas began in 2005. You can download the entire study and the eBook now for FREE on your kindle at Amazon here. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post [INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis. 3D Printing Aiding in the End of Made in China Manufacturing.

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Applying History’s Lessons to New Resiliency Plans

CH Robinson Transportfolio

However, we saw similar supply chain outages associated with the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Japan’s earthquake and Tsunami in 2011. Download our guide on steps you can take to improve your supply chain resiliency. Superstorm Sandy was uniquely catastrophic.