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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

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The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

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By the 1960s, a clear trend had developed in shifting more time-dependent freight transportation to truck rather than rail. This led to the need for joint consideration of warehousing, material handling, and freight transportation, which emerged under the label of “Physical Distribution.”

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

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Training Magazine 's annual survey indicates that from 2006-2013, average investment in training per manufacturing employee was reduced by 31 percent. Enriching corporate training programs — Manufacturing requires much learning through experience. Personnel development must be cultivated by ongoing training for workers.