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Charge Me Up! Energy Storage Development ā€“ A Fast Emerging Technology Needed for Sustainability

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The first iPhone only came out in 2007 ā€“ ushering in smart phone apps and all the rest in very quick succession. For transportation and logistics ā€“ the revolution to decarbonize is likewise well underway. As a sustainable logistics consultant Iā€™m often reading up on how technology is evolving in the energy sector. Charge Me Up!

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The West Coast Bottleneck with Brian Rice

The Logistics of Logistics

He has been in the logistics industry for over 10 years and has learned and experienced the ups, downs, and changes in the industry during that time. Dray Depot is an employee owned and operated third party logistics company that specializes in drayage and transloading services. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Ratings for President Obamaā€™s ā€œState of the Unionā€ address were the lowest since 2000 , but if you tuned in, he raised a couple of points related to supply chain and logistics. Robinson and UltraShipTMS are Talking Logistics sponsors. NAFTA Trade in November 2013 than in November 2012. Implement a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) fee?

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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. The conference was heavily dominated by third-party logistics firms, consultants and technology providers. It started with simple money transfers in 2007 and now includes a range of services.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech September 8 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2007 , Inspirage is headquartered in Bellevue, WA with offices across North America, Europe and Asia. This latest announcement closely follows Accenture ā€™s announced acquisition of MacGregor Partners , a supply chain consultancy and technology provider specializing in intelligent logistics and warehouse management.

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ā€œYouā€™re Only as Good as Your Worst Supplierā€

Talking Logistics

in an effort to streamline its supply chain as it prepared to ramp up manufacturing…UPS said last year it would set up a logistics center in Londonderry, N.H., But the 130-person logistics facility was beset by problems after it opened in July, said people familiar with the operation, slowing assembly to a crawl.

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How Are Counterfeit Drugs Procured?

MIT Supply Chain

Research at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program , Zaragoza, Spain, is investigating why drug dispensers such as clinics and pharmacies might acquire fake drugs. The thesis is being supervised by Dr. Mustafa Ƈagri GĆ¼rbĆ¼z, Professor of SCM at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, and Prof.