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The Better Goal: More Fuel Efficient Trucks or Using Fewer Trucks?

Talking Logistics

Regardless of your point of view on truck fuel efficiency standards, the reality is that it only addresses part of the opportunity available to shippers, carriers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to reduce transportation costs and carbon emissions. Put differently, in FY 2007, Del Monte left 11.2 percent improvement.

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Distribution in China takes a detour

Supply Chain Movement

In 2007, the Dutch producer of pushchairs relocated its factory from Taiwan to the free trade zone close to Xiamen in China. Regional DC. It therefore opened a regional distribution centre (DC) for those three countries, based in the same free trade zone as its existing factory. Free trade zone. Bugaboo opted for that solution.

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The Top Logistics and Supply Chain Journalists & Thought Leaders to Know for 2020

Shipchain

Patrick Burnson is the Executive Editor at Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review, a role he’s filled since 2007. Mitch MacDonald is the Group Editorial Director for DC Velocity and CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly. He’s also the owner and editor of the blog, The Lost Annals of Transport. Patrick Burnson.