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Supply Chain Talk: Do Numbers Tell the Full Story?

Arkieva

Between 2009 and 2010 during the economic downturn, it was difficult to make sense of the unemployment numbers. percent in Houston. At first glance, supply chain metrics may seem to tell you a lot about your current supply chain operations. Look again! There might be more to the story. percent, and it was trending down.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

West Coast ports in favor of other ports such as Houston and major U.S. In the specific case of UPS , the carrier and logistics services provider has now been forecasting a decline in annual revenues since the recession of 2009. The open question is whether such declines reflect a return to pre-pandemic shipping volumes.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. A patent was filed in 1962 for using shipping containers as touring exhibition booths. 0 TEUs 0 meters long. Significance. Ideal X (aka Maxton ) ships 60 containers on deck from Newark, N.J. The next year, Pan Atlantic ship Gateway City begins the regular service.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. A patent was filed in 1962 for using shipping containers as touring exhibition booths. . Significance. Ideal X (aka Maxton ) ships 60 containers on deck from Newark, N.J. The next year, Pan Atlantic ship Gateway City begins the regular service. Raleigh-Durham-Cary N.C.

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29 warehouse & automation experts share insights on how warehouse robots will impact industry employment

6 River Systems

He has spent his entire 15-year career with the executive search firm since graduating from the University of Houston with a BBA in Marketing and is based in Houston, Texas. He started the company in 2009 and grew it to a team of 35 with a presence in DC and Chicago. ” This can be easily automated using robots.