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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

Joe Lynch and Chris Pickett discuss what’s next for the freight market. Chris is the Chief Operating Officer at Flock Freight , a technology company that is on a mission to solve the US trucking industry’s wasted capacity problem. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng.

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Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into Your Supply Chain

Logility

In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008–2010, CSR again became a focus for evaluating corporate behavior. Many experts believe it to be the seminal book on CSR. Published in 1953, Howard Bowen’s Social Responsibilities of the Businessman was the first comprehensive discussion of business ethics and social responsibility.

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Our 4 Favorite Summer Supply Chain Reads

AFFLINK

Reading books about supply chain strategy can help bridge the divide between work and play. Her book is an excellent choice if you want to go behind the scenes of SCM. She gives you a rare look inside freight shipping, riding these often-dangerous vessels herself to bring you the full story.

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Report Points to Increase of Shippers Outsourcing Transportation Management Due to These 4 Core Benefits

GlobalTranz

According to a recent report from Evan Armstrong of Armstrong & Associates, the 3pl industry is expected to see even more growth in the coming years than it saw from 2010-2013. percent in 2010-2013. Let Cerasis guide you with a freight invoice analysis or a transportation management assessment and consultation.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. Mr. Gladwell cites Malcolm McLean in the book " David and Goliath.". First use of a modern container for ocean freight. It wasn’t just about freight. Malcom McLean and the History of Shipping Containers.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

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. Did You Know That … It wasn’t just about freight. Get instant freight quotes for container shipping.

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TMS in the SMB Market: The Evolution Toward Software-as-a-Self-Service

Talking Logistics

Robinson (a Talking Logistics sponsor) picked up the pace for the field by introducing Freightview®, “a neutral, cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) software platform which cuts the time and money small and midsized businesses (SMBs) spend on freight shipping by streamlining quoting, booking, tracking, and reporting.”