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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. CSR in Your Supply Chain. Prioritization of compliant suppliers allows companies to utilize supply chain capabilities to increase sustainability.

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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. Yossi Sheffi's The Power of Resilience delves into how events around the globe can affect supply chains everywhere. Her book is an excellent choice if you want to go behind the scenes of SCM.

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

GlobalTranz

This is especially true when outsourcing transportation management, as transportation can include a large part of your overall supply chain and business costs. percent in 2010-2013. The increased 3pl growth can mainly be credited to the need for infrastructure to support supply chains involved in global trade, Armstrong said.

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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.". US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. Malcom McLean.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

It has radically transformed supply chains, fundamentally changed domestic and international economies across the world, and changed societies in the process – all the while driving trillions dollars in annual trade. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. Container Regulation. International Economy.

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The Impact of SOLAS on Ocean Shipping and Data Management

Talking Logistics

The revised Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) container weight verification requirement is a significant change in the ocean cargo supply chain. However, in today’s information-driven supply chain, data often flows in parallel with the passage of freight. The Regulation’s Impact on Ocean Shipping and Data Management.