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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. Molex has more than 80 manufacturing facilities around the world supported by an 18,000 strong supplier eco-system that provide raw materials, electronic components, and services. It is part of Koch Industries. The Molex Supply Chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Fall to Lowest Since 2010 (WSJ – sub. Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 Honeywell To Acquire Intelligrated, A Leader In Supply Chain And Warehouse Automation Technologies. percent from 3 percent.

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10 Must-Watch Negotiation Movies: Master the Art of Persuasion with These Gripping Films

SCMDOJO

True Grit (2010) The 2010 film “True Grit” depicts the stubborn teenage Mattie Ross as she seeks to get revenge for her father’s murder. True Grit (2010) The 2010 film “True Grit” depicts the stubborn teenage Mattie Ross as she seeks to get revenge for her father’s murder.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. Did You Know That … It wasn’t just about freight. The History of the Shipping Container.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. There are two ways to view the History of Shipping Containers. Readers' choice!

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2012 Supply Chain Predictions: Is the End of the World Nigh?

Supply Chain Network

Image via Wikpedia It’s that time, once again, when everyone predicts what will happen in the coming year. At the start of 2011, I wrote a blog (Supply Chain Risk and Charles Darwin) that highlighted 2010 as the worst on record for supply chain disruptions. Supply chain risk will not go away. Entering the “era of big data”.

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Global study reveals increased use of third party logistics providers and outsourced logistics services key to success in emerging markets

Supply Chain Network

At the same time, the report indicates an average of 42 percent of total logistics expenditures being spent on outsourcing, the same as last year’s study. However just 68 percent of shippers judge their 3PLs as. The 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study is based on over 2,250 responses from both shippers and logistics service. Whilst some.