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Bonus: Top 11 thru 20 Most Popular Manufacturing Blog Posts

GlobalTranz

Yesterday we had said we concluded our most popular blog posts by category for the blog posts written from our major categories for 2014. Well, manufacturing companies who ship freight in North America. Top 11 thru 20 Most Popular Manufacturing Blog Posts of 2014. Who do we serve, you might ask? That’s some serious momentum!

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This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014)

Talking Logistics

FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. RFID Yielding Results and Expanding: Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s are seeing tangible results from their adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that began rolling out in 2011. Kuehne + Nagel inaugurates North America’s regional Integrated Logistics Control Centre in Raleigh, NC, USA.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 14-18, 2014)

Talking Logistics

I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. Moving on to 3PL news, FedEx was indicted by the Justice Department for shipping packages from illegal online pharmacies despite being warned from U.S. drug enforcement officials. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Jeroen van Weesep (Lego) is the Supply Chain Professional 2014

Supply Chain Movement

– The Netherlands, 5 June 2014 – Jeroen van Weesep from Lego is the new figurehead of Dutch supply chain management. DnA Languages presented the Supply Chain Professional 2014 with a personal prize: a language course of his choice. The 2014 finalists. Frank Schaapveld, Senior Director Supply Chain EMEA at Medtronic (2011).

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. Traditional supply chains ship cases, pallets and trucks; but not the EACH. I think yes.

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E-Commerce Takes Off in Developing Countries

Elementum

Smartphone users in India doubled from 2013-2014, from 51 million to 104 million. In 2011, Nigerian startup Mall for Africa, which ships American brands to Nigerian consumers, took in $17 million in 2014. Another e-commerce platform, Konga, saw revenues grow 450 percent in 2014. Why Now is a Good Time to Invest.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

I followed his journey during the period of 2006-2011, and wanted to check in with him to gain his insights on the selection of VTech as a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire research. It took us three years to right the ship. I took early retirement in March 2014, but the chairman asked me stay on. What is Next?