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Considerations for Expanding Your Supply Chain to New Countries!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The 2012 Dhaka Factory Fire was a result of poor working conditions and a severe lack of safety standards that resulted in the fatalities of over 100 workers. Air freight shipping is significantly more expensive than oceanic freight, but it takes far less time. As such, this comes with a major risk for companies and workers.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 21-25, 2016)

Talking Logistics

January 2016 North American Freight Numbers. The share of revenue from the unit that sells and leases postage machines is still just over 50% of the total, though that’s down from nearly 60% in 2012. Here are some details from the press release: The total value of cross-border freight carried on all modes fell 7.7 in February.

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Digital Logistics & The Billions of Dollars in Venture Capital Behind It

Freight Plus

If you've been to a major freight or logistics conference in the past year or two you may have noticed the sessions shift from a focus on compliance and alliances to digitization, freight future-proofing, and technology. Given the sheer volume of transactions, currency exchanges, shipping documents, invoices, inventory controls, etc.

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Metrics and Issues to Consider in SQM (Supplier Quality Management) By 5 Big Industries

GlobalTranz

A potential regulatory mechanism for rolling out quality metrics can be linked to Title VII (Drug Supply Chain Provisions) of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) of 2012. Ensure currency and integrity of quality document. Reduce materials and ingredients costs. Improve supplier product quality.

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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

GlobalTranz

percent more than similar workers in the rest of the economy in 2012–2013. percent) in 2012–2013. Currency manipulation by China, Japan, and other countries is one of the leading causes of the growing U.S. Manufacturing employs a higher share of workers without a college degree than the economy overall. per hour (or 10.9