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This Week in Logistics News (December 9-13, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Japan Impasse Dogs Pan-Pacific Trade Talks ( Wall Street Journal ). XPO Logistics Agrees to Acquire NLM. Freight Shipments Fell 0.7% NAFTA Trade in September 2013 than in September 2012. Tweet The post This Week in Logistics News (December 9-13, 2013) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

In 2012, for example, he was elected as a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he served as chair of the Sections and Societies Subcommittee and as president of the Transportation Science and Logistics Section. August 2016 North American Freight Numbers.

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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

For the latter, no suppliers existing in 2012 and now India is the home of 14 suppliers including iPhone assembly operations accounting for a reported 7 percent of shipments. and Japan based companies such as Dell, HP and Sony are leading the charge toward alternative sourcing options.

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Malaysia a Key Link in Asia’s Disaster Resilience Plan

MIT Supply Chain

This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June. Earthquakes also take a toll; the quake and ensuing tsunami that devastated parts of Japan in 2011 is probably the most infamous example in recent years.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. a bushel, the highest price since July 2012. How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers.

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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

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Distribution in China takes a detour

Supply Chain Movement

For example, no single logistics service provider has a distribution network resembling anything close to nationwide coverage. Far from it, in fact – estimates of the number of logistics service providers in China range from one million to two million companies, many of which have just a couple of trucks.

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