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This Week in Logistics News (October 12-16, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Here are some details from the press release: The acquisition of UTi is expected to increase DSV’s annual revenue by approximately 50%…Pro forma 2014 revenue amounts to approximately USD 13 billion (DKK 75 billion) and the combined workforce will grow to 44,000 people in 84 countries, 848 offices and 339 logistics facilities.

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Is Google the most innovative supply chain company in the world?

Freightos

In fact, according to eMarketer, there were estimated 1.75bn smartphone users worldwide in 2014. In particular, emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America, the adoption of mobile devices is rapid as consumers and businesses bypass traditional laptops and desktops in favor of smartphones and tablets.

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As Europe Rebounds Supply Chain Continues to Shine

MIT Supply Chain

The graduates from the Spanish program tend to stay in Spain, while students from the English program are widely dispersed with about 60% gaining employment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 25% in North America and Central America, and the rest in Asia. Europe’s economic woes have also helped to raise awareness levels.

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Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment

Requis

In 2014 or 2015 I wrote an article related to this called ‘How Early Stage Tech Startups Can Gain a Competitive Advantage from Operations’. I’ve had the good fortune of living in a tiny village in West Africa, medium-sized and large cities in West Africa, and also medium and large cities in the United States. Data and analytics.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

After graduating from the University of Oxford, Hunter Yaw worked as a project manager for several companies, including as the Head of Special Projects, Fuel Logistics for the Sochi 2014 Organizing committee. Hunter has worked at Loadsmart for one and a half years now as VP or Product Management. Benjamin Meskin. SupplyPike.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size. The strength of DSV Panalpina is the strong network of trucking in Europe, North America and South Africa. Revenue: $14.2 billion/ $5.08

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Why Blockchain Within The Supply Chain Makes Perfect Sense

GlobalTranz

This newfound visibility allows participants in a supply chain to proactively optimize components of their processes (like inventory management, staffing decisions, and a thousand more) to support an efficient and agile product path. DLT provides a dramatic decrease in data latency and an equally dramatic increase in data reliability.