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SCM Map Europe 2013-2014

Supply Chain Movement

The growth in intercontinental freight flows into Europe is primarily coming from the Far East, and particularly from China, although these freight flows are increasingly heading for eastern Mediterranean and Baltic Sea ports. SCM Map Europe 2013. The Balkans are also an emerging manufacturing region for Europe.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. SCM Map Europe 2014-2015. In terms of distribution network optimisation, the same considerations apply as a few years ago.

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Multimodal 2015 – Advanced Supply Chain Management and Logistics for Cargo Owners

Supply Chain Movement

Date: 28 – 30 April 2014. Entering its eighth year, Multimodal has grown to become the UK and Ireland’s premier freight transport and logistics event. In 2014, more than 7,000 high-calibre visitors attended. To see the list of companies that visited in 2014, please click here. Multimodal 2015. Venue: NEC Birmingham.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

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Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. Walmart’s SCM process is not based entirely on technology. Components of Supply Chain Management (SCM).

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TMS Study 2015

The Logistics of Logistics

A transportation management software (TMS) is a subset of Supply Chain Management (SCM) software focused on transport logistics. Common TMS functions include: route planning and optimization, load optimization, execution, freight audit and payment, yard management, advanced shipping, order visibility, and carrier management.

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Our 4 Favorite Summer Supply Chain Reads

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We've picked a handful of titles to keep your brain buzzing with new ideas, so you'll return from the holidays feeling ready to take on any SCM challenge. Another title focusing on supply chain strategy is Ninety Percent of Everything , Rose George's tour de force from 2014. X-SCM: The New Science of X-treme Supply Chain Management.

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TMS Study 2015

The Logistics of Logistics

A transportation management software (TMS) is a subset of Supply Chain Management (SCM) software focused on transport logistics. Common TMS functions include: route planning and optimization, load optimization, execution, freight audit and payment, yard management, advanced shipping, order visibility, and carrier management.

Study 100