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Renegade Riposte

Supply Chain Shaman

We developed the Supply Chain Index in 2014 as a way to measure supply chain improvement at a balance sheet level. After, I explained this, I granted Peter permission for the council to use the Index (the use of the Supply Chain Insights content follows the principles of open source), I then said to Peter, “I am glad that you called.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. More types of goods are traded economically, and much manufacturing is transferring to developing economies. It then overtakes the US in 2014.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports.

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Toyota Consolidating Operations in Texas

Operations and Supply Chain Management

WSJ – Updated April 28, 2014 6:37 p.m. is starting a multiyear overhaul of its North American operations, consolidating several units at new headquarters in Plano, Texas, that will house 4,000 employees now spread across separate marketing, manufacturing and finance locations. A Golden State goodbye. Mr. Lentz said. Erlanger, Ky.,

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. They can also be used to track the provenance of adulterated products to identify the source.

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Are You a Joint Employer of Your 3PL’s Contract Workers? Thoughts on NLRB Decision in Browning-Ferris Case

Talking Logistics

Are manufacturers and retailers “joint employers” of the contract workers hired by their third-party logistics (3PL) partners? The Houston-based company hired Leadpoint Business Services to staff a recycling facility in California. The bottom line: Despite growing automation, labor remains a critical component of logistics operations.

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2017 in Review: Disruptions Drive Rates Up

DAT Solutions

That slump was triggered by the collapse of oil prices at the end of 2014.) companies also ratcheted up manufacturing of petroleum byproducts, including plastic resins, which typically move in vans. Hurricane Harvey had the biggest impact on freight because Houston is a nexus for rail and sea traffic as well as trucking.