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This Week in Logistics News (July 14-18, 2014)

Talking Logistics

DHL launches new logistics service for life sciences products handled at extremely low temperatures. Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet to Enhance Supply Chain Security. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. According to the press release: In the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update- March 28 2024

Supply Chain Matters

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that European headquartered Volkswagen and the UAW have agreed to hold a vote on the union’s bid to organize the automaker’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The voting is currently scheduled for the period of April 17 to 19. production based facilities. Paid subscription ).

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Reverse logistics (returns, warranties) are more manageable closer to market. Obsolete and excess inventory carriage are more preventable. from abroad (mostly between 2010 and 2014, per Moser). Ford returned another 1,800 jobs to Tennessee to make Cadillac SRXs and build engines. Currency exchange issues are reduced.

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Addressing Talent Acquisition in Supply Chain Management

RFgen

From the appropriate mobile data collection solutions to streamlined logistics processes, every detail matters. For example, according to a 2015 report from the American Trucking Associations, the industry saw a shortage of 38,000 truck drivers in 2014. However, there is a current shortage of qualified candidates.

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Addressing Talent Acquisition in Supply Chain Management

RFgen

From the appropriate mobile data collection solutions to streamlined logistics processes, every detail matters. For example, according to a 2015 report from the American Trucking Associations, the industry saw a shortage of 38,000 truck drivers in 2014. However, there is a current shortage of qualified candidates.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. In higher-traffic markets, Advance Auto Parts has “hub” stores that keep more inventory in-stock to give customers what they need when they need it.

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

6 River Systems

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.