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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

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Contract logistics is a specialized service offered by third-party logistics (3PL) providers to manage supply chain operations on behalf of a company. By doing so, businesses can concentrate on their core competencies while benefiting from the expertise and infrastructure of the 3PL provider.

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Supply Chain Movement Q3: Control Tower

Supply Chain Movement

8 | 3PL Subway Map. Speaking from Seed Valley in the Netherlands, Global Head of Supply across Syngenta, Scott Kuhn, describes some of the challenges in evolving to a more customer-focused operating model. 27 | Facts & Figures 3PL. 10 | Profile Scott Kuhn, Global Head of Supply at Syngenta.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 8-12, 2014)

Talking Logistics

October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Moving on to 3PL news, C.H. Robinson office in Rotterdam, The Netherlands has increased it’s offering to incorporate the entire C.H. 3PL Global Trade Management Mergers/Acquisitions Regulations Social Media This Week in News' Robinson Expands Focus in Dutch Market.

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Transportation Network Planning: Public and Private Common Ground

Supply Chain View from the Field

A very interesting presentation was made by the Jennifer Murray on freight planning in Wisconsin. Such systems are already being deployed in real-time by 3PL’s in India, and will continue to be adopted more in the US.

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Logistics, Perpetually in Motion (Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2016)

Talking Logistics

Addressed customs initiatives in the United States, Canada, The Netherlands, Cuba and Paraguay. Back to the “logistics in motion” theme, the freight forwarding and customs brokerage segment of the industry has experienced significant changes over the past decade. New telematics software and hardware platforms.

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‘Supply Chain Opportunities in China’ – 24 juni 2015

Supply Chain Movement

What service levels can be realistically expected and how to manage reliability in such a fragment road freight market? Freight forwarding specifics to China. Is the trade imbalance between China and Europe going to keep freight costs towards Asia low for the foreseeable future? Rietdijk, SVP Global Sourcing – Vestas.

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Transport collaboration starts with regional partners

Supply Chain Movement

Logistics service providers can of course play an important role in the consolidation of freight flows, but the most successful collaborative projects are initiated by shippers themselves. So claims the Smart Freight Centre, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), based on the International Transport Forum’s figures.