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Two Important Questions About the Future of Freight Moves

Talking Logistics

Freight tons moving on the nation’s transportation network will grow 40 percent in the next three decades while the value of the freight will almost double, increasing by 92 percent, according to the latest projections by the U.S. Take cargo airships, for example. trillion in 2015).

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo.

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Is Hyperloop the Next Great Supply Chain Technology?

Kinaxis

The idea of tubes whisking freight across the land at near-supersonic speeds smacks of an old-school image of the future. But it’s gained new prominence with some engineering advances, as well as the imprimatur of Musk, who’s gained tons of press for successfully disrupting the online payment, aerospace , and automotive industries.

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Five Technology Patents that Changed the Supply Chain

Freightos

Freight is changing. Shorter product lifecycles, fluid sourcing (a’la Aliababa ) and more transparency means agile supply chains that change often. Prior to the container, general cargo was a general mess, requiring a veritable Tetris game every time a ship was loaded. Routes are changing. Technology is changing.

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The decrease of air freight, an opportunity for commercial airlines?

KEPLER Consulting

Air freight : situation and players. It is a bad time for air freight. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) attributes this decline to rising kerosene prices, Sino-American trade tensions and protests in Hong Kong – forcing world’s first cargo airport to shut down temporarily.

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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

Aerospace Industry is characterized by high material costs (about 65-80%). There are two things Boeing and Airbus have in common, utilization of lean manufacturing system and strategic sourcing concept. However, the overall implementation of strategic sourcing is a bit different between the two companies.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. Companies are coping with rising costs to source and produce goods in China and other Asian locales. trade with Asia.