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Where Does Cuba Rank in Logistics?

Talking Logistics

Cuba was ranked 152 out of 160 countries with an LPI Score of 2.18, beating only Somalia, Afghanistan, Sudan, and a handful of other poorly-developed countries. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities) by border control agencies, including customs; Quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g.,

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

While the push in the back office was for efficiency–larger batch sizes, transactional processing, lower costs of transportation, and labor arbitrage strategies (Many companies outsourced the back office to India.)–the There was a surge in M&A activity, and a focus on building global supply chains. Each is very promising.

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Speed Bumps on the Road to Vehicle Automation

MIT Supply Chain

The US military successfully tested fully automated, remote controlled helicopters that hauled goods in Afghanistan, for example. Will road transportation follow a similar trajectory? Also, will a computer be able to read informal road user signals such as flashing headlights or hand waving? There are precedents too.

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FMCSA Grants $1 Million to Veterans Who Want to Be Trained as Truck Drivers

GlobalTranz

million veterans exiting the military since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan means that significantly more work is needed. The FMCSA, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Transportation all agree, seeing this as a win-win. Transportation trucking' But is it enough? Veteran Hopes for the Future.

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Is the US Grounded in the Race to Develop Drone Delivery?

MIT Supply Chain

But vehicles can be designed to carry heavier payloads, and this is already being done in Afghanistan. For more information contact Nancy Martin at: NLMartin@mit.edu Filed under: Transportation. For more information contact Nancy Martin at: NLMartin@mit.edu Filed under: Transportation. Transportation'

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Impact of Macro Trends on Supply Chains: Digitization of Products

MIT Supply Chain

The first, which has occurred over the last decade, is the digitization of information-based products such as movies, books, and pre-recorded music. For these products, digitization has annihilated the supply chain since the physical product is no longer needed for the information to be consumed.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately. Afghanistan. Checklist Freight Spend Management. Choose country. Ã…land Islands. American Samoa.