China’s Tianjin port suffered a devastating explosion in August which left many manufacturers, insurers and shipping supply chains crippled. New productions are also in line in Slovakia, Austria and Brazil. Additionally, JLR invested £450m in its British engine manufacturing center, which can help bridge the gap between production and demand. Supply Chain and Shipping. This is expected to cause logistics delays in the next few months. MORE

Living in Switzerland and before now in Austria it is much, much easier to find locally manufactured products from pens and pencils to clothes. Not only does buying local help the local economy you are also reducing your carbon footprint, since Made in China means it needs to be shipped to you. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. EU Logistics Hub Blog. Latin American Logistics. Manufacturing Central. Who said supply chains are boring? MORE

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. MORE

The new release includes air mode support for booking creation and shipping assignment. also includes tracking provider integration with GateHouse Logistics, a European telematics data aggregation and sharing platform, offering customers a new, unique view into all available information from over 400 telematic providers. The new release adds New Computerized Transit System (NCTS) support for Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom. MORE

I still have bitter memories of all the T-Mobile shops in Austria running out of iPhones on the launch day. Sir, I request you to please add following things to my knowledge a) Are their any other field or job profile or departments into SCM apart from Forecasting, Retail Logistics, Shipping Logistics, Warehousing management, Inventory management and Purchase or procurement in which I can specialize? About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. EU Logistics Hub Blog. MORE

Evergreen Garden Care operates in the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Nordics, Australia, and New Zealand. Evergreen chose BluJay’s MessageBroker to integrate supply chain electronic data interchange (EDI) compliance such as orders, advance shipping notifications, and invoices with more than 160 partners around the countries it operates within. Garden care supplier gains seamless information-sharing with global partners. MORE

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. these are the main conclusions from Supply Chain Movement’s annual study as the basis for the 3pl subway map europe 2016, which shows the specific services of the most important logistics service providers. Austria. MORE

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. these are the main conclusions from Supply Chain Movement’s annual study as the basis for the 3pl subway map europe 2016, which shows the specific services of the most important logistics service providers. Austria. MORE