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This Week in Logistics News (July 21-25, 2014)

Talking Logistics

I hurried downstairs to the kitchen, and after a mild panic attack witnessed only by our guinea pig, I called the airline and was able to get booked on a different flight, and I made it to my client’s meeting on time. The airline sent me a text too, in case I dismissed the call as a bad dream.

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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

A Fijian canoe paddled 1 tonne cargo of cocoa beans all the way from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand. Compare and book international air or ocean freight rates from top forwarders, all in seconds. The small crew spent 29 days on the Solomon Islands to New Plymouth NZ leg alone, battling 6 metre swells and 40 knott winds in open seas.

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Aluminum and silicon shortages causing price volatility

Resilinc

“We’re likely going to see a lot of things that just are not going to make it to the shelves in time for Christmas,” said Rob Handfield , supply chain expert at North Carolina State University and co-author with Resilinc’s advisory board Chair Tom Linton of the forthcoming book, The Living Supply Chain.

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Top eCommerce Influencers to Follow

EMERGE App

So, it’s no surprise that Aleyda has written the quintessential SEO book in Spanish, “SEO. Interestingly, he is also a self-proclaimed human guinea pig! Aleyda is an international SEO consultant and an experienced speaker. Her language skills provide her with an upper hand. She speaks and writes in English and Spanish.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

I’ve literally seen KPI “packs” the size of phone books, and even KPI sets circulated as a monthly magazine… that no one reads. If you’d like to read more about Supply Chain KPIs, you can download (free) a chapter from one of our Best Selling Books on the topic. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time phased.

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