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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Robots are everywhere these days.

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At 20Cube we go that extra mile

20Cube Logistics

For one, using a company that specialises in logistics means you can leverage its network of warehouses and transportation modes to scale your distribution globally. 20Cube goes the extra mile for our clients using managed services for logistics in Melbourne, Malaysia, China, Germany, and Italy. What if we dove deeper?

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Global Production Levels Falling At the End of 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Commenting on the outlook for 2024, Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence noted in part: “ Given current order book trends, the overall picture from the survey is one of supply exceeding demand for many goods, which points to downside risks to production, employment and prices as we head into 2024.”

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

And here’s to hoping that 2018 results in even more significant advancements in the state of warehousing and transportation technology. Ocean Transportation. Vetted users will need to download the app, search for a load, and then tap to book the load. Click here for the full story. Printer-friendly version. Motor Carriers.

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The Bold Pursuit of Chasing Your Dreams in Business….Oh What Dreams May Come

GlobalTranz

Or it may be that you simply want to have the time and resources to spend more time with your family and/or plan some specific activities like a Mediterranean cruise or a 3-week tour of Italy. What about those dreams from when you were younger that time and “reality” have relegated to a shelf somewhere?

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E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network

E2open

Founded in 2001 by the leading ocean carriers, INTTRA has created the world’s foremost and largest neutral multi-carrier network across 177 countries with more than 35,000 active shippers, 60 carriers and 150 integrations with transportation management and port system software partners. www.avantida.com.

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Boring Anonymous

Tailwind

They will make enough money to afford a Florida vacation where they will attend a Jimmy Buffet concert, cavorting around in Margaritaville… Eating Steak and Lobster… Jumping on jet planes to the Riviera in France and Tuscany in Italy…”. “Oh The post Boring Anonymous appeared first on Tailwind Transportation Software.