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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

She also said the company planned to ask workers to return to the office five days a week in 2024. A factory in Suzhou was the company’s main manufacturing site for its semiconductor test equipment, which it subcontracted to Flextronics. United Airlines – the largest of the three in terms of cargo volumes – registered a 31.1

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The locations are equipped to process a prescription “within a matter of minutes rather than hours or days,” the company said.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Companies need an easy-to-use sandbox deployment to visualize supply chain constraints and the impact of variability. Watermelon Metrics Don’t Drive The Right Results. I love the metaphor of watermelon metrics.

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DB Schenker – Singapore: A Vital Node in Singapore’s Logistics Ecosystem

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. On October 29th, the company has also been featured in Channel News Asia’s docuseries “Becoming a Global Hub”, underscoring the key role that Schenker plays in Singapore’s standing as a vital node in the global supply chain. Singapore’s Status a Global Hub.

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Addressing Challenges in Global Logistics Operations with Technology

DELMIA Quintiq

Most of the companies never really resumed the pre-recession rate of expenditure growth. In fact, the outperforming logistics vendors today (based on profitability and revenue growth metrics) are the ones that were extra cautious on capital expenditure in the years following the recession. million vacant job openings.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. CEVA Logistics is taking a lead in the air cargo industry to reduce the logistics-related impact on the environment at the source by creating demand for more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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10 Critical Components for Your Freight RFP Checklist

GlobalTranz

Company background. Introduce your company and your unique shipping needs. Ask foundational questions to help you understand a provider’s business capabilities, how they will meet your requirements and their scalability as your company grows. 10 Freight RFP Components for Success. Objectives and goals. Use data to drive the RFP.

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