Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 24, 2012

A couple of months ago, I asked one question on Quora about how 3pl companies select a warehouse or facility location. While industrial clusters are extensively covered in many economic literature, logistics clusters which focus on various activities in transportation and distribution is the uncharted territory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

The National COSH defines the Dirty Dozen as the companies that “needlessly expose workers to preventable hazards, leading to preventable illnesses, injuries and fatalities.” The company plans to do so, in part, by electrifying 35 percent of its U.S. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 4, 2011

(NASDAQ: HUBG), one of the nation’s leading freight transportation management companies, announced today that it purchased Exel Transportation Services (ETS) for $83 million before post closing adjustments. ETS is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hub Group, operating independently under the name Mode Transportation.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

We do it throughout entire industries, enabling leaders to smooth-out their Supply Chains, lean-out their Logistics, optimize their Operations, and maximize their Manufacturing throughput, all with their existing teams and often disaggregated data sources. The average CEO spends no more than 2 years at most companies’ top position in the U.S.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2015

And it wasn’t long before more companies got involved…. #2 The company still aggressively pursues innovation. #3 Source: Imugr. Two private companies are contracted by NASA to deliver cargo to the International Space Station , orbiting the planet 250 miles (400 kms) up there. Memphis International Airport comes in 2nd.

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