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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

With the rise in global crude oil production and relative political stability in the major oil producing nations, particularly Iraq and Libya, the price of crude oil has fallen from above $100 a barrel to around $50 a barrel in just a year. Drop in the price of crude oil. in the third quarter of 2014 and is expected to grow by 3.5%

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Of course, what happens in the U.S. The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend).

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How the Coronavirus is underscoring the relevance of Global Supply Chain throughput: From the Frontlines of Yokohama, Milan, and Southern Florida

ThroughPut

Of course not. There was a flood of large 18 wheelers in the city of Milan, apparently triggered by all the stock-outs going out and building issues with cross-border transportation leaving the region again. It’s not human nature to be comfortable “locked up in a cage”. In today’s world, people value their time more than anything.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Of course they need to be SMART. Transportation. It’s an issue I see again and again in the course of my consulting activity. Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Which ones to use?… … How many to use? Inventory management.

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