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Ocean Freight: Key Trends & Planning For Peak Season 2023

Ware2Go

Ocean Freight Shipping: What to Watch For In 2023 When it comes to ocean freight decision making, emerging businesses should keep an eye on manufacturing costs, ocean freight rates, and supply chain disruptions. Manufacturing Costs Manufacturing costs in North America are higher than those in other global areas, such as China.

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5 Timely Books for Summer 2023.and More

American Global Logistics

Books and other media on logistics, strategy, technology/AI, and the future are included. The Art of War applies not only to military strategy but also to business, politics, and even sports. This book is considered a classic that features Chinese philosophy and strategy. And it’s not restricted to military strategy.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 28 – December 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

What does the future hold for Cuba and my family there? I go back to what I said last year when people were asking me what I thought about President Obama normalizing relations with Cuba: I really don’t know what to think. My brain tells me one thing, my gut another. Which do I trust? Cargobase goes Ocean Freight.

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Talent development essential for supply chain leaders

Supply Chain Movement

Talent development can make an important contribution to the execution of their supply chain strategies, but not all leaders pay the same amount of attention to this topic. That calls for various different skill sets, states Carlos Cordon, Professor of Strategy and Supply Chain Management at the IMD Business School in Lausanne.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

In this fast-paced world, where there is also increasing pressure to reduce the carbon footprint, global fashion and luxury goods manufacturers have to redesign their go-to-market strategy to meet demand in a cost-efficient and sustainable way: Plan. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. And Manufacturing needs to be agile to keep up with rapid changes in the market. A technology revolution is rapidly changing the way we work, providing threats and opportunities along the way.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

For this reason, KPIs are essential for any business improvement strategy. Production/manufacturing. When a KPI shows that performance is consistently meeting or exceeding the required level, you can decide to raise the bar and set a higher standard to aspire to. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Warehousing.

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