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3 Initiatives Driving Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Management

BlueYonder

Recent studies have shown that transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Department of Energy calculated that CO2 emissions from transportation surpassed two billion metric tons ; it’s hard to imagine what that number looks like today. In 2007, the U.S.

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Product Sourcing: The Complete Guide for Retail & eCommerce

Unleashed

Dropshippers Dropshipping is an order fulfilment method whereby the supplier ships goods directly to your customers – allowing you to operate your business without holding any physical inventory. While dropshipping can massively reduce your operating and shipping costs, it comes with greater risks than other product sourcing methods.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13-17, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Here are the ones that caught my attention: Maersk and IBM Introduce TradeLens Blockchain Shipping Solution. This is self-contradictory,” said Jansen at the [Global Liner Shipping Conference]. Back at work, getting caught up on all of the supply chain and logistics news from the past two weeks.

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IMO 2020 is Here. Are You Ready?

Supply Chain Game Changer

According to this regulation, the marine sector emissions in international waters will be slashed even outside the emission-controlled area: ECA s (Emission Control Areas; The Baltic Sea Area, The North Sea area, The United States, Canada, and the United States Caribbean Sea area). m/m will fall to mere 0.5%

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Examples of How Supplier Quality Management System Implementations Pay Off

GlobalTranz

The first post in this series broke down what is supplier quality management and the steps to evaluate suppliers and the second post gave you insight into the metrics to look out for by 6 major industries. Today, 97.5% of product moves through plants without rework. The reality is that their success is in our hands.”.

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Warehouse Management: Systems, Processes, & Strategies

Unleashed

Warehouse staff assemble or gather the products, choose appropriate packaging materials, and label the packages with shipping information. Shipping Shipping is the final step in the order fulfilment process. They are responsible for planning, organising, and coordinating activities such as receiving, storing, and shipping goods.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

In fact, for its Georgetown, Kentucky, factory, more than 350 suppliers are located in the United States and more than 100 inside the state of Kentucky.” Establishing protocols, metrics, organizational owners, and related processes can empower organizations to respond more effectively when faced with a crisis.”