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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maerskā€™s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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Top 12 New Logistics Startup Companies Making Noise

ShipBob

Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Freight forwarding. Warehousing and storage. Handling raw materials. Order fulfillment. Venture Funding: $25M U.S.

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Barcoding and Inventory Management ā€“ the Ultimate Guide

Unleashed

It is not necessary to buy them from a universal database (such as UPC) particularly if you are just starting out and testing the waters. While handheld scanner technology can vary widely, an adequate laser scanner can usually be purchased for less than $100.

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YARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Questionnaire

The Lean Supply Chain

What the key trends in the market, in terms of technology development, platforms used, buying patterns, supplier acquisitions, etc.? It helps eliminate ā€œDead Headsā€ or trucks leaving or coming back without freight aboard the truck, which is very costly to a company. Cloud (the Internet) is what most every YMS user wants. Red Prairie.

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4 Ways to Lift Manufacturing Productivity: The MFP Approach

Unleashed

Over the past ten years, the issue of stagnating productivity in the United Kingdom has grown to seem almost unstoppable. But to transform MFP, manufacturers only need to focus on two: purchasing and production costs. Achieving this with Excel or other basic systems is tricky, but not impossible.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Francine has been an Interim (project) manager and senior business analyst with a track record in Operational Excellence, Process Design and Data Analysis.