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The Sustainable Supply Chain – What is it and how to execute it

Unleashed

Free to exercise their rights – for example, joining a union, assembling peacefully, and negotiating pay increases. Creativity and innovation. Examples of sustainable supply chain management. Compensated fairly. Provided a work environment that is safe and free from safety risks and hazards. Cost savings.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Significance. Significance.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

Lenovo’s innovative sustainability work with Maersk. Given that some Asian and South American countries have no compunction about continuing to do business with Russia, and that many companies in the West have trade relationships in Asia and South America, the sanctions have caught many Western companies’ supply chains in a stranglehold.

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Working with QAD ERP Consultants and Implementers

QAD

We bring them into our ecosystem, so to speak, to offer our customers the innovative solutions they need to upgrade their business processes and maintain their competitive advantage. Among the hundreds of examples of customers delighted with QAD’s implementation process, I wanted to highlight two: Veoneer India and ANCA Pty Ltd.

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Silo thinking doesn’t work

DELMIA Quintiq

When the German auto industry meets, manufacturers and suppliers worldwide listen very carefully. After all, German manufacturers that are used to success are often trendsetters for new products and process innovations. For example, the design of a purchased item is decisive for its transport packaging.

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Logistics Imperatives to Manage Uncertainty and Disruptions in 2022: Part 2

BlueYonder

In their 2021 State of Supply Chain Execution Report, as mentioned in part 1, Blue Yonder and Reuters Events found that 63% of retailers and manufacturers have been affected by the availability of labor over the past year. Continued labor shortage and lack of legislation are leading to overworked labor and high turnover.