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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. Secondly, one core supply chain application is a transportation management system. That approach to taxation engineering is less potent than it used to be.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Selecting & Managing Logistics Companies & Emerging Logistics Tech Trends

GlobalTranz

The rationale for outsourcing certain manufacturing and supply chain processes, such as transportation management, fulfillment, and more to logistics companies is evident and clear. 80 percent of manufacturers or shippers in the US use a a logistics company for domestic and international transportation. We hope you enjoy it!

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This Week in Logistics News (December 10-14, 2018)

Talking Logistics

DAT Freight Index: Spot Market Volumes and Rates Slip Lower in November. Economic misery, gridlocked ports, shortages of medicine and food, disrupted flights and a potential rekindling of violence in Northern Ireland are all very real threats. Parliament endorses landmark EU-Japan free trade agreement. Distraction or disruption?

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

The seven registered air freight carriers in Belgium carried 1.4 Coupled with its prime location and healthy multimodal freight system, Belgium has the ability to move goods quickly around Europe and the rest of the world. percent followed by Ireland and China at just over four percent each. billion metric tons of goods in 2015.

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YARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Questionnaire

The Lean Supply Chain

The standalone Yard Management Systems (YMS) market is approximately $ 35.000,000 US which includes C3, Pinc, Navis and Yardview software solutions. About 50% of companies still use clipboards, spreadsheets and walkie-talkies to manage their yards. The warehouse management system services key areas, including: Warehouse Management.

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Another Load of Malarkey

Tailwind

I work for Shenanigan Express Freight out of Mulligan, you know near the port. No, that’s Scottish, not Irish, and it stands for Transportation Management System. No sir, you are in Ireland.”. “No – I am with a different outfit. It’s called the P O’lice – and I am going to give you a speeding ticket. Well, you know Bill.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 31 – November 4, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Here are some excerpts from the article: October orders reflect “lingering overcapacity from too many Class 8 tractors being purchased relative to freight creation in 2015 and into early 2016,” said Kenny Vieth, ACT’s president. This is the company’s first overseas expansion “as a result of its rapid and consistent domestic growth.”.