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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Back in December, we welcomed two new members to our family: Milo and Otis, guinea pig brothers we adopted. Our first guinea pig, Bubbles, had passed away a few weeks earlier (after bringing us much joy and laughs for over four years), so we were very excited to bring Milo and Otis home and begin a new chapter of memories.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. El Salvador.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. To maintain control of transportation budget consumption, the entire logistics process must be evaluated: Check. To meet changing consumer demand worldwide, a company needs a global transport management system that accomplishes four key goals. El Salvador.