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SAP Tells their Customers, ‘Keep the Core Clean!”

Logistics Viewpoints

Ed Jabri, the vice president of supply chain at NSK, said they chose to be the “guinea pig” because they saw this as “strategic.” Customers in this market want an immediate answer about whether an item is in stock and can be shipped promptly. But, the supply chain team did not want to wait five years to implement EWM.

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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

The ramifications of the restructuring of China’s economy, freight innovation, re-shoring, widening the Panama Canal, and the new super-size ships are all covered. Last month’s carrier story was somewhat cynical: global box ship fleets topping 20 million TEUs, driven by carriers trying to escape ramifications of UN emissions regulations.

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How the Suez Canal blockage proves technology has the power to transform the shipping industry

Gravity Supply Chain

Guy Platten, secretary-general of the International Chamber Of Shipping – ICS , reported: “This kind of incident is rare, and it is a relief to see that no crew were injured and there has been no pollution.” The damage done to the global supply chain will be significant.” PANIC STATIONS.

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Download now: 3PL Subway Map Europe 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand. El Salvador. Faroe Islands. Guadeloupe.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand. El Salvador. Faroe Islands. Guadeloupe.

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Talking Turkey for Thanksgiving

Enterra Insights

Europeans confused this bird with the guinea hen (an African fowl) that had been imported via Ottoman Turkey. . … Its origin is a breed of Mexican fowl (meleagris Mexicana) that the Spanish found in their Aztec colonies and exported to Europe a century before the founding of Plymouth.

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20 Ways to Build a Successful Relationship with Your Warehouse

FLEXE

Don’t be the Guinea pig. The last thing you want to hear is that orders cannot be shipped because a payment is past due. to be shipped by 4 p.m. If you have a list of specific shipping needs that have to be met for each individual retailer you ship to, make sure all those requirements are outlined and written down in a SOP.