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This Week in Logistics News (March 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Over 7,000 miles away, vessels that move containers through Egypt’s Suez Canal are waiting for naval escorts or avoiding the passage altogether to take a much longer voyage around South Africa. The post This Week in Logistics News (March 9 – 15) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.

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Where’s the harmony in your supply chain? Why logistics providers play a key role

The Network Effect

This is the latest installment in a series of posts where I discuss the current landscape for logistics service providers (LSPs). The new cloud platforms provide a global transactional foundation upon which vendors have configured their full suite of application modules into industry specific best practice templates.

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Out of Africa

Supply Chain Shaman

Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. I spent this week at SAPICS in South Africa. At the end of my talk on the first day, I was asked by the audience to share what I would recommend as action steps for South African supply chains.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

At that time, pollution wasn’t mentioned by economics scholars, that’s why pollution caused by industries was not part of economic discussions. After recognizing the importance of pollution within the economic systems, a tax was suggested for environmental pollution caused by industries (EM Ojo). 1995, April 12). 181 part B).

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Understanding the Salaries in Supply Chain Management

SCMDOJO

Supply chain management is a rapidly growing industry. From entry-level positions such as procurement officers and logistics coordinators to higher-level roles like supply chain directors and vice presidents, each comes with its own set of responsibilities and corresponding salary ranges. per hour. .

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July Transportation Market Overview 2021

Freight Plus

The acquisition comes at a time of accelerated transformation in logistics. The demands of a volatile market and the increasing complexity of globalized logistics are clashing with industrial-age transportation technology. Just incredible. Uber Freight has aquired Transplace.