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Have you Heard About ‘’Chain of Responsibility’’ in the Supply Chain and Transportation?

GlobalTranz

As our customer presence in Australia is growing, we are learning new things from our Commonwealth cousins from ‘’Down Under’’. Although we have much in common, the transportation laws in Australia and New Zealand have a distinct difference with those in Europe, the U.K. COR is law in Australia and New Zealand.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Robinson this week announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire APC Logistics, a leading provider of freight forwarding and customs brokerage services in Australia and New Zealand. APC had $334.2 million AUD (approximately $251 million USD) in total revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

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Fearless Females of Supply Chain: Supply Chain Offers Limitless Potential

BlueYonder

I was probably the first-ever graduate that received a hybrid degree of fashion and computing studies from my university in New Zealand. It made me stretch my brain, learn new things and form completely new relationships. When I look back, I was fortunate I made that change because my university supported me to do that.

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How To Start Your Brewery On The Path To Success

Unleashed

How many due to transport issues? All the information about their products, inventory and stock were in their brewer, Luke Nicholas’ head. The team at Epic needed to get that information into a system so Luke could focus on other things. How many due to demand exceeding production plan? How many incorrectly picked orders?

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3 Powerful Methods for Shippers to Wield Their Collective Power

Talking Logistics

Shipping and transportation are typically seen as problems businesses face on their own. Platforms provide a central information hub where data can pool together to reveal insights into larger issues. By collecting information about what people are searching for, Google can deliver better results to any given user.

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Food Industry Trends for 2021

Unleashed

While tracing the origin of a food source and viewing transparent information about its manufacturing process has certainly grown over recent years – there’s no doubt the pandemic has sped up consumer demand for this. Australia and New Zealand. Reduce food waste. And when it comes to consumers – watch out!

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

It didn’t take long for the recently rebranded BluJay Solutions to make its first acquisition: Blackbay , “a leading provider of mobility-enabled solutions for the transport and logistics industry.” Blackbay, headquartered in the UK with offices in Australia and New Zealand, will fully integrate with the global BluJay team.