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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. Less Collaborative.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

A container from Shanghai to Long Beach was 56 days in 2020 and increased to 80 days in 2021. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. A Decline in Innovation. Ironically, technology innovation is the highest that I have ever seen. Less Collaborative.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

… We flew over the sprawling Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — 40% of all U.S. Although merchants and seamen have been storing goods in some kind of container since the beginning of maritime trade, it wasn’t until the Second World War that standardized metal containers were used to transport goods. ”[5].

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

BluJay Solutions Unveils MobileSTAR. Ryder Forms Strategic Partnership with Plug and Play to Support Development of Innovative Supply Chain and Logistics Startups. Kane Is Able Purchases Vintners Logistics. If transportation and logistics are an indicator of economic health, things are looking very good at the moment.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

The Lean journey should focus on straightforward activities that everyone can see and understand because the tools take on a life of their own, causing the operation to lose sight of the simple goal of waste elimination. This will make the supplier sluggish to respond to changes and slow moving on innovation. What can you do?

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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Roadnet® Technologies Introduces Advanced Business Intelligence Tool, Insight. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters). Rand McNally Releases Game-Changing “TND™ Tablet” for Professional Drivers. million and $8.2

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. The Early Days: 1956-1960s.

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