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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

However, we don’t only talk about what we do well, we also like to talk about things that may affect manufacturing companies so we can be the maven to resources which are of value to our customers and the industry at large. This series’s aim is to educate on what we see coming down the pipeline in the world of manufacturing.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

Our current technologies built on relational databases– like Advanced Planning (APS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)– are not equal to the test. My first thank-you note is to the United States military. We are witnessing the redefinition of supply chain practices and technologies.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. They form a continuum.

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