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[INFOGRAPHIC] Selecting & Managing Logistics Companies & Emerging Logistics Tech Trends

GlobalTranz

The rationale for outsourcing certain manufacturing and supply chain processes, such as transportation management, fulfillment, and more to logistics companies is evident and clear. 80 percent of manufacturers or shippers in the US use a a logistics company for domestic and international transportation. We hope you enjoy it!

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

In both our summary and perspectives focused on August and July global PMI reporting , we echoed an increased trending toward declining global supply chain production momentum. Ireland stood out as the only EU nation to record an expansionary PMI with a value of 51.5. up from a 47.3 reported for August. export activities.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. Secondly, one core supply chain application is a transportation management system. That approach to taxation engineering is less potent than it used to be.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 1-5, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I’m still catching up from my week on the road, and getting ready to head out again next week to speak at the Manhattan Associates conference (I’ll be speaking on “A Brave New World: Transport to the Future”), so I’ll just share some of the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week without commentary.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

Counties reaching new highs were noted as Italy, noted as reaching a ten month high, Greece, Ireland and Spain. The trending likely involves industry-specific dimensions, a good example being high tech and consumer electronics supply network resiliency needs. PMI value in February, the eighth consecutive month of contraction reporting.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 14-18, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Here are some details from the press release: Atlas is a market leader in EDI and B2B integration with over 2,200 customers in the UK and Ireland. Why does this trend continue? We are a transportation company – we are not law enforcement. ” This announcement highlights several important trends in the 3PL industry.