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

GlobalTranz

With the rise in global crude oil production and relative political stability in the major oil producing nations, particularly Iraq and Libya, the price of crude oil has fallen from above $100 a barrel to around $50 a barrel in just a year. This is the first post in a two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.”

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How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

They recently calculated that North Dakota just topped an average output of 1 million barrels of oil per day. For those of you on the coasts (all three of them—East, West, and Gulf) you may be vaguely aware of the Bakken oil boom in North Dakota. And it has all happened incredibly quickly. For most of you that means a break of around $0.01

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time phased. DOT – Delivery on Time. DIFOT – Delivery In Full on Time. Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Which ones to use?… … How many to use? Of course they need to be SMART.

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