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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., IATA’s U.S. cargo subsidiary.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. Help drive a cross-functional understanding of demand latency as waste through lean programs. Use GPS, maps and weather signals to better predict arrival and route transportation assets. 3) Supplier Sensing.

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23 warehouse pros reveal the best ways for warehouses to control & reduce fulfillment costs

6 River Systems

Sophie Miles is the VP of Marketing & Co-Founder of CalculatorBuddy.com , a tech company in expansion to USA, Canada, and South Africa. The rise of drones and drone technology as well as robotics within warehouses, transport operations and the management of stock have grown. Sophie Miles. Doug Orlove. Darren Cottingham.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The combination of technology along with the advancements in transportation made it possible. Today, I unpacked my bags.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. He graduated from the Cambridge Academy of Transport and the Chilean and German Commerce Institute with a degree in maritime transport, respectively.

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Red Sea Ocean Transport Shipping Disruption Update

Supply Chain Matters

Latest Developments As a result of the continued attacks, major container shipping lines continue in re-routing ships around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope to reach European and added destinations. This can add 10 to 20 days to transit times vs. the Red Sea and Suez Canal routing. All rights reserved.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

She works for Lean Solutions Group down in Columbia. The logistics and transportation people are outside of that conversation. We all need to, in this transportation logistics business, recognize our supply chain customers and big customers like General Motors, Procter & Gamble and Walmart. Lean Solutions Group.