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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. Did You Know That …. Did You Know That ….

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. But the problems don’t stop there. Even if You Can Buy it, Can You Move it?

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The Upswing of Chinese Logistics Companies

Elementum

by 2020 globally, the logistics industry is booming. Logistics, the complex operation involving the movements of people, facilities, and supplies, is applied in every industry from manufacturing to retail to trade. The global logistics market is expected to grow from US $8.1T XPO Logistics Inc., USPS spokesman.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Networked Supply.

Global Trade Management

By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. As manufactures and retailers increasingly depend on extended rosters of sourcing companies, the resulting networked supply chain requires improved visibility.

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Silo thinking doesn’t work

DELMIA Quintiq

When the German auto industry meets, manufacturers and suppliers worldwide listen very carefully. After all, German manufacturers that are used to success are often trendsetters for new products and process innovations. Read also : How to increase operational flexibility in automotive logistics. Is that really new?”

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This Week in Logistics News (March 26 – April 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Needless to say, I was stunned and saddened when I heard the news late last week that Taylor Hawkins, drummer for the Foo Fighters, died while on tour in South America. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The question remains whether USPS will continue to purchase EVs. BJ’s becomes 1st wholesale club on DoorDash.