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Top Suppliers of Transportation Execution and Visibility

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Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Descartes is a global leader in providing on-demand, SaaS solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance, and security of logistics-intensive businesses. The Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) is the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics messaging network.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Container Shipping's Post-9/11.

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Container Shippings Post-9/11 Security Overhaul. 9/11 forced a new security regime on seaports and ocean-going container ships. MarketWatchs Alexander Davis reports from Oakland, Calif. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. EU Logistics Hub Blog. Latin American Logistics. Manufacturing Central.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

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In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. The post Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. USDA funding supports Port of Oakland pop-up container yard. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. Canada’s Walmart tries ring scanners.

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The Parable of Walmart, Target Stores and Vertical Farming

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Case in point, the Wall Street Journal reports that these three giants (among others) have reshaped their logistics plans to avoid US West Coast-bound ocean routes (and the subsequent OTR and rail routes) due to recent labor-dispute-driven disruptions at ports in Long Beach and Oakland.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 2 – 8)

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The company, which fully outsources parts production and machine assembly, is battling smartphone manufacturers and carmakers over the vital components. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The post This Week in Logistics News (July 2 – 8) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. This is not normal.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 6 – 12)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. A bipartisan bill in Congress could boost the prospects for women’s careers in transportation , at a time when female airplane pilots, truck drivers, train conductors, and ship captains retain a slim minority of jobs in the sector. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.