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Importance of declaring the correct cargo weight

Shipping and Freight Resource

In a recent article, I wrote about the basics of container stowage planning and why it is so important. In this article, I thought it would be worth reiterating the importance of being accurate in the declaration of the weights. For example, a client has some containers that weigh 27.5 instead of 27.5

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Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn

EazyStock

In this article, we will show you some of the most important steps and measures to equip your organization for an economic downturn and create opportunities to flourish even during an economic downturn. It found that 20% outperformed competitors’ results during the downturn and recovery.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

For example, how would you deal with the following situations in procurement? Read on for more about these examples in the text that follows. Stolen and black-market supplies are further examples. For example: If senior management does not know about the lack of ethics, or if it takes no action, then it is essentially inept.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

These are all examples of the effects production may have on the environment, in local communities, or on the people who grow and make what we sell.” Benefits from its supply chain efficiency result in time savings, more cost-effective inventory management and improved product forecasting, the article said. Decades in the Making.

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COVID-19 and the 5 major threats it poses to global food security

World Food Programme Logistics

For example, it is believed that the survival rate of patients suffering from Ebola was affected by what healthcare workers call “preceding nutritional status” or the baseline nutritional health of people affected by the virus. link] This is an edited version of an article from WFP-USA. You can read the original here.

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The hazards of Ammonium Nitrate and 100 years of related disasters

Shipping and Freight Resource

The examples are Kriewald , Morgan , Oppau , Tessenderlo , and Traskwood. Date:September 10, 2007. The initiation happens by an explosive charge going off in the mass, by the detonation of a shell thrown into the mass, or by detonation of an explosive mixture in contact with the mass. Country: Spain. Location:Estaca de Bares.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Attracting Millennials to Manufacturing: Understanding Millennial Experience in Order to Gain Talent

GlobalTranz

We also are including a great infographic on attracting millennials to manufacturing from Tooling-U at the bottom of this article. Unfortunately, the passion began to fall through when the oldest millennials entered the workforce in 2007 and saw a huge economic collapse in 2008. Economic Instability.

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