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This Week in Logistics News (March 9 – 15)

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per person — on the holiday this year and, perhaps unsurprisingly, their top spending categories are food and beverages. A prolonged drought has led the canal’s operator to cut the number of crossings, resulting in longer waits. billion — or an average of $44.40 But just how do they plan on celebrating?

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The Definitive Guide to Transportation and Logistics Terminology

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Describes the nature of the cargo, amount of cargo by weight, size and/or number of pieces, and the origin and destination of the cargo. Number: License administered to for-hire carriers by the Department of Transportation. Commonly referred to as USDOT numbers. Typically caused by untimely loading or unloading.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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not other forms of corporate social responsibility, even though many companies referenced in the book, such as the aforementioned Unilever, Walmart and a number of others, are embracing full blown CSR, vowing to change the world, not just the just the environment. SCM Consultant, Camelot MC.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

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In fact, despite billions spend on DC automation in recent years, the number of warehouse workers has risen from 574,000 in 2007 to 837,000 in mid-2017, the last time I checked. SCM Consultant, Camelot MC. Do you have numbers for decorative coatings in the list? Simon Eagle.

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5 Ways Manufacturing Companies Can Find the Deeper Secrets Behind the Numbers & Data That Don’t Lie

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Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog from Paul Aureli a Marketing Associate at Crossroads MC , a company who optimizes current manufacturing systems through the use of their technology products. Numbers don’t lie; it’s their secrets you have got to know. There’s something else behind the numbers that is buried for a reason.

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