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Data standardization and its benefits – Executive Insights with Thomas Bagge, CEO of DCSA

Shipping and Freight Resource

A financial modelling exercise to quantify the potential cost savings of the usage of digital shipping documentation, namely the electronic bill of lading (eBL) showed that at a global economic growth rate of 2.4% For example, in the airline industry, everything is digitalized now and this happened because IATA has been defining the.

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The Promise and Peril of Generative AI for Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

I’ve seen our own R&D team test some very cool applications and have been following the news closely in search of other examples relevant to supply chain. Beyond these targeted examples, I see even more promise in broader applications: code generation, knowledge management, and user interfaces.

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Consumer Packaged Goods: How CPG Shipping Works

GoShip Blog

Some examples of CPGs are personal hygiene products, food, beverages, and cosmetics. Conditions such as the freight container’s temperatures and the care exercised during loading and unloading are carefully considered when transporting specialty goods. One such example is a Rolls Royce. What is Consumer Packaging?

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Industry View: The Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Business Magazine

Creating supply chain resilience is a holistic exercise that involves more than just a few savvy logistics people. As mentioned, this should not be an exercise limited to supply chain professionals. licenses, documentation, permits, etc.), Unpredictable is not a reason to be unprepared. Risk Assessment.

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A Lean Leadership Pocket Card

The Lean Thinker

Here’s an example: Say your plant has a set of rules about how fork trucks are to be operated – speed limits, staying out of marked pedestrian lanes, etc. Do you have “standard work” documents that are rarely followed? Sometimes that gap is small. Sometimes it is huge. Develop and apply countermeasure.

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Part Two offered examples where militaries get it right, and a number of examples where events did not transpire as well as they might. In the Australian example, this ratio has featured in every review of Defence undertaken in the forty years since the ADF was formed. I described the interplay between logistics and readiness.

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Why Firms Codes Are Crucial During Your Cargo Importation Process

ShipLilly

For example, these codes enable the entry process to be completed without too many bureaucratic hurdles. For example, they are an accompaniment for other customs and excise documentation. For example, warehouses will be aware of the location of shipments regardless of their diversity and number.

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