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Sovac starts assembling SKD kits for Audi in Algeria

Automotive Logistics

By specifically training local employees, we are ensuring Audi quality and utilising synergies with the other group brands in production and logistics, laying the foundation for continued growth in North Africa.”. Sovac has imported VW Group finished vehicles into Algeria since 2001.

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CSX Gives $91M Commitment to Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel Project

247 Customs Broker

The meeting came almost a year after Foote met with the Maryland delegation to review why the project had been abandoned by the former CEO. Freight trains can only get cargo containers through one car at a time, putting the Port of Baltimore at a competitive disadvantage.

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

ULAC are used by artillery soldiers in the field for the safe transport and storage of propellant and projectiles in training and operational environments. Well-rehearsed mechanisms would be established that would assess the ability of the national support base to mobilise to meet the need, and plans developed to enable this to occur.

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

GlobalTranz

In 2001, millennials saw the destruction of both towers of the World Trade Center, and the passion for keeping America strong was born. Manufacturers must employ the use of technology, science, and mathematics in operations to meet millennial expectations for widespread innovation. Millennials expect things to be easy.

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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics

Logistics in War

Operationally engaged around the globe, the US military finds itself increasingly stretched to meet an intense and broad set of demands. Proper balance between contract support and organic logistics forces is imperative to ensure the US Army’s ability to meet the future demands of a multi-domain battlespace. How We Got Here.

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Veterans in Trucking: Career Guide for Finding Success After Service

WorkWave

The New York Times published an article acknowledging that “veterans are working, but not in jobs that match their advanced training.” . Applicants must undergo a series of tests and background checks to be granted the TWIC, as well as meet other requirements and pay any necessary fees. . Not every truck driver will need this card.

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Fashion Transparency: China to Germany

Logistics Business Magazine

For more than 40 years, he has been regarded as a pioneer of German-Chinese economic relations and sustainable production in China: As early as 2001, the Zhejiang Province awarded him the “Golden Magnolia Prize” for the “most socially responsible factory.”