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How US ports may have contributed to the global lag in container turn around times

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The global supply chain and specifically the ocean freight industry and ports and terminals have gone through a very trying and tough time in the last two years. Starting with COVID-19 which was the genesis of the unprecedented supply chain disruption, the industry has seen many issues, especially at the US ports.

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Logistics and autonomous systems – the promise of transformed logistics

Logistics in War

Provisioning, supply chain planning and functions requiring calculation are entirely automated, much as you would find in any modern business. This article survey automation in logistics and highlight areas of promise for military logistics. But this is not just about getting the most out of the supply chain.

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WMS Selection: What Drives an Investment in a Warehouse Management System? 5 Considerations

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The demand for seamlessness in omni-channel supply chains increases more as time progresses. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. A 2002 Material Handling and Logistics magazine article cited multiple problems with WMS implementation.

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Related Articles. Calista is intended to be an open and global digital supply chain orchestration platform other port and logistics providers can use. Robinson are catching up to DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding. . I Agree. percent in 2017 to $184.3

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Supply Chain Data Visibility Paramount as Industry Lurches into Next Chapter

IoT World Today

Key Takeaways from This Article: COVID-19 has unveiled the fragility of a global supply chain predicated on lowest-cost principles. Increasing supply chain data visibility is a priority for logistics organizations looking to improve resilience. The COVID-19 crisis has hit the global supply chain from all sides.

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Analytics in Supply Chain Management Becomes Central As Coronavirus Escalates

IoT World Today

From shortages of personal protective equipment to a variety of grocery items to electronics and apparel, coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) has hit the global supply chain in expected and unforeseen ways, and it seems likely that it could take many months to recover. And while during the SARS epidemic of 2002 and 2003, China represented 4.3%

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Reflections on East Timor by a logistics unit commander – twenty years on

Logistics in War

3] While these deployments were small in comparison to East Timor, most of the problems that arose with INTERFET had surfaced in some way during previous ADF deployments to Somalia (1993) and Bougainville (1997-2002) and there was ample opportunity for an appropriate lessons learned process to be applied. Logistic Preparedness.