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Despite big challenges, “we’re not giving up hope on C.A.R.”

World Food Programme Logistics

Proliferating armed groups and half a population facing hunger are hardly grounds for optimism, but CD Gian Carlo Cirri is determined. Last December’s SMART* survey shows levels of chronic malnutrition above the WHO emergency threshold in most prefectures. People can’t get to their fields because of insecurity and displacements.

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Trucking Isn’t Going Away Any Time Soon

Blue Grace Logistics

that are used for long hauls, using the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS), last updated in 2002,” says an article from HBR. “Most of this development is focused on automating the long-haul/interstate portion of a truck trip, not short haul or local truck moves. We estimated the proportion of trucks in the U.S.

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Still Think Dangerous Goods is Just Paperwork and Labels?

Talking Logistics

The prosecution was brought by [the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority] under the air navigation (dangerous goods) regulations 2002. Over one-third of the survey respondents said that their supervisors are unaware of exactly what they do. What do you get when you ask a group of kids at a playground about dangerous goods?

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Public Perception of & A Brief Timeline of Moments from the American Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

In 1942, a group of GE engineers, known as "The Hush-Hush Boys," working non-stop for ten months built America's first jet engine. Manufacturing Enterprise Integration Act of 2002. Manufacturing Enterprise Integration Act of 2002 was enacted to develop the foundations for a Smart Manufacturing infrastructure and approach. .