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Penske Associates from Panama, Jamaica and France Become U.S. Citizens

Penske Move Ahead

As a transportation and logistics industry leader, Penske and its vehicles cover vast distances in pursuit of their destinations. That May, she graduated with her bachelor’s degree in operations management and started a new role as a management trainee. Remarkably, some of our people do, too. I was not expecting it at all,” she said.

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Ocean Ports Lead the Way in Logistics Technology Advancements

Material Handling and Logistics

The Port of Virginia serves as a case study in how the nation’s ports are adapting to the needs of the new economy. million during the period 2002 through 2017. Globally, major maritime carriers are demanding improvements in the efficiency of port operations. Daily container movement and crane operations must be pre-planned.

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

Logistics in War

In the two decades since the Australian deployment to East Timor as part of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET), much has been written about the operation predominantly from the national and military strategic perspectives. As the operation recedes into history, we need to ensure the key lessons identified do not also fade.

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Trucking Isn’t Going Away Any Time Soon

Blue Grace Logistics

In this case, what do automated vehicles and AI mean for the truck driving industry? According to the study: Industrial and Labor Relations Review , there is always a measure of attrition in terms of job loss when a new technology is introduced to an industry. Currently, truckers move over 70 percent of all U.S.

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3PL gap is closing at the top

247 Customs Broker

In a world that is becoming increasingly commoditized, brand recognition is particularly important to the third-party logistics (3PL) industry, observes Armstrong & Associates. Since 2002, Armstrong & Associates has surveyed 3PL managers and shippers to identify the most recognizable brands in third-party logistics. .

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Finally – A breakthrough alternative to spreadsheets for managing your Supply Chain

AIMMS

Supply Chain Insights , founded by well-known analyst Lora Cecere, conducts many quantitative studies and reports a couple of key trends, in their report “ Three Reasons Why SAP SC Planning Is a Risk to Your Business ”. When SAP launched APO in 2002, the optimization technologies were inferior to most best-of-breed technologies in the market.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Nationally, the health care and technology industries have been especially hard hit by the staffing deficits.