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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

There are tens of thousands of books about logistics and supply chains. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. But we got it down to ten logistics and supply chain books you’ll actually want to read.

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The three biggest risks in logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

More than ever, current trends and global political developments are creating new challenges and putting pressure on supply chains. However, supply chain interruptions (47.5%) rank ahead of cybercrime (45%). But which risks are decisive and demand a rethink for the future?

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WNS acquires The Smart Cube and OptiBuy

Logistics Business Magazine

WNS (Holdings) Limited, a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) solutions, has acquired The Smart Cube, a leader in platform-driven research and analytics (R&A) focused on procurement and supply chain, and OptiBuy, a leading European provider of procurement platform consulting and implementation solutions.

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Penske Recognized as a 2021 Military Friendly Employer

Penske Move Ahead

Since 2003, the Military Friendly lists have set the standard for organizations to provide the best opportunities for veterans and military spouses. Penske has teamed up with Veteran Recruiting (VR) and other leading employers to support the VetFriendly Jobs Initiative to hire or train 100,000 veterans by 2020.

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Logistics Contractors and strategic logistics advantage in US military operations

Logistics in War

ii] As a result of this divestment, operational contracting, corporate financing and support, and transnational supply chains have become so embedded in the American way of war, that is difficult to see how the US Army could conduct expeditionary operations without commercial support. [vi] Contractors and War , 157–175.

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BIFA award winners crowned

Logistics Business Magazine

Dawson said that all the winners demonstrated a clear understanding of overcoming last minute challenges to achieve success, which reminded him of his own final mile, or last minute, delivery to Jonny Wilkinson in 2003, who then scored a drop goal that enabled England to win the Rugby World Cup.

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New COO Named by Dachser Air & Sea Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

Müller, who will now leave the company, was responsible for developing the air and sea freight business into a network company with operations worldwide, thereby putting in place the foundations for globally integrated supply chain solutions. joint venture after Dachser had taken full control.