Material Handling and Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2018

Manufacturing expanded in December at the fastest pace in three months, as gains in orders and production capped the strongest year for factories since 2004, the Institute for Supply Management said on January 3. Other highlights of the survey include: ISM factory employment gauge declined to a still-strong 57 from 59.7. from 56.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Certainly, there have been other periods of time when “perfect storm” conditions have existed in the market, leading to tight capacity and rate increases — such as in 2004, when the new (at the time) Hours of Service rules went into effect, coupled with strong GDP growth, high fuel prices, and the ever-present driver shortage.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

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. Indicators are that the worker deficit could rise to over 2 million unfilled jobs in the next decade. Skills Shortages.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 2, 2018

Despite across the board decline for its key metrics, data issued today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) continues to show that the underlying fundamentals for the manufacturing sector remain positive. recorded in May 2004. in March to 59.3 (a a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth). And the March reading is 1.1%

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MAY 24, 2020

BOLERO ( B ill O f L ading E lectronic R egistry O rganization) was launched in September 1999 as an electronic trade community to provide a common and open system for businesses to exchange trade data and documentation electronically without the involvement of paper. The TT Club subsequently wrote off its investments in Bolero in 2004.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2021

However, we saw similar supply chain outages associated with the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Japan’s earthquake and Tsunami in 2011. 2020 Gartner Weathering the Supply Chain Storm Survey. Superstorm Sandy was uniquely catastrophic.

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