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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now to this week’s logistics news…. since 2004, hit an all-time high of 4,586 points in late March. This sounds like another example of supply chain whiplash (start and stop) to me. The post This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

According to a widely cited framework by Christopher and Peck from “Building the Resilient Supply Chain” (2004), supply chain resilience consists of four dimensions: robustness, agility, redundancy, and flexibility. These dimensions are briefly defined and illustrated below.

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Toilet paper and total war – the psychology of shortages and what it means for resilience

Logistics in War

The impact of this turbulence on essentially fragile national logistics, commerce and industry capability is starkly evident and has forced the nation to consider its national resilience. If production or availability cannot increase, an inefficient transfer of resources from one area of the battlefield to the other can upend strategy.

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Marketing Small Business Tips: 6 Tips to Improve Your Small Business 

GoShip Blog

It helps you identify the inefficient aspects of your business processes and decipher the best strategies to refine them. billion monthly users , Facebook remains the biggest social media platform since its launch in 2004. The data helps you identify new trends, niches, or competitors that can inspire your improvement strategies.

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Industry View: Today is Peak Packaging Monday

Logistics Business Magazine

Businesses widespread are gathering resources and getting their strategies ready as two of the biggest dates in the diary loom ahead. Kite’s ecommerce division was introduced in 2004 and has been continuously evolving since. Its new white mailing bags, smaller bales of wood wool, capacity book mailers and twist wraps are examples.

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Kuehne + Nagel Ventures Forth with a New Global Initiative

Logistics Manager

This scenario is currently playing out in the shipping and logistics industry, with mergers and acquisitions abound as well as a wealth of new technology entering the fold, the face of the industry as we know it is in flux. Mr. Schoon himself is a walking example of the dedication that Kuehne + Nagel places on their loyal employees.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Attracting Millennials to Manufacturing: Understanding Millennial Experience in Order to Gain Talent

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: As an older Millennial who landed in Transportation Management & Logistics marketing, our target audience are manufacturers who ship freight. For example, a position as a welder, which may be involved in manufacturing, sounds much more lucrative as a “metal repair shop” than a “mass-production manufacturer.”

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