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

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain resilience is crucial for ensuring the continuity of business operations, the delivery of essential goods and services, and the protection of public safety and national security. Robustness is the ability of a supply chain to resist disruptions and maintain its normal operations.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

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Now operating in its fifth station, Flytrex’s three-minute delivery service will be available to approximately 140,000 customers across the United States. 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.

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

Logistics in War

The difficulty experienced in obtaining basic household products – toilet paper for example – as consumers buy in preparation for a state of quarantine that may never come, as trite an issue as it may be, starkly demonstrates how critical human behaviour is in the calculus. The ADF has experienced this ‘tradition’ in the past.

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

GoShip Blog

As your company grows and changes, you must evaluate its performance to ensure it operates at its full potential. 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.

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Kuehne + Nagel Ventures Forth with a New Global Initiative

Logistics Manager

Schoon himself is a walking example of the dedication that Kuehne + Nagel places on their loyal employees. I began my career in sea freight operations and import for key account customers which I worked diligently at for 4 years,” said Mr. Schoon. This all again ties into our focus on customers, technology, and people. Service Minded.

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

GlobalTranz

Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. manufacturers, along with many in other developed nations, eagerly moved numerous operations off-shore. In recent decades, U.S. Improving relevant education — The U.S.

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

GlobalTranz

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.” Manufacturers must employ the use of technology, science, and mathematics in operations to meet millennial expectations for widespread innovation. Role of Social Media.

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