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Upgrading to One Integrated Suite for all Logistics Operations with Naval Sabharwal

The Logistics of Logistics

He served the Logistics stream of the Indian Air Force for 20 years before taking pre-mature retirement in September 2004 as a Wing Commander. The logistics industry has divided itself into ‘silos’, with one system for a 3PL provider, another for express parcels, another for freight forwarding, etc. as it is the future of the industry.

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Freight Driver Shortage Update: Will 2017 Come to a Head & Cause Issues for Shippers?

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Meanwhile, the average of age of today’s trucker is 49, and more truckers are aging out and retiring from the industry. This contributes to a growing bleakness among the trucking industry, causing turmoil among shippers and logistics providers. Look at the historic tightening of capacity in the shipping industry.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

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As the markets develop, we can be sure that many of the most common items will be in stock notwithstanding the massive industry of customization. In other words, local and regional demand will dictate the scale and scope of industries that rely on mass manufacturing.

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The Current State of the Shipping Capacity Crunch

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tracking demand and supplies indicate continuous growth within the trucking industry for at least the next year. The damage from the overly active storms damaged both freight containers and trucks, and in Houston, the trucking industry is barely back to life.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

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We look forward to beefing up even more great content to give value to our customer base of manufacturers and those in the manufacturing industry. Since the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing has been synonymous with factories, machine tools, production lines and economies of scale. But how does it work in industry?

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

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Unfortunately, these events lead to one common issue: millennials do not view the manufacturing industry as previous generations did. In 2004, Facebook was founded, and the future of inter-connected millennials would never be the same. Role of Social Media.

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

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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.