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Logistics Unleashed: Unveiling the Most Pivotal Events that Shaped its Development

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The Silk Road acted as a catalyst for logistics, shaping the concepts of inventory management, transport planning, and risk mitigation. The invention of steam-powered engines and the mechanization of factories revolutionized production and transportation. Containerization standardized the way goods were packed, transported, and stored.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

since 2004, hit an all-time high of 4,586 points in late March. The cost to transport containerized goods peaked at unprecedented levels in late 2021. American Shipper reported that indexes measuring container-ship rental rates are now dropping rapidly. The Harpex index, published by brokerage Harper Petersen & Co.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

The most obvious impact was the disruption of traffic and transportation. 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.

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Shippers Access Newly Released Enterprise Multi-Carrier Parcel Shipping Solution in Transportation Management System With New Partnership

GlobalTranz

(Eagan, MN) – North American third-party logistics (3PL) company, Cerasis, in partnership with Pierbridge , a leading transportation management software development company, announces the addition of multi-parcel carrier shipping management to the Cerasis Rater, a web-based transportation management system (TMS).

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Cash-free Service Provider DKV Names New CEO

Logistics Business Magazine

DKV, a European leader in cash-free services en route for commercial goods and passenger transport, toll and further mobility services, has named Marco van Kalleveen (50) new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 April 2019. As new CEO, van Kalleveen will be responsible in particular for market development and strategy.

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Gielen to become CEO at Schoeller Allibert

Automotive Logistics

Gielen joined the Dutch returnable transit packaging company when it bought BiPP Plastic Pallets from him in 2004. Over the years [Gielen] has had several executive roles in product development, innovation strategy and strategic growth, critical to the success of Schoeller Allibert,” said co-chairmen Martin and Christoph Schoeller.

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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. Facebook: With more than 2.38 One of the best marketing tips is to ask your customers for feedback and act on it.

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