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Napoleon’s Logistics: The Art of Sustaining Empires

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

This standardization facilitated easier storage, transport, and distribution of supplies, enabling faster resupply and ensuring uniformity across his forces. He introduced standardized equipment, ammunition, and rations for his soldiers, simplifying logistics by reducing the need for complex variations and adjustments. Esdaile, C.

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Driver Shortage Is Still the Biggest Challenge In The Trucking Industry

United World Transporation

In 2005, it was first reported that the trucking industry faced a shortage of around 20,000 drivers. However, during the 2008 financial crisis, transport volume plummeted, effectively erasing the shortage. In 2018, transportation volume was at its highest in years, and the industry needed about 60,000 more drivers.

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CMA CGM Receive Lloyd’s List Environment Award

Logistics Manager

Maritime transportation as of now is by far the most environmentally-friendly mode for shipping goods. For comparison, the CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY emits less than 3 grams of CO2 per ton transported per kilometer, compared to a truck that emits 91 grams while an airplane emits 470 grams of CO2.

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The History of eCommerce: From the 1960s to the 2020s

Ship Monk

SSL was eventually succeeded by TLS (Transport Layer Security) as a way to determine whether a website can be trusted — that’s where the little lock icon in your address bar comes from! Of course, bad times don’t last forever, and, slowly but surely, stock exchanges recovered and were stabilized by 2001.

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Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

Besides arson attacks and carelessness from people on site (think discarded cigarette butts), fire risks within cold storage mostly arise from electrical or mechanical faults in the conveyor systems which transport the goods around the building, wiring that is housed in the roof or faulty lighting systems.

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Delivery: A New Moment of Truth

Talking Logistics

Lafley defined back in 2005. Of course, delivery has always been part of the order fulfillment process, but it’s only been in recent years that it has emerged from the shadows, from being a cost center and a back-end process to becoming a competitive differentiator and a key driver of customer experience.

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

GlobalTranz

Since 2005, the freight driver shortage has grown from 20,000 unfilled positions to 70,000, and some reports suggest the shortage may worsen to more than 170,000 vacancies by 2025. Meanwhile, Swift Transportation, Schneider, and CGI have unveiled $4,000 - $8,000 bonuses for new drivers.