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Recycling and Disposal Specialist Explains Latest Trends

Logistics Business Magazine

KG, a south German manufacturer of office equipment and environmental technology, has hosted its latest event looking at trends in the recycling and disposal sector. For example, the introduction of the container-deposit legislation for PET bottles in Germany in 2005. HSM GmbH + Co.

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

Ship Monk

In 1971, researchers established the Terminal Interface Processor (TIP) for dialing into ARPANET from individual computer terminals. The ‘00s saw the launch of several companies that are still big names today, like Etsy in 2005, Shopify in 2006, and BigCommerce in 2009. By 2024, eCommerce sales are expected to overtake in-store sales.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

I threw in a healthy dose of interesting (globalization, shipping trends and the business of logistics), a dash of history (the evolution of longitude), a sprinkle of next generation manufacturing (lean manufacturing) and some great company success stories (FedEx, Walmart. I think you’ll like the list too. That’s Toyota.

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The Big Retailers Relying On Technology

LandLink

Amazon Started This Fight Back in 2005, Amazon launched its Amazon Prime service. When many other retailers started to catch up with that strategy by offering their own free two-day shipping, Amazon tipped the playing surface by offering a one-hour delivery with its Amazon Prime Now service.

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What will 2019 bring for the trucking industry?

Blue Grace Logistics

Knowledge of the existing trends can also provide insight into what one may expect from the trucking industry in the coming year. Knowledge of the existing trends can also provide insight into what one may expect from the trucking industry in the coming year. The trend is expected to continue at the start of 2019.

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Back to Basics in 2007 - 3PL Defined

Blog on Log

One of today's trends to solve this problem is outsourcing logistics or using third-party logistics (3PL) to manage complex distribution requirements. According to a 2005 survey, CEOs of 3PL companies operating in Asia-Pacific expected 17% average business growth over the upcoming three years. More later this January!

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Some reading suggestions, while you wait in the airport!

Blog on Log

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books, 2002) Publisher’s Blurb: “The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.”