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Taking a Big Picture View of Supply Chain Networks

Logistics Viewpoints

The more users and the greater the usage, the richer the data set for benchmarking, analysis and, ultimately, insights to help organizations improve their KPIs. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. Data integrity.

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Fragility of Infrastructure Highlighted Again After Baltimore Bridge Collapse

MTS Logistics

More modern designs use beefy fenders to guide ships away from support columns, groups of pilings called “dolphins” that function as safety rings around bridge foundations or mounds of rock and earth to protect the bases of bridges. According to the Federal Highway Administration, there are more than 16,800 such spans in the U.S.

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Same concerns remain, when it comes to the truck driver shortage

247 Customs Broker

The ATRI survey found that the driver shortage topped the list of concerns the industry is facing, marking the first time since 2006 that it was the chief concern. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. Jeff Berman is Group News Editor for Logistics Management , Modern Materials Handling , and Supply Chain Management Review.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

Based in Virginia, AMT was founded in 1902 and specializes in providing targeted business assistance, extensive global support, and business intelligence systems and analysis to its members and industry as a whole. According to our USMTO data the 2003 recession really started in 2001 and didn’t really end until 2005 or even 2006.

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3PL Market Leaders Continue Growth

Blog on Log

The market for third-party logistics grew at double-digit rates domestically and internationally in 2006, according to a just-released study. and Global Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Analysis”. and Global Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Market Analysis”. At Hub Group, Penske Corp., billion, a 9.5-percent

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old). One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group. billion transactions last year.

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Automatic Replenishment: Everything You Need to Know

Conger

Automatic reordering limits should be set just high enough to fulfill a pending order or group of orders without leaving behind extra stock. That may include drawing up plans, contracting with designers and engineers, pulling permits, coordinating logistics, training staff, and supporting ongoing maintenance.