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How to Create a Truckload Strategy That Works in Any Market

Talking Logistics

We have been studying truck freight attributes and strategies since 2006. In the case of brokerage, it is important to minimize the presentation of your freight to the market. To meet your capacity needs, 3PLs must work with multiple carriers across every size segment—from owner/operator to mega-large.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks. Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics.

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

GlobalTranz

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. manufacturers, along with many in other developed nations, eagerly moved numerous operations off-shore.

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Exel Earns Award of Excellence from the GIL!

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The ‘Award of Excellence’ was presented by Kieran Ring, Chief Executive of the Institute at the North American Industry Dinner held to honor the memory of founding Chairman Robert V. Delaney, during the US 3PL Summits at the Buckhead Intercontinental, Atlanta on 27 June 2006.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). How can I summarize the many sessions and customer case studies I attended in a short blog post? presented a great case study on the company’s journey and success with real-time freight visibility. Scott is Descartes’ President and Chief Operating Officer.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

247 Customs Broker

If you have never seen a glass factory in operation, it is really something. “The dire predictions that robots are going to take our jobs are overstated,” said Susan Lund, co-author of the study for McKinsey, adding “There will be enough jobs for everyone in most sectors.” ” I wish I was that optimistic.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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Most sustainability books in my view do not present the full 360 view. First are what he calls eco-efficiency initiatives, which have to do with actions that will reduce operating costs and provide an acceptable return on investment. “Sustainability R Us” we might say. . Great article.