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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. imports from China grew from about $45 billion per year in 1995 to more than $280 billion per year in 2006.

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

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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. A monumental after-effect has been the subtraction of years of training knowledge from the domestic U.S.

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Private Fleets or Outsourced Logistics? Which is Better?

Trinity Logistics

You also have to consider fuel, insurance, driver pay and benefits, licenses, certifications, permits, technology like ELDs or software applications, training, and drug testing. Your chosen providers must share an understanding of your strategy and provide you with innovative solutions to give you a competitive advantage.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

With the growth of transpacific trade, McLean teams with Southern Pacific Railroad to build the first double-stack train car. The first all double-stack train is developed by APL and UP Railroad. Over 100 double stack container trains, each a mile long, are now operating across U.S. Costs fall and service improves. Significance.

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Some reading suggestions, while you wait in the airport!

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These eight books might not tell you want you want to hear, but they will give you information you need to significantly revise your personal and business strategies. They are specialized training in the functions of business, not general educating in the practice of managing. Levitt and Stephen J.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

. Second, while in the end Sheffi is clearly a strong sustainability advocate, the book is extremely well balanced and describes very well the challenges and issues CEOs face in crafting their sustainability strategies, with often conflicting goals. Most sustainability books in my view do not present the full 360 view.