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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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. Sheffi starts, for example, with the extreme pressures coming from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), notably Greenpeace, about which one environmentalist says “When Greenpeace reaches for its toolbox, it tends to find only one tool, and that’s a mallet.” And of course most can’t.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

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In fact, despite billions spend on DC automation in recent years, the number of warehouse workers has risen from 574,000 in 2007 to 837,000 in mid-2017, the last time I checked. Great article. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Good article! Your Comments/Feedback. U.S.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

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In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets. The company grew substantially over the course of two decades, achieving a considerable portion of that growth by way of acquisitions. Procurement analysis. Supplier communication.

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How will the tariff war with China affect U.S. container ports?

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And this is, of course, the goal of punitive tariffs—to apply economic pressure to Chinese exporters who will then turn this economic pressure into political pressure. Intermediate goods are consumed in the production of other goods, and capital goods (tools, machinery, equipment, etc.) Article Topics. But this is unlikely.

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Talking Trade with World Shipping Council’s John Butler

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Related Articles. There’s absolutely nothing unusual about that. That said, the block exemption regulation for consortia or VSAs (vessel sharing agreements) has proven to be an extremely useful tool for carriers. Click here to look at our new privacy policy. Tuesday, October 23, 2018.

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Battling a perfect storm

Automotive Logistics

The port of Long Beach has since adopted it and the tool is available to other ports, according to Nagle. There is an article out there that says a third of the volume of vehicles sold in five years is going to be fleet. Trade wars. We don’t have a firm grasp of the volume or the customers’ expectations for those.