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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

And of course most can’t. Of course, consumer brand companies are especially at risk from being tarred with an anti-sustainability brush. Great article. In comparison, in 2000-2007 the U.S. Good article! Of course we all need to up our game. U.S.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

247 Customs Broker

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! Of course we all need to up our game.

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IMO 2020 is coming: Why and How to Reduce CO2 Emissions in the Logistics Sector

Forto

In this blog article, you will learn what steps you can take to reduce your production. . In this blog article, you will learn what steps you can take to reduce your production. . 1,000 million tonnes annually between 2007 and 2012 (corresponding to 3.1% IMO stays the course. New IMO regulations 2020.

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

247 Customs Broker

Taking this logic train to the next stop, the current value of the new tariffs amount to around $35 billion, or two-tenths of a percentage point of real GDP. 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. All Topics.

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Battling a perfect storm

Automotive Logistics

The purpose of a port is for the direct intermodal exchange of people or freight,” he said, adding that ports should have the infrastructure to allow vehicles and trains to come alongside ships. 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.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling and Logistics

Jim Shephard, president, Shephard’s Industrial Training Systems. ? NOTE: Ron Giuntini also participated in the roundtable, but his contribution on the servitization trend will appear in a separate article. . In the world of economics, articles abound regarding the controversial issue of whether in the future the U.S.