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JLL’s Dr. Walter Kemmsies Talks Economics, Supply Chain, NAFTA before Jump Start 2019 Conference

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During the Jump Start 2019 supply chain conference , he is slated to talk with the audience about the evolution of NAFTA and the overall state of the international economy. The economy is in the middle of a historically long cycle , owing to the severity of the 2007-2009 recession. How do you view the administration’s tariff strategy?

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3PL 101 - Outsourcing Strategy

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When deployed intelligently, an outsourcing strategy can add strategic advantage to your organization. The customer must take initiative to design measurements that support the company's business goals for the outsourcing strategy. Both sides must allow for appropriate flow of information in order to measure performance.

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Battling a perfect storm

Automotive Logistics

From a strategy perspective, OEMs are unwilling to make big investments on what could be a short-term event, with trade negotiations set to continue and the prospect of a new government in the US in a couple of years. Finished Vehicle Logistics Import Export is part of the global Automotive Logistics series of conferences.

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The Top Logistics and Supply Chain Journalists & Thought Leaders to Know for 2020

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His works commonly include an analysis of global logistics trends, distribution strategies, best practices, logistics outsourcing, integrating systems and more. His works include podcasts, e-books, whitepapers, case studies, infographics and personalized presentations for major supply chain conferences. and abroad. Patrick Burnson.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 4, 2018)

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According to a 2007 report, one of these products is sold every 17 seconds in the U.S. – UPS weighs strategy to deliver bulky goods to boost growth (Reuters). Then this past March at its user conference, Descartes shared details about its capacity matching solution leveraging the MacroPoint platform. What is it?

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

Material Handling and Logistics

Further, if one does a Google search on data science groups in private industry, numerous large industry groups formed just since 2007 appear. SCOTT: Obviously tariffs, if implemented for the long-term, will impact global supply chain strategies—sourcing, nearshoring versus offshoring, etc.