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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

This example illustrates why supply chain visibility isn’t enough. Because we call it a supply chain for a reason – each link is connected, so if you rattle one link, you rattle the entire chain, as Boeing famously discovered in 2007 when a bolts and screws shortage delayed their Dreamliner. Why transparency is better than visibility.

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Standing on the Frontlines of Logistics Change and Volatility Armed with Tech-driven Resiliency

CH Robinson Logistics

March 2007 John F. And in this new era of innovation, where increasing supply chain resiliency and agility is key, we cannot stand idle. And in this new era of innovation, where increasing supply chain resiliency and agility is key, we cannot stand idle. Read more about our technology journey at chrobinson.com/technology.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

Retailers such as Walmart have rigorous standards and will only purchase from suppliers who meet these standards. This is where it gets tricky, according to Yossi Sheffi, director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. Lately they have upped their game and many have in place ambitious goals for 2020. Last-Mile Delivery.

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Fueling Transportation Breakthroughs – Inbound Logistics

247 Customs Broker

He chose to make the leap, joining Breakthrough Fuel as its president in 2007. Since then, Breakthrough has grown into a global transportation energy management and advisory firm. What drew you to transportation and logistics? I joined the transportation industry in 1980, the year Ronald Reagan deregulated trucking.

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Manufacturing Mobility Movement: The 5 Pillars & Why Executives Must Pay Attention

GlobalTranz

On January 9, 2007, Apple radicalized how the modern world functions with the announcement of the iPhone. Since 2007, the face of mobility has changed, although a term used to describe the movement of a person, object, or body part, manufacturing mobility refers to how a manufacturer can connect and improve technology.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Attracting Millennials to Manufacturing: Understanding Millennial Experience in Order to Gain Talent

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: As an older Millennial who landed in Transportation Management & Logistics marketing, our target audience are manufacturers who ship freight. I figured, we pepper in some tips on transportation management, but if we also offer value to manufacturers, they would turn to us as the experts. Economic Instability.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

is one of a growing number of big-box retailers building out their supply chains with distribution centers designed to meet the demands of online shopping. These are all examples of the effects production may have on the environment, in local communities, or on the people who grow and make what we sell.” Gilmore, Dan. “50