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The Industrial Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis

Logistics Bureau

When leading economists start talking about a drop in manufacturing comparable to the start of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, you can be sure that the world’s leading industries are in for a torrid few months. Pinpointing the Industries Hit the Hardest. The Auto Industry. Pharmaceuticals. Technology.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

Logistics providers have discovered that sustainability in the supply chain delivers a good ROI. This is where it gets tricky, according to Yossi Sheffi, director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This solution has not been overlooked by logistics companies. The ROI of Natural Gas.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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

GlobalTranz

Do executive level decisions influence the small processes in a factory, or is the world simply ready for a new type of manufacturing industry? In this new kind of industry, mobility will be king, and you need to know a few things about it. The Rise of the Manufacturing Mobility Movement.

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C-TPAT Survey - Be careful what you ask for.

Blog on Log

C-TPAT survey gives members chance to sound off Are companies who participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism really achieving tangible efficiencies by partnering with the U.S. CBP turned to the University of Virginia to help design and conduct the survey. government to secure their international supply chains?

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E-Commerce Sales Continue to Grow, Changing Trucking Operations

Penske Move Ahead

Retailers are decentralizing their distribution and fulfillment networks to bring inventory closer to consumers, which is changing the average length of haul in the trucking industry and the equipment used to make deliveries. between 2007 and 2016 compared to 4.4% between 2007 and 2016 compared to 4.4% Consumers spent $601.75

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

Logistics Bureau

Supply Chain Cost Reduction Challenges: Deere and company has a complex product range, which includes a mix of heavy machinery for the consumer market and industrial equipment, which is made to order. Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales made between March and July.