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

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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.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group | Apr 24, 2018: CEO Frank Appel at the Annual General Meeting: “We are strongly positioned for a successful future”

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per share to the Annual General Meeting. “We manage our business in a way that ensures we make a positive contribution to society,” he said, adding that Deutsche Post DHL Group had achieved this again in the past year, as regular customer and employee surveys had shown. percent) to EUR 1.15 www.dpdhl.com.

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Back to Basics in 2007 - 3PL Defined

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Re-Configure Your Distribution Network: 3PL outsourcing can be a quick way to re-configure distribution networks to meet global market demands and gain a competitive edge. According to a 2005 survey, CEOs of 3PL companies operating in Asia-Pacific expected 17% average business growth over the upcoming three years.

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

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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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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

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Retailers such as Walmart have rigorous standards and will only purchase from suppliers who meet these standards. About 11% of carriers have vehicles that use a fuel other than diesel or biodiesel blends, according to a 2016 survey by ATRI. They have been both reducing their energy usage and investing in alternative fuels.

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Retail Container Traffic Is Falling.

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The ports surveyed handled 1.46 October is traditionally the peak month of the year as retailers stock up for the holiday season, but the figures left September as the peak month for 2007. If the estimate holds true when actual numbers come in, it will mark the fourth month in a row that cargo failed to meet last year's levels.

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

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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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