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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.

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Back to Basics in 2007 - 3PL Defined

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According to a 2005 survey, CEOs of 3PL companies operating in Asia-Pacific expected 17% average business growth over the upcoming three years. Good luck in all of your 2007 endeavors! Achieving Strategic Outsourcing Unfortunately, only a few 3PL companies achieve strategic status with their customers. More later this January!

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Will the New Tax Bill Bring Overseas Profits Back Home?

Supply Chain Brain

At least one recent survey suggests that the result could be different this time. Late last year, prior to passage of the tax bill, financial technology provider C2FO surveyed corporate treasurers and other financial executives about what they would do in the event of a repatriation tax holiday or deep tax cut.

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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. Samsung has shut production in several factories while HP and Lenovo have also warned of a possible shortage of product.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

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. Lately they have upped their game and many have in place ambitious goals for 2020.

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

247 Customs Broker

. “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. By 2050, our greenhouse gas emissions are expected to be reduced net to zero.

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