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More Signs of a Financial Economy; Not a Production Economy

10xLogistics

This is the lowest since November of 2012 and the lowest level since June of 2009. Every little bit of data could tip it in one direction or another. This, of course, releases capacity to other areas for movement. Both the price index and employment index showed decreases as well.

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The History of eCommerce: From the 1960s to the 2020s

Ship Monk

In 1971, researchers established the Terminal Interface Processor (TIP) for dialing into ARPANET from individual computer terminals. Of course, bad times don’t last forever, and, slowly but surely, stock exchanges recovered and were stabilized by 2001.

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Key Factors to Consider When Planning and Designing Warehouses

Logistics Bureau

Since I first published this article back in 2009, warehouse design principles haven’t altered that much, but as we received many comments, including requests for more information, I figured it might be a good idea to expand on the original piece. Some Tips for Multi-Warehouse Network Planning. It can go further than this, of course.

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What is the Hyperconnected Era & “The Internet Of Things” and What does it Have to Do with Manufacturing & Logistics?

GlobalTranz

We encourage our audience to visit The Catavolt Blog for more relevant posts about mobility in manufacturing for best practices, tips, and great industry insights. ” Ashton added that IoT had grown a lot since 2009, but he claimed it has still has much further to go. By 2020 there will be 50 billion networked devices. .”

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Low cost, high impact?—?World Food Programme (WFP) pioneer recounts his work in Mongolia, a new…

World Food Programme Logistics

I’ve been with WFP on and off since 2009 when I joined as a Food Security Analysis Intern in The Gambia. Do you have any tips for WFP staff ‘going solo’ in countries where we don’t have a presence? Be flexible enough to change course if needed. 5 Get practical tips ?—?I Two boys I met on a field visit. 1 Don’t go solo ?—?Get

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The Holidays and The Logistics Crunch: It’s all about the Planning & a Fun Comparison of Logistics & A Successful Turkey Day!

GlobalTranz

To pull off logistics effectively, it takes a lot of expert planning, assembling the right mix of people, communication, working together, and of course, if something goes wrong, contingency planning. Holiday joy has come early this year with Americans likely to pay the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices since 2009.