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Managed Logistics Meets Five Challenges for Complex Supply Chain Operations

Blue Grace Logistics

Managed Logistics Meets Five Challenges for Complex Supply Chain Operations Show Submenu Resources. In searching for a provider, here are five tactical challenges that any MLP must meet. When BlueGrace was founded in 2009, even the top logistics firms were overlooking the true heart of their job. The Logistics Blog®. Whitepaper.

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Sustaining National Defence – logistics investment in the National Defence Strategy

Logistics in War

This Program was a component of the Strategic Reform Program initiated with the 2009 Defence White Paper. There are, of course, many other examples where assumptions had led to risks being accepted in advance of war, and preparedness failures occurred as a result. Before this time, the situation was grim.

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The Great Import Slowdown: When Will Shipments Bounce Back and Return to Normal?

MTS Logistics

Different commodities boosted shipping volumes and the reasons for this dynamic change were discussed on many in the industry. For example, even earlier this year, every importer was scrambling to find container space at premium levels and bring goods into the U.S. at all costs to meet order demand from large retailers and consumers.

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WOF Summit promises latest market trends

Logistics Business Magazine

From 2009 he became MD of one of the leading air and sea cargo forwarders in Austria and had the Regional Director role for Central Eastern Europe. In a short break from the logistics industry, he did his second master’s studies in real estate management and started a property development company.

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Sustainable packaging closes the loop on plastic waste

Logistics Business Magazine

Producers, industrials, retailers rethink their packaging systems by removing single-use ones and know that in the longer run, a ‘closed loop’ recycling system is infinitely more environmentally sustainable than single-use alternatives. In 2009, the number of rotations amounted to 600 million, rising to almost than 1.3

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Help Wanted: The 2020 Seasonal Logistics Hiring Boom

Blue Grace Logistics

Many retailers, including Target and Walmart continuing through the month to meet the needs of online shopping. For example, Amazon’s Prime day, which usually takes place in July, happened in October this year. Many retailers, including Target and Walmart continuing through the month to meet the needs of online shopping.

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Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide

The Lean Thinker

From my perspective, I think Toyota Kata as a topic has evolved quite a bit since the original book was published in 2009. On the one hand, the practice has become more sophisticated as people explore and learn application in contexts other than the original industrial examples. As I see it, that evolution has taken two tracks.