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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. For example, imagine your company moves 10,000 containers a year with an average contents value of $75,000. 17% went bankrupt, went private, or were acquired. Reduced working capital.

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Supply Chain Trend Predictions

Logistics Business Magazine

In fact, that journey started in the 1960s as large companies around the world started to embrace EDI communication and document standards. The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation in the European Union is a good example of these regulations.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Errors in interpretation of product specifications, shipping documents, and other critical instructions, due to language barriers are reduced.

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Impact of SMAC on Enterprise Software Applications - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Introduction Before we move forward and study the impact, lets first understand the meaning of each of these technologies in context of this paper and how these technologies are impacting the world: Social Socials dictionary meanings are community, group, shared, get-together, collective existence, networking etc.

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The beginning of the end for the Paper Bill of Lading

Shipping and Freight Resource

BOLERO ( B ill O f L ading E lectronic R egistry O rganization) was launched in September 1999 as an electronic trade community to provide a common and open system for businesses to exchange trade data and documentation electronically without the involvement of paper. The e-AWB is now the norm rather than the exception among air carriers.

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Still Think Dangerous Goods is Just Paperwork and Labels?

Talking Logistics

This includes how they must be classified, packed, marked, labelled and documented – as well as the dangerous goods training which must be completed by the people packing and sending them. cell phones, fragrances) without them knowing any of the packaging, labeling, documentation, and other compliance requirements.

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Automotive Logistics Awards – Europe winners announced

Automotive Logistics

Collaboration in logistics award winner: Ubimax – xPick solution for Schellecke Group. The judges felt this was a good example of the use of new technologies to support an existing business function and provide performance improvements and were impressed with the way the technology provider and logistics company had worked together.