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3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

The Logistics of Logistics

Since joining the company in 2011, he’s focused on developing and growing its Coyote Transportation Management offerings, driving synergy efforts with UPS, and leading the Supply Chain Consulting team. For the study, Coyote worked with a 3rd party research firm to survey over 500 supply chain decision makers.

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World Shipping Council report on containers lost at sea identifies several active safety improvement initiatives

Shipping and Freight Resource

Since 2011, the World Shipping Council (WSC) has undertaken a survey of its members to accurately estimate the number of containers that are lost at sea each year. Some of the main Active Safety Improvement Initiatives identified by the WSC report include: MARIN TopTier Study. Containers Lost at Sea.

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IoT in Logistics: Hackathon Team Aims to Slash Food Waste

IoT World Today

Kicking off on August 19, the event lasted five days. As of August 26, the event’s jury had not decided which team will win the contest. . A recent study from BCG reports the problem is especially acute for produce. In all, 46% of total produce is lost each year, according to BCG. In all, it estimates some 1.6

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Case Studies. |. News & Events. |. Main | Demand Planning in CPG industry - Practising the Best Practices » The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying Season will again Test Retailer MCO and Supply Chain Capabilities. What therefore should retailers expect in the upcoming 2011 season? Mobile Banking. Payments Treasury.

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Supply Chain Management:The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Case Studies. |. News & Events. |. » The Real Headline for the 2011 Holiday Buying Season- Need for Balancing Retailer Online and Fulfillment Process Investments. As we approach the latter stages of the 2011 holiday buying season, the uptick in online buying has indeed occurred. Mobile Banking. Offerings. |.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Ceiling year of a study of 22 industrialised countries (Uni. The study also isolates the impact of bilateral free-trade agreements and GATT membership. Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929).

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Changing lives in 30 countries during 2018 thanks to the Brazilian experience

World Food Programme Logistics

The Centre of Excellence is the result of a partnership between WFP and Brazil and was created in 2011 to support governments in Africa, Asia and Latin America in developing sustainable solutions against hunger. Study visit of Senegal and Sierra Leone to Brazil, in September 2018. Zero Hunger.