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Current Intermodal Market Trends

Trinity Logistics

Intermodal (rail) shipping is a popular mode of transportation as it’s a cost-effective and greener alternative to truckload. With modern supply chain challenges, like tightening capacity on America’s highways and driver shortage, many shippers find intermodal to be a good transportation solution to have available. PORT CONGESTION.

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4 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends for 2019

Morai Logistics

According to expert forecasts on future trends in supply chain management , …over the next five years about 80% believe ‘digital supply chain’ will be the leading industry model. Indeed the last year has seen incredible resilience from transportation supply chains against the disruption caused by digitization. Capacity Crunch.

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Dissecting the Transformation: A Critical Examination of Logistics Education in Universities

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The past In the past, logistics education was primarily centered on basic concepts and traditional models, such as inventory management, warehousing, and transportation (Christopher, 2016). CSCMP (2012). Supply chain game changers – mega, nano, and virtual trends – and forces that impede supply chain design (i.e.,

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The Trends Shaping Supply Chain and Logistics: Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2017

Talking Logistics

million in FY 2012 to $203.8 As I wrote last June, investments are rising in Supply Chain Operating Networks and Descartes is a prime example of this trend in action — a trend that I predict will continue to gain momentum in the months and years ahead. In five years, the company’s revenues have grown from $114.0

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Supply Chain Management:Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. This commentary is an interim follow-up to this authors previous Infosys Limited guest commentary: Headline for the 2012 Holiday Buying Season- Overcoming the Challenges of Fulfillment Complexity. Guest Post by. Post a comment. (If

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Supply Chain Management:The Learning from the 2012 Holiday.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. This commentary is the third and final follow-up to this authors series of Infosys Limited Supply Chain Management guest commentaries related to the 2012 holiday buying season and its implications on industry strategies and technology investments.

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IANA Expo to examine ocean container shipping trends

247 Customs Broker

Widdows is also the executive chairman of American Intermodal Management, which provides shipping, logistics, terminals and intermodal transportation consultancy services globally. Something of a legend in the ocean carrier arena, he served as the CEO of Rickmers Holding, based in Hamburg, Germany from April 2012 to April 2014.

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