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When it comes to the truck driver shortage, ‘the struggle is (still) real’

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As always, ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello clearly presented the situation, in terms of the challenges it creates and what it could mean for freight transportation and logistics. It noted that from 2015 to 2016 the driver shortage actually declined from 45,000 to 36,500. About the Author. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

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From the use of archived data on tapes for sales analysis, Wal-Mart went to a system that made each individual sale from each Wal-Mart outlet available for scrutiny in fewer than seven minutes. Often presented as an ERP system disaster, warehouse automation was also a large part of its woes. Everyday Challenges in Warehouse Operations.

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11 Golden Rules for Meaningful Supply Chain KPIs

Logistics Bureau

In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs.

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Cost To Serve – A Smarter Way to Improved Supply Chain Profitability

Logistics Bureau

Too much leads to resources being monopolised on gathering tons of data and a subsequent risk of “paralysis by analysis” Cost to Serve (CTS) is an approach that helps you avoid both extremes. It can of course also be used to make an already profitable relationship even more profitable! This sounds like common sense.

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For Your Supply Chain KPIs to be Meaningful, Apply Some Golden Rules

Logistics Bureau

In an attempt to help you keep your supply chain organisation from analysis paralysis, metric manipulation, or measurement misnomers, I decided to use this post to share nine important guidelines, or golden rules, for benchmarking your business and monitoring performance using meaningful supply chain KPIs.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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Most sustainability books in my view do not present the full 360 view. And of course most can’t. Of course, consumer brand companies are especially at risk from being tarred with an anti-sustainability brush. How does this compare to the IoT positions of the previous years, which have already peaked in 2015?

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2021 – The Year of the Carrier and Supply Disruptions. Shipping and Freight Resource – Annual Review 2021

Shipping and Freight Resource

As per BIMCO/ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2021 the global supply of seafarers stood at 1,892,720, up from 1,647,494 in 2015 of which 857,540 were officers, and 1,035,180 were ratings (the skilled seafarers who carry out support work). Globally there around 1.9 Drewry is expecting the industry to make even more in 2022. “ WORLD PEACE.