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The Port of Virginia with Stephen Edwards

The Logistics of Logistics

According to an economic impact study conducted by the Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary, 390,000 Virginia jobs – nearly ten percent of the state’s resident workforce – are linked to port activity across our six terminals. Between 2015 and 2025, the port will have invested $1.5 Stephen’s LinkedIn.

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Toyota Kata and Culture Change

The Lean Thinker

When we study “culture” we are looking at the groups’ default patterns of interaction. Of course this is ultimately the work of line leadership, represented by the “advance group” or “steering team” or “shepherding group” or whatever you call them. Whose Work Is It?

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US Manufacturers are Not Reshoring

Material Handling and Logistics

Kearney study. Kearney partner and co-author of the study. Kearney principal and co-author of the study. Study Findings. dollar strengthened slightly on average versus the Chinese yuan over the course of the year before depreciating rapidly in the fourth quarter. .

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Case Study: Viennese Brewery Uses Fronius Battery Charging

Logistics Business Magazine

Back in the summer of 2015, Ottakringer kitted out its subsidiary Trinkservice GmbH (which specialises in warehousing and transport services) with Fronius battery charging systems. When we do that, we will of course turn to Fronius once again.”.

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The Cancer of Fear

The Lean Thinker

This, of course, gets reflected in the conversations throughout the organization. Back in 2015 Liz Ryan wrote a piece in Forbes online called The Five Characteristics of Fear Based Leaders. All of this is a unconscious but focused effort to present the illusion that things are progressing according to plan. Asking for help?

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Students and Sponsoring Companies have found TLA Diploma Programmes beneficial

The Logistics Academy

Read What TLA Diploma graduates Have Benefited from Their Study : I can now handle my job with greater confidence after successful completion of course. Here are some feedback from the immediate supervisors of TLA Diploma graduates: Bryan Phang has completed his Diploma in Integrated Logistics Management in 2015 (ILM R37).

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Brokers Have Until Feb 6th to Contact the FMCSA & Influence Proposed Carrier Liability Insurance Increase

GlobalTranz

But, of course, inflation isn’t the only thing that’s changed since 1986. The FMCSA is accepting comments about the proposed carrier insurance increase until February 26th, 2015 through the Regulations.gov website. The current minimum level of carrier liability insurance per truck is $750,000. million if adjusted for inflation.

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