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

World Food Programme Logistics

Photo: WFP/Isadora Ferreira Every year seems to be a big, huge year for the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger, and 2018 was not different. We have carried out so many interesting activities that revisiting some of them and the results we achieved is worth the exercise. Zero Hunger.

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Industry View: Interview with EXCHAiNGE 2018 Speaker

Logistics Business Magazine

I found your real-world exercises in past years very enlightening. This platform thrives on interactive exchanges between peers, with presenters from various disciplines who genuinely have something to say. November 21, 2018 | “Harmonie C” room | Conference Area Hall 5.1. November 20-21, 2018. November 20-21, 2018.

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A Port in a Storm

World Food Programme Logistics

WFP’s Barbados Office for Emergency Preparedness & Response in the Caribbean was established in 2018 after hurricanes Maria and Irma devastated large parts of the Caribbean, allowing for swift response as well as pre-emptive action like that taken ahead of Dorian. in what can be a gruelling exercise. disaster simulation.

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Wilko Retail Driver Wins UK Forklift Operator of the Year Prize

Logistics Business Magazine

The best lift truck operators from across the UK and Ireland proved their skills at the Forklift Operator of the Year competition 2018, sponsored by UniCarriers. Throughout the test exercises, the UniCarriers TX model counterbalance was used because it provides the pinnacle of safety in design for counterbalance trucks,” says Chris.

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Against the odds

World Food Programme Logistics

Photo: WFP/Gabriela Vivacqua Memories of the 2011 birth of the world’s youngest nation are still present in the hearts and minds of South Sudanese. million people and supply and distribute US$29 million in cash for food assistance in 2018? A total 760 humanitarian access incidents were reported in South Sudan in 2018.

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Data standardization and its benefits – Executive Insights with Thomas Bagge, CEO of DCSA

Shipping and Freight Resource

A financial modelling exercise to quantify the potential cost savings of the usage of digital shipping documentation, namely the electronic bill of lading (eBL) showed that at a global economic growth rate of 2.4% Data the “new” gold, is in high demand all over the world and especially now in the shipping and freight industry.

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Tyranny of the Easy Button: Finding Balance Between Contract & Organic Logistics

Logistics in War

The result is a growing military logistics experience gap, presenting readiness challenges for future battlefields on which contract support may not be a viable option. Furthermore, with contractor utilization becoming more commonplace on the battlefield, commanders began expecting similar support at home during exercises. Rules Creep.