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A New Era in Transport Logistics with Big Data and Self-Driving Trucks

Logistics Viewpoints

This requires complete transparency across all steps and events along the entire supply chain. An operation that is optimizing the real time flow of goods is also well-positioned to manage unexpected events. Look at the big picture. The only solution is to boost efficiency by optimizing processes for the long term.

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Feasibility Study at Port of Houston

MTS Logistics

There are numerous terminals and oil refineries along the channel owned and operated by private companies who prefer the location due to its partial protection from weather events. The Army Corps is set to release a finalized report later this year, but if the normal processes are followed, the expansion could take up to 2030.

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Navigating the Loading Bay’s Hidden Risks

Logistics Business Magazine

from 2023 to 2030. Space can be better optimised throughout the facility, and a far calmer, low-stress environment is possible, even in the event of staffing challenges or peak demands. Processes are more efficient, meaning deadlines are hit without the extra pressure on staff.

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‘Double burden’: Malnutrition is biting into Guatemala’s economy, says report

World Food Programme Logistics

Study commissioned before the COVID-19 pandemic reveals poor diets cost the country 16.3 the year that is the focus of the study?—?shows At a national level, 64 percent of the households report income loss due to climate events. Data from 2018?—?the percent of its gross domestic product.

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Before the storm hits

World Food Programme Logistics

and the need to act early using forecasts and contingency plans The two devastating cyclones that have hit Mozambique in the space of just over a month seem to confirm something climate scientists have been saying for a while: the weather is becoming more unpredictable, and extreme events more frequent. Mozambique, however, is not alone.

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Navigating an uncertain future

Automotive Logistics

To take rail, for instance, one of the main concerns for the OEMs at the moment is the sudden shortage of rail cars for finished vehicles – something that both American Honda Motor and Subaru noted at the event. Kuehn said such logistics applications were where the money would be and that the supply chain was already becoming more autonomous.

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Navigating an uncertain future

Automotive Logistics

To take rail, for instance, one of the main concerns for the OEMs at the moment is the sudden shortage of rail cars for finished vehicles – something that both American Honda Motor and Subaru noted at the event. Kuehn said such logistics applications were where the money would be and that the supply chain was already becoming more autonomous.