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The Definitive Guide to Transportation and Logistics Terminology

GlobalTranz

The following is a list of widely used terms that will help you with deciphering freight bills, articles, comments, and communications made by transportation professionals and the mainstream media about everything transportation. Commodity: Any article of commerce, including raw material, manufactured, or grown products.

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A simple but clear perspective on the notion of Shipping Cartels

Shipping and Freight Resource

As I highlighted in my Annual Review for 2021 , global container shipping alliances operating in the container industry account for 84.60% of the container shipping market. I have reproduced the thought provoking article below. It’s definitely not the whole story. “ Are container lines in a position of extreme power?

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

The ability to operate in emerging domains such as ‘space’ and ‘cyber’, act in the ‘grey zone’, or investments in new technologies from hypersonic weaponry to automation and AI are seen as offsets to potential adversaries. The unit load ammunition containers (ULAC) are an essential support component of the Australian Army?

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The Year in Logistics: Most Popular Articles from 2020

Logistics Viewpoints

We want to take this opportunity to reflect on the Top 15 most popular logistics articles written this year and see what our readers found to be the most interesting. So, without further ado, here are the most popular logistics articles from 2020. One group that found the approach disappointing is retailers.

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What is a “Socio-Technical System?”

The Lean Thinker

If you want to get more of a feel for the work and working conditions, check out the photos in this Daily Mirror article: [link] ). The work also met every definition of “difficult, dirty and dangerous.” The machine operator is measured on his hourly rate of production vs. a standard expectation.

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Types of MEWPs: The Complete Guide

Conger

Don't have time to read the whole article? MEWPs are now classified according to Group and Type. There are Group A and Group B MEWPs, as well as Types 1, 2, and 3. All operators must now be trained according to the new ANSI standards in order to be certified to operate a MEWP. MEWP Classification By Group.

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Is It Time to Move Beyond the Traditional Approach to IBP?

Logistics Viewpoints

Traditionally, planning processes are designed to serve specific time horizons – Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) for short term horizon, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) for the mid-term horizon and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) for long term strategic horizon.