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Answering Common Chemical Rail Transportation Services Questions

CLX Logistics

We’ll be discussing how railway logistics can help solve the needs of the chemical transportation industry by reviewing our case study where we helped improve the transportation of chemicals from the southern part of the US to the Northeast. First, trains are much more fuel-efficient than other methods of shipping.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

For example, how would you deal with the following situations in procurement? Your Italian company is negotiating the supply of aerospace products to a government in Asia. Your contacts in that government insist that your company also buys goods or services from another supplier in the country of that government.

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The future of strategic mobility by air – reconciling expectations with the capacity to deliver

Logistics in War

1] In a further example, the US Air Force has devised concepts to fuel and load fighter jets using C-17 aircraft in austere environments. [2] 2] These three examples illustrate that fuel can be delivered and quickly, eliminating long download times and shrinking the amount of equipment required to move the fuel off airplanes.

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Supplier Quality Management: What it is, 5 Key Metrics to Know & a 4 Step Supplier Evaluation Process

GlobalTranz

The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM. It measures the percentage of products that are in compliance with government regulations and internal guidelines. Who manages quality ongoing training and education ?

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Swinging into action – reflections on East Timor by a logistics Unit Commander Part Three

Logistics in War

At the operational and tactical level, East Timor may not be a great case study for combat arms officers however for the logistician, there are lessons to be learned at every level from the Commander Joint Logistics down to the private soldier. An additional example was the Terminal Troop. Images from Department of Defence. [1]

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2018 Less-than-Truckload Market Expecting Substantial Growth – Supply Chain 24/7

247 Customs Broker

For example, unlike truckload (TL), there are few new entrants in LTL because of the steep initial economic outlay to replicate most carriers’ complex hub-and-spoke, brick-and-mortar terminal networks. “The As an industry, we need to start recruiting young employees and train them as drivers. Related Resources.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. In fact, after reading Sheffi’s examples, I’m surprised more companies haven’t been forced to be zealous advocates.