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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

Because most of these companies, their first step will be to build some sort of factory, some sort of distribution center in Mexico that would bring their supply chain closer to the U.S. JF: First of all, you can have most of your freight, if not all, shipped over the road either by trailer or by train rather than by ocean or air.

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Case Study: Cloud-based WMS Works for Media Provider

Logistics Business Magazine

Dave acknowledges that “there were a few things to sort out” in terms of defining their processes and creating their own location coding system. But in the event, thanks to their preparation, Intermedia needed very little training and almost no handholding at go-live, other than occasional reference to the ProSKU helpdesk.

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

247 Customs Broker

As an industry, we need to start recruiting young employees and train them as drivers. So LTL carriers face a conundrum of sorts. With shorter line-hauls and average lengths of haul, LTL carriers could nearly guarantee most drivers could be home every few days – unlike TL drivers who hit the road for weeks at a time.

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What If Your Supply Chain Had A Control Tower?

Freightos

Wouldn’t you want that same sort of control over your supply chain? The heart of a control tower is an information hub, supported by technologies, trained teams and processes. Samsung provides a case study of control towers in action. Hat’s off to the airport’s control tower.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

247 Customs Broker

I often think of that story when I ponder the impact of “robots” of all sorts on jobs and thus society itself. Specifically in this case, I would say the answer is clearly No. Specifically in this case, I would say the answer is clearly No. Probably by now there is a robotic vase grabber.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

As the article points out it is not a lack of technology that is holding back performance but rather a failure to form the right sort of relationships. See www.vestedway.com for information on the model and case studies that show how others have benefited from creating a Vested deal. Www.gwtp.org. (It