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Purpose of the World Trade Organization

Globalior

The WTO also conducts courses for government officials to build their expertise and skills, so that they may help their countries to better facilitate trade. Accessions Division: Facilitates negotiations between WTO members and others requesting accession. How is the WTO structured?

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BlueGrace 2017 National Conference | Recap

Blue Grace Logistics

This year, BlueGrace Logistics held their National Conference at the beautiful SandPearl resort in Clearwater Beach, FL. To no surprise, the conference was jam packed with fantastic speakers including Don Hutson, Alex Sheen and Brian Holloway. Everyone enjoyed learning experiences, lunches and a reception back at headquarters.

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5 Skills Needed for Radical Supply Chain and Logistics Collaboration

GlobalTranz

While a contract documents the responsibilities and expectations of both parties, like a purchase order, warehousing or transportation contract, service level agreement or quarterly business review, there is a great deal of flexibility, even when they are lengthy and rigid. Each of these skills is necessary for a successful collaboration.

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9 Key Topics to Understand to Frame A Shipper’s Mind for Effective KPI Management with a 3PL

GlobalTranz

The more KPIs, the more difficult the negotiation process. After the SLA/KPI is an approved document by both the customer and logistics provider, this document and its contents need to be reviewed monthly to begin with, and quarterly thereafter. Cost Reduction is another major goal. 3PL/SLA Skills/Knowledge.

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The State of Digital Freight: The 4×4 Blueprint for Freight 2020

Freightos

At our FreighTech 2018 conference, I spoke to 50 top-tier logistics executives about the major themes – four of them – that should guide our evolution. Self-service support and document management. Kuehne+Nagel was one of the first big freight forwarders to have price quotes and self-service directly on their homepage.

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Reshoring Or Not, What is Manufacturing? 4 Questions to Ponder with Real American Manufacturers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection. What does it take to make it?

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Companies often choose private warehouses because of the high degree of control that they confer over the handling and storage of goods. This means they act as third-party logistics (3PLs) and may even offer value-added fulfillment services to help subsidize the costs of running the warehouse. Pros of Private Warehouses.