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How Changing Climate Conditions Affect Project Cargo Transportation and What to Do About It

MTS Logistics

But, keep in mind it is documented that most of our infrastructure was built using the temperature records from the mid-20th century. Of course, this is not the world we are in today. In 2017, a study assessed extreme climate impacts on infrastructure in Europe.

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Project Management Framework for Today’s 3PL

Blue Grace Logistics

Studies have shown that effective project planning leads to improved performance. This still holds true with 45% of survey participants citing inconsistent practices and processes across teams as one of the top challenges in adopting project management implementation. And with each project, you can continuously improve.

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The Power of Impactful Employee Incentive Programs & How To Measure Their Success

WorkWave

Research studies consistently indicate that well-designed corporate incentive programs can significantly boost job satisfaction, performance, commitment, engagement and trust in management. Track and document any changes observed in these metrics to provide an objective assessment of the program’s impact.

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The Definition of Transparency

Blue Grace Logistics

As it is with most problems there is a lack of a clear and concise definition, according to an MIT study which conducted a survey of the apparel industry only to find wildly different results. The study showed that consumers place a higher value in a company that can prove the ethical treatment of their workers.

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Are Graduate Degrees Leading to Less Job Options?

247 Customs Broker

Data from the National Science Foundation’s 2015 Survey of Doctorate Recipients reveals an unemployment rate for science, engineering and health (SEH) Doctorates is 1.78%, compared to the national average of around 4% at the time. We’ve created a simple three question survey to gather some insight into this issue and it takes only a minute.

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Freight Forwarding: Keeping shippers top of mind

247 Customs Broker

Improved internal processes are, of course, helpful, but today’s competitive landscape is being redrawn by forwarders which are putting shippers’ needs first. Among the report’s key findings was that forwarders that quote manually took 57 hours on average—an improvement on previous surveys, but still 20th century performance.

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Challenges and Tips for Successful Factory Relocation and Heavy Machinery Transportation

Logistics Manager

Forwarders need to understand customer needs, plan and lay out a course of action, and orchestrate many important and complicated moves for extremely bulky and heavy cargo. The best way to accomplish this is to first study all the details about the machine and to know all the special requirements for certain types of machinery.