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Körber Elevate 2024: Chart Your Course

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This is my first time attending Körber Elevate, and it did not disappoint, with over 800 attendees, 60 thought provoking sessions, and lots of networking and learning opportunities. First, supply chains do not operate in isolation. The three pillars work together to help Körber customers chart their course for success.

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International trade course launched by Globalia

Logistics Business Magazine

With the aim of broadening its members’ skills and knowledge, Globalia Logistics Network has launched its Online Logistics Academy. Globalia Logistics Network has inaugurated its online academy with the International Transportation and Trade Course and it has been an outstanding success.

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Amazon Puts the Best Possible Spin on an Overbuilt Network

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Last Tuesday, Amazon issued a press release that highlighted the company’s investments across its global operations network to provide fast delivery for customers. These increasing labor costs occurred while Amazon was nearly doubled the size of their workforce over the course of two years. Prime Day is July 12 th and 13 th.

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E-Commerce Sales are Soaring! But are E-Commerce Operations Profitable?

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But more difficult to determine is the profitability of e-commerce operations. Amazon NA achieved an operating income margin of 2.6% Of course, Amazon is investing heavily in its infrastructure and working toward market share gains, likely in detriment to earnings. Yes, if you take on risk. percent profit margin.

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Winning in a Down Freight Market with Nick Dangles

The Logistics of Logistics

Nick ’s operational focus and capacity to find a path forward, no matter the challenge, make his skills indispensable when working on a project, problem, or idea. Implement enterprise level course content at a fraction of the cost. Increase speed of knowledge transfer through engagement. Increase employee engagement.

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Highlights from TPM 2023 with Peter Tirschwell

The Logistics of Logistics

A career business journalist, Peter has served as a maritime reporter, West Coast Bureau Chief, Editor in Chief and Publisher of The Journal of Commerce, over the course of his 30-year career with the JOC beginning as a maritime beat reporter in the early 1990s. the world’s largest container shipping conference, now 23 years old.

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From Push-Cart to Cutting-Edge Robotics: China Skips Traditional Warehouse Automation

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Of course, this was an exaggeration, but it illustrated his point well. “ It doesn’t make sense to network a community in that way if you were to start from scratch today. Cellular networks are much more practical and offer much greater flexibility to the end user. Of course, fiber optic land lines offer greater bandwidth.