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Looking Back at the Thanksgiving Supply Chain: How Turkeys Were Delivered to Millions of Americans

Locus

If there is a special acknowledgement, it should definitely go to the field agents who delivered turkeys and fresh food before that special day. Retailers, and distributors stocked up huge amounts of large-sized turkeys predicting that COVID-19 pandemic would abate and people would celebrate in large groups. Just one more normal day!

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The PortCast: Tariff Engineering and the Trade War

Dedola Global Logistics

This and more, for Dedola Global Logistics in Long Beach, California. I’m Wade, this is the PortCast, and we speak logistics. Speaking more about this, we have Stephen Dedola, who is CFO and CTO of Dedola Global Logistics. It was definitely a win-win. Wade Carlson: .

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Dig Deep: What to Know About TMS Hosting, Data Models and Integration

Talking Logistics

When on a multi-tenant system, you must follow the timing of the group. Don’t settle for buzzwords and don’t assume that you and your vendor have the same definition of a term. JP Wiggins is Co-Founder & Vice President of Logistics at 3Gtms , where he manages channels and partnerships for the company.

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Ocean container shipping operators intend to impose new “emergency” surcharge

247 Customs Broker

For many global logistics managers, the ocean cargo container shipping industry appears to move from one crisis to another without addressing fundamental supply and demand business practices. Patrick Burnson is executive editor for Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review magazines and web sites.

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What is the Difference Between Logistics and Supply Chain?

The Logistics Academy

If managing the supply chain is like fetching a hungry baby a bottle, then logistics is the thankless trek up and down the stairs in the middle of the night. Chief Strategy Officer, WiseTech Global. Logistics focuses on transporting goods while supply chain focuses on finished product and/or customers. Benn Bekic. Onge Company.

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Dematic AGVs optimise new DC

Logistics Business Magazine

Toll Group has implemented Dematic Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) at Mars Wrigley’s new national distribution centre in Melbourne, Australia. Toll Group is a leading Australian transportation and logistics (T&L) company, with operations in road, rail, sea, air transportation, and warehousing.

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The Evolving Role Associations Play in the Logistics Industry

Logistics Manager

These relatively simple tools helped to bolster and create entire businesses and organizations around them, in turn helping to prop up the global logistics industry to the point where it’s at today. For several decades this focus was well placed, and membership numbers surged for the association.