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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

Jose Fernandez: It’s definitely the pandemic. Then, for a couple of decades, East Asia, mainly China, took over and presented lower costs … for many of the manufacturing companies. 1 benefit, I would definitely say, is the flexibility and the scalability that you can have. trillion economy. Are there obstacles?

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3 Requirements for Meaningful & Useful Data in Transportation & Business

GlobalTranz

As data in transportation becomes more abundant and readily available, the question of “ What data is available ?” Is the data presented as useful to make better business decisions or improve business practices? If it is difficult to navigate, sort, or understand it is still relatively useless information.

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DHL Express expands Johor Gateway facility

Logistics Business Magazine

The new Johor Gateway comes equipped with a high-speed conveyor system capable of sorting up to 1,900 shipments per hour. Managed by 135 Certified International Specialists, the Johor Gateway is designed with the highest security standards as per Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) guidelines. bn (approx.

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Carrier Capacity Management Levels the Playing Field in a Carriers’ Market

Logistics Viewpoints

Workforce shortages and other challenges abound throughout all transportation sectors, and while this may revitalize investments in localized manufacturing, expanded warehousing to hold more inventory, and other efforts, these changes do not solve today’s issues. Business intelligence sorts it all out.

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Logistics, Digital Transformation and Future Logisticians

Logistics in War

The future warehousing staff will need to be skilled in the operation and maintenance of machines rather than in receiving goods, sorting, stacking, loading and delivery themselves. Problem definition. However, with manual occupations being transformed through digital technology, this balance shifts. electrification. Problem solving.

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Ultimate Ecommerce Merchant Guide: Owning Your Ops in 2023 PART 1

Ship Monk

Because, while supplier problems are out of your control, maintaining the right safety stock to minimize damage to your reputation and ecommerce business are most definitely within your control. some shipping carriers (like DHL) use a different DIM factor for each mode of transportation. Air shipping (i.e.

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How the contagion of conflict in the Sahel could spread across West Africa

World Food Programme Logistics

This is definitely a risk we should be concerned about,” says Areva Paronjana, a Regional Security Information Analyst for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in West Africa. The speed at which the security situation has deteriorated in Burkina Faso does not bode well for its neighbours, as recent incidents testify.