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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

These are the companies and leaders that aren’t letting a good downturn go to waste. A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. Let’s not waste it. 17% went bankrupt, went private, or were acquired. Reduced working capital.

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New Zebra Sensors Increase Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics Business Magazine

“The ZS300 electronic sensor extends our robust portfolio, including visual and printable indicators, providing customers the ability to drive smarter business decisions, reduce waste and increase efficiency.”

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Timber pallet sector tackling ‘severe’ challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

The organisation has also engaged fully with the recent Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Packaging Waste Regulations (PWR) consultation processes. Also at the meeting, TIMCON launched its annual UK Wood Pallets & Packaging Market survey for 2020, which it publishes jointly with the Forestry Commission.

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How to change your freight forwarder in less than 4 hours, saving up to € 35,000 per year 

Forto

If your current freight forwarder is not providing the expected service and adding no value to your company’s operation, your shipments will face a myriad of problems, time and resources are wasted and you may be losing existing customers and future business opportunities. . The same applies to document management and exception handling.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

“Although a number of surveys show consumers say they want sustainable products, only a small percentage of them are actually willing to pay more to buy sustainable products,” Sheffi notes. There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Najma.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

247 Customs Broker

“The dire predictions that robots are going to take our jobs are overstated,” said Susan Lund, co-author of the study for McKinsey, adding “There will be enough jobs for everyone in most sectors.” There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling and Logistics

Every year, in our annual MH&L Salary Survey , we ask readers to identify the biggest challenge they face in their jobs, and every year they tell us the same thing: finding, developing and retaining talent. This method is also a part of the IRB study to test it on 30 people. . The area of most waste was inventory.