Logistics Management
JANUARY 3, 2020
The report’s key metric, the PMI, fell 0.9% to 47.2 in December (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), following readings of 48.1 in November and 49.1, 47.8, and 48.3, in August, September, and October, respectively.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 3, 2020
Fuel and freight make up nearly two-thirds of logistics costs. Supply-chain and logistics managers need to optimize those costs to improve the bottom line.
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GlobalTranz
JANUARY 3, 2020
Today’s post will cover the top 10 podcasts of “The Freight Project Podcast” in total listens that were published in 2019. This year’s freight and logistics podcasts featured fantastic thought leaders from all around the industry who were guests in a Q&A type format with Cerasis Marketing Manager – Adam Robinson as the host. The.read More.
NGT News
JANUARY 3, 2020
Noodoe EV, a company that specializes in electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, has debuted its new EV OS and announced that the system is compliant with the OpenADR 2.0b standard. Noodoe EV OS is a cloud-based operating system for the company’s EV chargers that fully automates service delivery and offers universal payment options to customers. […].
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Logistics Management
JANUARY 3, 2020
2019 U.S. rail carloads decreased 4.9%, or 668,075 carloads, to 12,992,404, compared to 2018’s 13,640,641, which was up 1.8% over 2017. Intermodal containers and trailers, were down 5.1%, or 740,240 units, to 13,732,570.
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World Food Programme Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2020
‘Ignorant thieves left the really valuable items behind… our books’ Among people the Word Food Programme supports in Syria are a couple who take heart their library survived bombing and looting Ghalib and Um Hani fled their home in 2012 and returned six years later to find it destroyed. Photo: WFP/Hussam Al Saleh We meet Ghalib Abo Trabi on a cool autumn day in his new home in the Syrian governorate of As Suwayd?
Airfreight Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2020
Yusen Logistics has announced the global launch of “Yusen Vantage”, a unified supply chain management IT Platform. The new IT platform provides real-time tracking and advanced supply chain management within a modular architecture. This is part of the company’s digital innovation program and investment in supply chain management business initiatives as part of its long-term vision outlined in TRANSFORM 2025.
Logistics Management
JANUARY 3, 2020
Concerns over a recession and attracting and retaining talent leads the list in survey of nearly 1,600 global executives.
Logistics Business Magazine
JANUARY 3, 2020
AXA IM – Real Assets, which describes itself as a global leader in real asset investments and the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe, says that it has completed the acquisition of a c. 275,000 sqm pan-European core logistics portfolio from AEW. The portfolio, which comprises six assets with an average age of 10 years, is fully let with what the company says is an attractive average lease length in excess of seven years, underpinned by strong covenants.
Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller
As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe
247 Customs Broker
JANUARY 3, 2020
[og_img] Logistics Manager meets Jim Gallagher, supply chain, procurement and logistics director at BSH Home Appliance UK and Ireland, speaker at the Supply Chain Conference 2020.… The post Supply Chain Conference 2020: Meet the speaker – Jim Gallagher, BSH Home Appliance appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.
Coyote
JANUARY 3, 2020
Get insider perspective about upcoming transportation regulations that could impact the trucking industry.
247 Customs Broker
JANUARY 3, 2020
[og_img] Fedex UK has been fined £533,000 after an employee was struck by a reversing forklift truck. Cannock Magistrates’ Court heard that on the morning… The post Fedex UK fined more than half a million pounds after employee injured by forklift – Logistics Manager Magazine appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2020
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing holiday. We’re just three days into the new year and we already face a growing risk to supply chains around the world: an escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Let’s hope it doesn’t get worse. It was a relatively quiet week for supply. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 3, 2020).
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Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.
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