GlobalTranz

JUNE 12, 2015

As we have stated in several manufacturing posts , manufacturing is an industry that pulls at a lot of the heart strings of Americans. It defined a generation, was the identity of Americans, and continues to have politicians take up the “Manufacturing” cause time and time again (especially as we near election times). However, as we said in our popular post “ The Manufacturing Renaissance: This Ain’t Your Grandpappy’s Manufacturing Industry ” and in several other posts lik

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3PL Insights

JUNE 10, 2015

The eCommerce Boom’s Impact on Logistics by Matt Magpantay, Marketing Associate, Evans Distribution Systems The time of elaborate, multi-story shopping centers is rapidly coming to a close with the rise of eCommerce. Over... The post The eCommerce Boom’s Impact on Logistics appeared first on 3PL Insights - Warehousing, Transportation, and Logistics.

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Apparel Logistics

JUNE 10, 2015

Manager and supervisors recognize employees for their individual strengths and talents and inspire employee engagement. Recognizing people for their good work sends an extremely powerful message to the recipient. Employers and managers may think they are showing gratitude for the contribution of their staff. The number one reason people leave their job is because they don’t feel appreciated it.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JUNE 12, 2015

EPA Seeks to Cut Airline Emissions – The Obama administration announced this week that the EPA will take steps to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in the airline industry. However, it will likely take years before new standards take effect. Aircrafts account for 2% of global emissions but are one of the fastest growing contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.

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Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 10, 2015

A few months ago we wrote a tongue in cheek post about 5 Upfront Tips you can do to save on less than truckload shipping (a capitalization of Less than truckload). We say “tongue in cheek” because when we have distributed some of the fundamental and basic best practices around tips when shipping LTL, experts in social media, primarily LinkedIn Groups, would state how rudimentary, 101, or basic the tips were.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 9, 2015

Once upon a time, there were fewer manufacturing entities in the world, and shipping companies clamored for relationships with each and every business. During this long-ago time, your business may have thrived in an appease-the-business-no-matter-the-size world. However, global manufacturing and supply chain processes have undergone a significant shift: the number of manufacturers and businesses in need of shipping has grown beyond shippers’ maximum threshold.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2015

We conclude our series on supplier quality management (SQM) today with a look at some case studies and examples of benefits derived from the application of a supplier quality management system. The first post in this series broke down what is supplier quality management and the steps to evaluate suppliers and the second post gave you insight into the metrics to look out for by 6 major industries.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2015

“I sell here, Sir, what all the world desires to have – POWER”, – Matthew Boulton. – By Reynardo Electric, 1917. Taken in Maffra, Vic. The “Power” Of Harnessing Power. From the infancy of the industrial revolution where Matthew promoted his steam engine, we humans wanted to encapsulate power in our hands. In the early 1900s electric cars running on lead acid batteries vied with the early unreliable internal combustion engines.

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