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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

History of Supply Chain Management. Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.

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Storage Systems Boost Capacity of UK 3PL

Logistics Business Magazine

The systems installed by AR Racking are totally scalable and allow the incorporation of accessories that adapt to the storage requirements and unit loads. For the 3PL, agility and total control in the supply chain have been key to its growth since starting back in 1997.

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How Air Freight Ships Temperature-Controlled Goods

20Cube Logistics

Unit Load Devices: The Solution for Transporting Perishable Goods. A unit load device (ULD) is a metal cargo container designed for transporting perishable goods via air. Considering the Entire Supply Chain. For instance, fresh meat must be stored at a different temperature to pharmaceutical drugs.

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Unilode installs its digital ULD readers at all Menzies Aviation facilities

Airfreight Logistics

Unilode Aviation Solutions , the global leader in outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management and repair solutions, and Menzies Aviation , the global aviation logistics specialist, have agreed to install Unilode’s Bluetooth® ULD readers at all Menzies facilities worldwide to increase ULD and cargo visibility in the aviation supply chain.

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DHL Global Forwarding Combats Covid-19 with Charter Flights and Trains

Airfreight Logistics

We have been using numerous charter flights to ensure that our customers can maintain their supply chains despite the sharp decline in availability among our commercial carriers.” Furthermore, a special unit load device cover designed to control temperature during transport saved valuable time.

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Air Shipment Visibility Enhanced by Solution

Logistics Business Magazine

Descartes Systems Group has announced that Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics division of Etihad Airways, has further automated air shipment cargo processes using Descartes’ next generation Internet of Things (IoT) Bluetooth® Low Energy solution, integrated with Jettainer’s unit load device (ULD) management services.

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Swissport Equips Cargo Warehouses with Bluetooth Sensors Kicking off Global ULD Tracking

Airfreight Logistics

Swissport will work with Unilode and Descartes to track and monitor Unit Load Devices (ULD) using Bluetooth technology at its cargo warehouses. During 2020, Swissport will rig its cargo warehouses with Bluetooth readers supplied by Unilode and Descartes. “Our

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