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Latvian army commences massive procurement of cargo and special logistical vehicles | Baltic News Network

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2020 will mark the conclusion of the procurement of 120 Unimog cargo vehicles. In 2019, Latvian army also commenced a procurement of another type of...

Procurement

AIG Has Ample Room to Improve

scceuJanuary 3, 2020

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The years since the financial crisis have shown that American International Group (AIG) would have destroyed substantial value even if it had never written a...

Warehousing

Podcast | Will Technology Cause Warehouse Working Conditions to Suffer? | 2020-01-01

scceuJanuary 3, 2020

by scceuJanuary 3, 20200485

The potential downside of automation in the warehouse isn’t just about the number of human jobs that it’s poised to erase. Over the next 10...

Transportation

Ocean Freight Rates Reflect Choppy Seas in Commercial Transport – Sourcing Journal

scceuJanuary 3, 2020

by scceuJanuary 3, 20200522

Ocean container freight rates are experiencing fluctuations over unstable economic conditions, added costs due to the switch to low sulfur fuels and the upcoming disruption...

Operations

U.S. Strike aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans -Pentagon @ Forex Factory

scceuJanuary 3, 2020

by scceuJanuary 3, 20200534

“Now that Obama’s numbers are in a tailspin watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.” – Donald Trump,...

Freight

East China Port Sees Robust Growth In Sea-trial Transport

scceuJanuary 3, 2020

by scceuJanuary 3, 20200562

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) 40 minutes ago Fri 03rd January 2020 | 04:12 PM The container throughput in sea-rail transport at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China’s...

Supply Chain Risk

David Staples: Man bites dog. Yes, Conservatives have now come up with boldest plan to fight climate change

scceuJanuary 3, 2020

by scceuJanuary 3, 20200516

Ontario Premier Doug Ford (L) Premier Blaine Higgs of New Brunswick and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announce a collaboration between the provinces on small, modular...

Distribution

Pindler’s new luxury wool collection woven in Italy

scceuJanuary 3, 2020

by scceuJanuary 3, 20200485

Moonpark, Calif. – Pindler is taking aim as what it sees as a void in the market for decorative fabrics. The wholesaler’s new Luxury Wool...

Technology

IoT in Manufacturing Market to Rise at 22.1% CAGR till 2026; IBM’s Watson IoT Has Made a Massive Global Impact, says Fortune Business Insights™

scceuJanuary 3, 2020

by scceuJanuary 3, 20200509

Key Companies Covered in the Internet of Things (IoT) in Manufacturing Research Report are Microsoft Corporation, IBM Corporation, HITACHI LTD., Cisco Systems Inc., SOFTWARE A.G.,...

News

Why Transparency in Transportation Is Crucial in the Supply Chain

scceuJanuary 3, 2020

by scceuJanuary 3, 20200555

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. Transparent...