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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

But as history has shown in the transportation industry, overcoming “the way we’ve always done things” is always the biggest obstacle. The Volkswagen Industrial Cloud: A Manufacturing-Centric Supply Chain Operating Network. A New Market Seeks to Draw Freight Bets (WSJ – sub. For Power Tools Sold In Iran. Why or why not?

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New Report Unveils Top 5 Transportation Issues Expected in 2014

Tompkins Blog

RALEIGH, NC — Shippers and carriers this year can expect to see many new trends related to transportation, as well as a continuation of several critical challenges from 2013. Trends in the Transportation Industry , a report by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium, pulls back the curtain on today’s hottest transportation issues.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Containerization is driving technology in other transport modes.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Did You Know That ….

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Logistics helps North Carolina Reach CNBC Best State Status Again

Kanban Logistics

That extends to logistics as NC has lower costs for industrial space, lower labor costs, and lower transportation costs (i.e., million square feet of warehouse space to support the distribution of products to manufacturers and retailers. Lower logistics costs: As noted by FORBES , North Carolina ranks #4 in the U.S.

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Jason Miller Blog Post Part 1: Grocery stores aren’t gouging consumers – their costs are going up!

NC State SCRC

Consumers are suffering from sticker shock, a story noted in the local Raleigh news. It is clear to see in this chart that the price increases are less than the associated price increases in inputs (prices from the food manufacturers that are being passed on to grocery stores).

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Advantages of Basing Your Distribution Center in North Carolina

Kanban Logistics

The state is also ranked #5 in GlobalTrade Magazine’s “ Best States for Manufacturing.” Here’s why: In terms of output, North Carolina is the second-largest food and beverage manufacturer in the U.S., Total manufacturing output was over $103 billion in 2018. have opened major manufacturing facilities.