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Social distancing, swipe cards and shift patterns: the changing face of warehouses post-Coronavirus

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The impact of COVID-19 on economies around the world has resulted in massive increases in redundancies, wiping out much of the positive growth since 2008. We are currently witnessing a time of unparalleled polarisation within different sections of the global economy.

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Driving a better world: Transaid and the UK road transport industry

SMMT

About 45 transport and logistics students attended the talks which were organised by the Transaid Coordinator at NIT. Kibble started in the industry as a truck driver, before establishing his own logistics company in 1999, which was incorporated to Matthew Kibble Transport in 2004.

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DELO Appoints Two New Managing Directors

i4.0 today

In 2008, after several years in product management and business development at Siemens, he moved to product management at DELO. Since 2015, he has been responsible for production, logistics and quality management. Karl Bitzer and Christian Walther, two extremely experienced and valued colleagues, will succeed him.”

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Mutual Synergies: How Leasing and Electric Vehicles Can Drive Growth in Tandem

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

dip in global car sales in 2020, a more significant slide than during the financial crisis of 2008. For instance, Shenzhen (China) has electrified 100% of its taxis and municipal buses with the share of EVs in the city’s logistics fleet having grown to 35% during 2015-2020.

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Winning Irish Exporter of the Year: Combilift’s CEO Talks About the Global Market

Fabricating & Metal Work

Our logistics team of over 30 people ensures that from pre-delivery inspections through final testing and shipping, everything runs smoothly. The only downturn we’ve experienced in the last 26 years was during the financial crisis of 2008/09; every other year has seen continued growth. Innovation has been key to our success.

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Today I can proudly say that every airliner has some part made in Belagavi

Dinesh Mishra

When I started putting efforts towards that – and I made a statement to this effect back in 2008-09 – our goal was to add 100 percent in-country value, and it has taken 15 years to get to that goal. However, when competing globally, Indian manufacturers face specific inherent logistical challenges.

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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of November 7th, 2022

Fastener News Desk

Currently, the manufacturing sector has 12,922,000 employees, the most since November 2008. Transportation and Logistics Update with Chris Donnell. In The National Association of Manufacturers’ Monday Economic Report Manufacturing employment increased by 32,000 in October, up from 23,000 in September and continuing to rise solidly.

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