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Following his article last week on Mapcodes, eft’s columnist Dr Walther Ploos van Amstel is exploring how facilitating good logistics can generate conflict within modern urban environments, and he questions “how we are supposed to accommodate all that in the larger cities?”. He illustrates how more and more trucks and delivery vans, as a consequence of the ever increasing deliveries from web stores, are putting amounting pressure on retail logistics, regulations and urban distribution.

Does Adam Robinson, Cerasis, provide a solution to ‘Facilitating Goods Logistics In The Urban Environment’? Looking at the implementation of web based transportation management systems versus Server Side TMS he asks: “Is it fair to say that traditional TMS software has been overtaken by web based transportation management system yet?”. By looking at the benefits and throwbacks of both, he provides thoughts on where he thinks the TMS server will be in twenty years from now.

One of our other contributors, Lachezar Stamatov, looks at “How to Renew Your Freight Broker Bond with Bad Credit” and why your credit score is so important to surety bonds companies. We also have, as we do every month, eft’s brief market snapshot roundup of the August Georgia Logistics edition.

On a final note, eft is also pleased to announce that the SVP of Supply Chain Asia at Estée Lauder and CEO of Singapore Post eCommerce are both confirmed to join the 3PL Summit and CSCO Forum in Singapore November 4-5. Make sure you check out the rest of the exciting attendee list here

Kind Regards,

Chris Saynor  
CEO, eft 

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How to Renew Your Freight Broker Bond with Bad Credit 
Lachezar Stamatov, expert in the field of surety bonds and licensing, illustrates how to get and renew your freight broker bond despite bad credit history. Why is your credit score so important to surety bonds companies?

Facilitating Goods Logistics In The Urban Environment                  
The congestion in our city centres and residential neighbourhoods is only getting worse. Increasing deliveries from web stores means more trucks and delivery vans driving around. How are we supposed to accommodate all that in the larger cities? 

A Quick Glance Into The Logistics Market - August 2014
Georgia Logistics compiles a monthly set of facts and figures regarding the Logistics Markets. We selected a few facts to share with you.

SVP of Supply Chain Asia at Estée Lauder and CEO of Singapore Post eCommerce
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Crane Worldwide Logistics Ranks on Inc. 5000 List for Second Consecutive Year
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Contract Packagers: 4 Reasons Your WMS Is Stunting Your Growth
Mike Melito from Nulogy examines potential shortfalls with warehouse management systems in order to suggest how problems can be avoided or solved

Web Based Transportation Management System vs Server Side TMS
The article discusses the views on the use and implementation of a web based transportation management system and the market in general and discusses the current state of the TMS marketplace and where the industry is headed

How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains
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ZIM Q2 2014 Results
ZIM concludes second quarter with about $29 million EBITDA and around $19 million operating cash flow