Shipping Lessons Learned from the BBC Box Project
Ever wonder what exactly happens to those shipping containers as they travel around the world filled with various retail goods?
The folks at the BBC did, and last week they wrapped up a year-long research project that (literally) followed a single container around the world. The BBC Box project allowed followers to chart the container’s progress on radio, television, and online –and a year later, it tells an intriguing story about the global economy, international trade, and the network of elongated, intertwined supply chains.
Here’s a look at “The Box” in numbers: (more…)
