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This Week in Logistics News (August 17-21, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Although the $675 million price tag for GT Nexus limited the number of potential acquirers, I was surprised at first when I saw that Infor was the buyer, partly because they are not on my radar very often. The other big news this week is yet another large acquisition in the 3PL market: GEODIS is acquiring OHL for a reported $800 million.

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What is a 3PL Warehouse Management System?

Kanban Logistics

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the role of the WMS in the warehouse, and the benefits it can bring to 3PL inventory management and other vital functions. . Avoid systems investments: While the capabilities of WMS systems are indispensable to modern businesses, they can come with a hefty price tag.

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How to Become DFARS Compliant and Avoid Counterfeit Parts in the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain

RFgen

This article will examine the scale of the counterfeit parts problem and what’s changed in acquisition regulations to try to address it. The SASC “discovered counterfeit electronic parts from China in the Air Force’s largest cargo plane, in assemblies intended for Special Operations helicopters, and in a Navy surveillance plane.”

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Career advice: Keeping your edge as a supply chain professional in the face of change!

Kinaxis

by Dr. Madhav Durbha There is a standalone vehicle emission check shop that I visit to get my car checked prior to the annual tag renewal. Just recently, I was talking to a youngster studying industrial engineering with specialization in SCM. Supply chain management is quickly evolving to be quite an interdisciplinary field.

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29 warehouse & automation experts share insights on how warehouse robots will impact industry employment

6 River Systems

This chart from the MIT Technology Review shows a picture of how little everyone agrees on how/if automation replaces jobs, while this article for Forbes does a good job of explaining how automation has affected jobs through history (on the wider scale, it actually tends to create more jobs than it replaces). It also points to smarter use.

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Mobile Barcoding and Warehouse Automation for Retail Inventory

RFgen

Receiving, picking, product tracking and shipping are all impacted by your workers’ ability to collect data quickly, efficiently and accurately. Real-time use of this data can help retail companies stay on top of their inventories and implement new strategies in their warehouses, distribution centers and storefronts. Prevent Shrinkage.

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Mobile Barcoding and Warehouse Automation for Retail Inventory

RFgen

Receiving, picking, product tracking and shipping are all impacted by your workers’ ability to collect data quickly, efficiently and accurately. Real-time use of this data can help retail companies stay on top of their inventories and implement new strategies in their warehouses, distribution centers and storefronts. Prevent Shrinkage.