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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Because switching from JIT to JIC is at best only a tool to address short-term problems and risk. JIT isn’t the main problem, and JIC isn’t a solution. Biopharmaceutical company Ipsen avoided any stockouts in 2020, in spite of up to 70% demand spikes, transportation constraints, and temporary factory shutdowns.

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Golden Results in the Supply Chain

EcoVadis

More than 600 CSR and procurement professionals, attended Sustain , the annual EcoVadis event dedicated to responsible purchasing earlier this year. Carbon footprint: to continue to optimize our business, we obviously rely on state-of-the-art IT systems to study all the possibilities for optimizing transport.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

But before I bring out the lawn mower and tool box, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Mondelez Says Cyberattack Cost it Business (WSJ – sub. France Plans to End Sales of Gas and Diesel Cars by 2040 (New York Times). Wolters Kluwer Transport Services is acquired by Castik Capital.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Ryder Announces Breakthrough Solution to Help Commercial Rental Customers Comply with New Electronic Logging Device Regulations. In the past month, for example, we’ve seen the following headlines: “ Air France KLM is Evaluating MRO Potential for Blockchain ” and “ TMW Systems Becomes Charter Member of Blockchain in Trucking Alliance.”

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Sustainable Food Waste Management for Food Industry SMEs

Unleashed

Let’s look at how smart food businesses can reduce their waste – and how the right food manufacturing software helps them do it. Stringent controls on supply, labelling, storage, and transportation help to counter the risk of cross-contamination. What is food waste management?

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks. Amazon Logistics Hiring Plans.