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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 Be Sociable, Share!

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4th Annual Pharmaceutical Logistics & Cold Chain Forum

Supply Chain Movement

4th Annual Pharmaceutical Logistics & Cold Chain Forum. Venue: Austria Trend Hotel Park Royal Palace Vienna. JOIN THE PHARMACEUTICAL LOGISTICS & COLD CHAIN FORUM. Baxter BioScience (Austria). Senior Manager Plasma Logistics & Dispositioning. 4th Annual Pharmaceutical Logistics & Cold Chain Forum.

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Ranking Master’s Programs in Supply Chain Management

SCM Research

One of such rankings is the 2013/2014 Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking, provided by SMBG, a French consulting company, and based on a global survey of recruiters, students and representatives of academic institutions. The full list can be found on the webpage of Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking in Supply Chain and Logistics.

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Gebrüder Weiss establish control tower concept for Hilti

Supply Chain Movement

During Translog Connect, held in Budapest on the 25-26 of November 2014, TEG The Events Group – the organiser of the logistics and supply chain management summit, is going to recognise and promote outstanding logistics and supply chain management solutions in the rapidly growing region of CEE again.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Robinson Opens Austria Office. NAFTA Trade in November 2013 than in November 2012. Ratings for President Obama’s “State of the Union” address were the lowest since 2000 , but if you tuned in, he raised a couple of points related to supply chain and logistics. Robinson and UltraShipTMS are Talking Logistics sponsors.

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Little-Known Suppliers Poised to Benefit from Apple iPhone

Material Handling & Logistics

Austria-based AMS recognized the potential of optical sensors in 2011 when it acquired Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions Inc. Apple’s 2013 purchase of Israel’s PrimeSense Ltd. Other sensor companies stand to benefit too. showed it was serious about 3-D sensor technology.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. Europe has seen plenty of activity in terms of mergers and acquisitions, including the take-over of the major French family-owned company Norbert Dentressangle by America’s XPO Logistics. SCM 3PL Subway 2015.

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