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Is Google the most innovative supply chain company in the world?

Freightos

The UPS Store (@TheUPSStore) July 31, 2013. In 2013, UPS became the first logistics provider to offer 3D printing services at select UPS Stores. The service was originally launched in the Netherlands and Belgium in early 2013 and called “Staples Easy 3D.” Technology Trend 2: 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

In Belgium, the Ford factory in Genk will soon close for good, as will the Heinz manufacturing facility in Turnhout. Analysis by the Financial Times reveals that many new jobs were created in Central Europe between 2010 and 2013, particularly in electronics manufacturing.

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How Being in the Army Changed My Life

BlueYonder

During my time as a Military Administrator I served in Germany, Holland, Belgium and Northern Ireland. The Army has greatly impacted my family life for the better. My wife is now a human resources manager in the largest Army training establishment in the U.K.,

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What Is Clear Is Really Clear for Holiday 2013

Tompkins Blog

This is a good week to conduct a mid-term review of holiday 2013. There are folks downgrading their 2013 retail growth projections, folks leaving their projections unchanged, and folks upgrading their growth projections. The one clear conclusion about holiday 2013 is that online sales are skyrocketing.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

He changed the course of the 2013 playoffs with his game-tying grand slam against the Tigers that sent Tori Hunter tumbling over the right field wall and into the Red Sox bullpen. Frichti says it has more than 450,000 customers, serviced by about 25 micro-fulfillment centers across eight cities in France and Belgium.

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The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt

Talking Logistics

In 2013, for example, drug traffickers recruited hackers to breach the IT systems at the port of Antwerp. The organised crime group allegedly used hackers based in Belgium to infiltrate computer networks in at least two companies operating in the port of Antwerp. There have already been incidents of hackers accessing port systems.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Over this period of 2013-2014 Shell made good progress on inventory, but faced unprecedented supply price volatility. To gain organizational support to drive change, Nick ran two more simulations: one in Hong Kong and a grease plant in Belgium. This was to show the power of DDMRP with regional differences.