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This Week in Logistics News (August 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now for this week’s logistics news. Founded in 2014, Magazino employs around 130 people. ABB has opened a new facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, to serve as the company’s dedicated center for robotic automation in the logistics and packaging industries. Cellcom, Fiege Logistik, and Körber. 1 deadline.

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

I have long argued that third party logistics providers (3PLs) should set themselves apart from the competition by fully harnessing the power and value of their customer and employee communities. Walmart Supply Chain and Transportation Trends for 2015. Sustainability and Green Initiatives in Transportation and Logistics.

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Supply Chains and the Circular Economy, Part 1

Enterra Insights

In the meantime, people are beginning to realize that commodity shortages could persist if global supply chains don’t fully engage in a circular economy. In the first installment of this two-part article, I want to lay the groundwork for why circular supply chains are a good idea — even if they are difficult to implement.

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Going in Circles? It’s Good for the Environment.

Enterra Insights

Georgia Wilson predicts the circular economy represents the future for the supply chain. She reports, “In the next 18 months, 70% of supply chain leaders are planning to invest in circular economies.”[1] Creating a circular supply chain. Today that is changing.

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Why is a Data Center Like a Supply Chain?

Elementum

They don’t seem too similar, but data centers could benefit from supply chain management. Last week Facebook revealed that it will be building a new data center — its ninth in the US — in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2014, there were an estimated 3 million data centers in the United States alone. But that’s just one example.

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Material Handling Institute US Roadmap for 2015: Can’t Wait for 2025!

Supply Chain View from the Field

MHI (“The Industry That Makes Supply Chains Work”) publishes an annual U.S. Roadmap , that identifies some of the major technology and logistics trends on the horizon. In fact, many of my predictions made in 2014 also appear in my 2015 predictions as well. . Supply Chain Management'

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Well Prepared Retailers Seize Opportunity for Advantage during Port Closures

Supply Chain Collaborator

They’d be the ones who were able to flex their supply chain and logistics plans to overcome some very challenging obstacles in the last 12 months. Opportunity Knocks – The Wall Street Journal reports the West Coast ports’ share of container imports fell precipitously year over year between May 2014 and May 2015 according to U.S.

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