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

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… JDA Software Unveils New Brand Identity, Logo, and “Plan to Deliver” Tagline. Port Logistics Group Adds to Omni-channel Capabilities with EventPick. Reports 2014 Third-quarter Results. UPS Ready for 2014 Peak Season, Forecasting Record Holiday Deliveries.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 30 – July 4, 2014)

Talking Logistics

For the past year, I’ve been arguing that logistics — and same-day fulfillment, in particular — is becoming a strategic weapon for companies. For related commentary on this topic, read these Talking Logistics posts: Debunking the Myths of Same-Day Delivery (Or What Amazon Learned from a 90-Year-Old Distributor).

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Building A Guiding Coalition for Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Pain abounds in the areas of global logistics and corporate social responsibility. The event focuses on five themes—driving competitive advantage, reaching the right balance between innovation and standardization, transforming logistics, harnessing new insights from analytics, and redefining work. Business leaders need answers.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

But the world of logistics has not changed radically compared with last year,” says Patrick Haex from Buck Consultants. Logistically speaking the location of this manufacturing facility, which produces the Peugeot 508 and the Citroën C5, makes little sense.” SCM Map Europe 2014-2015. Slight shift in European networks.

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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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“We want people in the supply chain to be multi-skilled” – Henri-Xavier Benoist

Supply Chain Movement

Henri-Xavier Benoist, VP Logistics & Supply Chain, Bridgestone Europe. ‘We In Europe Bridgestone employs 12,000 staff, has sales organisation clustered in 6 sub-regions, nine manufacturing plants (in Spain, Poland, Belgium, France, Italy, and Hungary), one plant. In charge of the new strategy in Europe is Henri-Xavier Benoist.

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TransPoland 2015

Supply Chain Movement

Venue: Warsaw International Expocentre EXPO XXI, Warsaw, Poland. Warsaw Transport and Logistics International Exhibition – Trans Poland 2014 is a professional B2B event. Logistics and freight forwarding. >> For the post show report, 2014, please click here! TransPoland 2015. Date: 4-6 November 2015.

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