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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. Lee Partners.

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6 Key Supply Chain and Logistics Trends to Watch in 2017

Logistics Bureau

At the same time, technological advances such as the Internet of Things, automated transportation and similar futuristic innovations , have been offering the promise of disruption for the last few years without really delivering, although there is little doubt that they will, maybe in 2017, or maybe later.

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Wiped Out: The Great 2020 Toilet Paper Shortage

Enterra Insights

Australia has also reported toilet paper hoarding. Manufacturers, paper industry executives say, are raising production to meet demand, but there is only so much capacity that they can or are willing to add. Grocery stores in Australia have hired security guards to patrol customers.”[3] Today there are almost 150 U.S.

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Time to Think about Your Supply Chain’s Future

Enterra Insights

Gone are the days of manual data entry and the need for humans to aggregate and analyze data from multiple sources. Other technologies, like additive manufacturing, are also impacting many supply chains. The solutions optimize source, make and deliver within silos, but lack the ability to drive alignment and improve agility.

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Addressing Labor Issues in the Supply Chain

SupplyShift

In 2017, the International Labor Organization estimated that 40 million people globally were victims of modern slavery, and of those, 25 million were victimized by forced labor.Due to the nature and regionality of forced labor, the reality is that it is most likely to be found deeper in supply chains, at the second, third, or fourth tier.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 5-9, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Manhattan Associates Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Performance. This year, a cascade of online purchases the weekend after Thanksgiving swamped delivery companies,” reported The New York Times in December. Manufacturers like P&G are having to do the same too. Shipping with Amazon. Packages were delayed.

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Steel Tariff Proposition: Will It Work?

Elementum

government began working on a proposition in June to impose tariffs and fines on foreign-sourced steel , suggesting that all pipelines operating on American soil use only American-sourced steel. which is at an all-time low) as of July 2017 actually merits a “national security” issue. by creating on-shore job openings.