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This Week in Logistics News (July 24-28, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Amazon reported its Q2 2017 results yesterday. Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships (WSJ – sub. Ryder Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results. Shipping expenses increased 36 percent in the quarter to over $4.5 Next Leap for Robots: Picking Out and Boxing Your Online Order (WSJ – sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 6-10, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I learned that fact (and many more important things) at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference in New Orleans this week. million short tons of steel to fortify the coastline from the Franco-Spanish border up to Norway — enough concrete to build 270 Empire State Buildings! How will it impact productivity?

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Our salute to the best advancements in supply chain technology, processes and labor management from 2017. Fertilizer company Yara International has teamed up Kongsberg to build the Yara Birkeland, which will haul fertilizers between three ports in southern Norway, saving 40,000 truck journeys per year.

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New Year’s Resolutions for 2018: What’s Your Personal Challenge?

Talking Logistics

And if you didn’t stop doing these four things in 2017, you should definitely stop doing them this year: Supply Chain and Logistics Resolutions for 2017: 4 Things to STOP Doing This Year. Check out our 2017 LL4T1DCure Team Page and 2016 LL4T1DCure Team Page for a recap of the rides and photos.). Max was 11-for-11.

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Game of Chains

Supply Chain Movement

claimed Gartner’s Michael Burkett during the firm’s supply chain conference in London in September 2017. Volvo has similar kinds of partnerships with a number of retailers in Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. . “Ecosystems are the future for digital supply chains,”?

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Europris and RELEX Win Renowned Reta Europe Award

RELEX Solutions

On Monday 6th March evening Europris and RELEX proudly received the award “Best Enterprise Solution” during the retail technology awards Europe (reta) 2017 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Company’s headquarters are located in Fredrikstad, Norway. More information: www.europris.no.

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Europris: “Best Enterprise Solution” at Reta Europe Awards

RELEX Solutions

On 6th March 2017, Europris, the largest discount variety retailer in Norway, and RELEX proudly received the award “Best Enterprise Solution” at the retail technology awards Europe (reta) 2017 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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