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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

In one major case in 2017, the Hanjin Shipping company was declared bankrupt by South Korean courts. If I if I know the vessel has left Singapore late by a week, I have a couple weeks to find an alternative solution which costs less.”. The data from Infor Nexus also helps the transportation teams do better carrier sourcing.

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A Conversation with Stuart Whiting, Schneider Electric

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

However, Witron also conducts business outside of food and beverage, such as the development of a global distribution center for Pepperl+Fuchs in Singapore. Fortna’s framework includes consulting, design, planning, sourcing, implementation, and lifecycle services. Lee Partners. Lee Partners.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. Source: Amazon.com. billion between 2015 and 2017. Amazon Fulfillment.

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Blockchain Points Way to `Massive Change' for Commodity Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

In most food-supply chains it might take weeks to figure out where it went from source to destination, and in some cases, the source may not be known, but on a blockchain, it takes just seconds. The most-prominent use was in bitcoin, which became a global sensation in 2017. Nestle SA, Tyson Foods Inc., Weeks to Seconds.

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Alternative Protein: A Food Manufacturers Guide [+ Case Study]

Unleashed

Insect protein Insects are a highly nutritious, dense source of protein. But attitudes are shifting – evidence of insects’ nutritional value, alongside the efficiency and sustainability of farming them, is contributing to their rise in popularity as a food source. Innovative food manufacturers are creating novel plant-based goods.

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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

the company aims to achieve a $1 billion run rate by the end of 2017 in gross cost savings. Improved working capital management is expected to free up at least $2 billion in cash by the end of 2017.