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Gebrüder Weiss establish control tower concept for Hilti

Supply Chain Movement

In addition to its core business of overland transport, air & sea freight and logistics, Gebrüder Weiss also operates a number of highly specialised industry solutions and subsidiaries under the umbrella of Gebrüder Weiss Holding AG, based in Lauterach, Austria. I am 37 and have been working at Gebrüder Weiss for 19 years.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

Maersk would split into two divisions – a Transport & Logistics division, and an energy division. Meanwhile, the golden child – Transport & Logistics – charted three pillars for growth: Product offering and customer experience. The September 2016 decision mapped out a clear new direction. The Next Steps.

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Digital logistics: how manufacturing companies can profit

DELMIA Quintiq

Digitalisation as a central element is decisively influencing the development of logistics and its concepts,” was the conclusion from Roman Stiftner, President of BVL Austria. Transport & Logistics' Without IT applications, complex processes in the supply chain cannot be mastered any more. Contributed by Björn Helmke.

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

Talking Logistics

Robinson Opens Austria Office. UltraShipTMS: New Features for Cloud Based TMS and Transportation Optimizer. First, as in previous years, he called for increased investment in transportation infrastructure. We’ll need Congress to protect more than 3 million jobs by finishing transportation and waterways bills this summer.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Of course they need to be SMART. Transportation. It’s an issue I see again and again in the course of my consulting activity. Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Which ones to use?… … How many to use? Inventory management.

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The History and State of Vehicle Routing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

We had courses on Linear Programming, Operational Research, Scheduling and Control systems, Stochastic modelling, Mathematical Programming, Simulation, Heuristic modelling, Applied Statistical analysis, and much, much more. In fact our computer programming courses were conducted creating endless stacks of punch cards.

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Eco-friendly Food Packaging: 8 Trends in Food & Bev Explained

Unleashed

This means they are backed up by a authoritative certification, such as: The European OK Compost Home standard (from TÜV Austria). Of course, the easiest way out of that risk is to be honest on your labels. It’s also heavier to transport, which adds to overall fuel use. The Australasian Bioplastics Association AS 5810 standard.

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