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This Week in Logistics News (March 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

state of New York. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Actually, when looking a bit closer at the numbers, supply pressures actually fell below normal. The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

However, the most surprising new addition, at least to me is supply chain (the chain of processes, businesses, etc. by which a commodity is produced and distributed: the companies, materials, and systems involved in manufacturing and delivering goods). And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Where are all the N95 Masks? A Supply Chain Dilemma

NC State SCRC

The representative managed to pivot and dodge the question, with a common response being heard a lot on the news: “It’s a fluid situation” President Trump may yet use his authority under the Defense Protection Act to mobilize industry to manufacture scarce goods like N95 masks.

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Will Climate Change Force Agriculture Indoors?

Enterra Insights

” They point out that 12 million hectares is approximately four times the size of Belgium. ”[5] Austin Webb, co-founder of Fifth Season along with his brother Brac and Austin Lawrence, views indoor farming as a new form of manufacturing. We just happen to manufacture living organisms.”[6]

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Seeing is Believing: Debunking the Myths of 3D Printing at Materialise

NC State SCRC

I spent a fascinating day visiting the Materialize 3D Printing headquarters in Leuven, Belgium yesterday. First of all, 3D printing is not new; it has been around for more then 25 years, and is a fairly robust technology. The terms rapid prototyping, 3D printing, and and additive manufacturing are all terms for the same process.

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

Just-in-time techniques have led to more products arriving directly from manufacturing to the end-customer, shrinking warehouse use. On the other hand, offshoring growth has fuelled the need for warehousing as part of the elongated supply chain. Logistics services provider TNT runs a large distribution hub in Belgium.