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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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History Repeats Itself Without Supply Chain Leadership

Supply Chain Shaman

This is a story for the Eds, Franks, and Toms working together in supply chains across the globe. It is also a story for a young supply chain manager attempting to make a difference, but feeling stymied. My ex-husband decided that we were going to move to Delaware. Need for Supply Chain Leadership.

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Industry 4.0: Driven by 5G and Cognitive Technologies

Enterra Insights

Many pundits assert 5G and cognitive technologies — often referred to as artificial intelligence (AI) — should be added to the list of famous pairs. ”[1] As Rundle and Loten note, cognitive technologies and 5G have enormous potential on their own. ”[2] Cognitive technologies can also improve decision-making.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

And it follows the company’s announcement in April 2022 that it would bump up annual salaries for truck drivers to up to $110,000 and launch the 12-week development program for supply-chain associates in Dallas, Texas, and Dover, Delaware, to earn their commercial drivers licenses.

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The Box That Changed The World with Richard Danderline

The Logistics of Logistics

Staxxon , LLC is a Delaware Limited Liability company based in New Jersey. It operates as a technology and intellectual property licensing company. The technology is the first to enable containers to fold upright, like an accordion. It also frees up capacity on ships, rail, and drayage trucks. About Staxxon.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

Colonial Pipeline said on Wednesday that it had initiated the restart of operations, but it will take several days for the product delivery supply chain to return to normal. psi, and it allows any fuel handlers along the supply chain to comingle reformulated and conventional gasoline supplies as needed.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Today, DB Schenker handles the complex supply chain of multinational companies like Apple, P&G, Dell, BMW and Ford, offering land transport, ocean freight, air freight, contract logistics and supply chain management divisions. It manages the supply chain for 69% of the Fortune 100 companies. Revenue: €5.66