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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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Eurozone Economy Now in Technical Recession

Supply Chain Matters

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , sizable changes to data from Germany, Ireland and Finland prompted the revision. Industry supply chain management and integrated business planning teams need to be diligent in their planning of resources and global capacity.

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Customer Voice: Towards Forecast-based Workforce Optimization

RELEX Solutions

At the same time, we have greater visibility into the whole balance period — normally a 17–18 week period — so we can better prepare for upcoming changes in staff needs or capacity. For example, if we see that a number of temporary contracts are due to end in the coming weeks, we can start proactively recruiting new employees. Tiina Siurua.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland. Customers in Singapore will also benefit from increased European inbound capacity.

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3 Uses of IoT Tech Spurring Sustainability in Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

We'll thus be able to avoid delays, the buildup of excess materials where they're not wanted and underutilized capacity: all factors that can cause energy wastage. billion tons of oil in 2011, worth approximately $743 billion. This prevents single failures from serving as choke points in production.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Media and consultancy firm Involvation have developed this checklist to provide insight into the added value and the potential of your current S&OP process. Anticipate. The added value of S&OP varies from one company to another. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Companies must invest in and balance their inventories more wisely to ensure optimal on-shelf availability in all commercial outlets. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Faroe Islands.