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Material Handling & Logistics
DECEMBER 2, 2018
In that spirit, we’ve combed the MH&L archives for the most innovative supply chain developments of the past year, as reported in our print magazine, on our website, in our e-newsletters, or our various social media channels. We hope you enjoy this salute to the best of 2018, and we look forward to even more innovations in 2019.
SCMDOJO
APRIL 9, 2024
Massive amounts of data can be gathered in an instant via IoT or other digital technologies like GPS, RFID, warehouse management systems (WMS), blockchain technology, and more. In highly sensitive sectors like the military or medical logistics, this can help prevent damage and death.
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Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. Now that the SU military has retrieved the wreckage, new details are emerging. percent year-over-year drop in January container volume.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 14, 2023
UAVs or “drones”, well known in the military world are slowly but surely making life better in the civilian world when speed and security are highly prized. While delivering medicines, food and spare parts, Skyports electric drones by design also eliminate all of the carbon emissions and much of the danger in ship to ship cargo transfers.
Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. Marketing expert Robby Pedraza explains, “During World War II, standard sized shipping containers were developed to ship military cargo to the front lines. Conex containers evolved into modular units that could stack efficiently to store more cargo in one location.”[4].
Savi
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
As needed goods and equipment were rushed to support the active conflict, 40,000 containers began to stack up in ports and warehouse yards because there wasn’t a system to identify what goods were inside and direct them to the required destination. Many parts and equipment were lost, reordered or discarded as a result.
RFgen
APRIL 15, 2016
Businesses must take advantage of innovations to provide visibility of inventory management to prepare for the worst and consistently deliver the best. For example, RFgen works with a variety of military contractors that must guard against fraudulent parts and supplies – especially sent from particular regions in Asia.
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