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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

They view their implementation of a tightly integrated suite of applications delivered in a public cloud infrastructure from Oracle as a platform on which they can build to help drive continuous innovation. Refractories are products that have been chemically engineered to resist high temperatures. HWI Has a Complex Supply Chain.

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A New Red Wagon?

Supply Chain Shaman

Let me give you an example. Last week, I spent time with large chemical companies engrossed in this discussion. ” There are now chartered groups to innovate the business models. ” There are now chartered groups to innovate the business models. Let’s take a look at the world of the chemical manufacturer.

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Packing for the Future

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Have you seen the video of an innovative way to pack a suit in a rolled-up cardboard tube ([link] rollor.com/) that’s been circling among the logistics crowd on LinkedIn? In this particular video, the company offers a seemingly simple but sturdy method to ship a suit jacket wrinkle-free!

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The Green Corridor: Cures from the Sky! Healthcare Distribution is Driving Itself Into a More Environmentally Friendly Direction

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Singapore for example has allowed for delivery to ships in its waters. 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. We can hopefully expect more and more growth in this sector.

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The Green Corridor: Full Circle – The Promise and Struggles of the Circular Economy and Green Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Today’s innovators are making some amazing inroads for this. An example of an incremental change would be what Coca-Cola is doing for its plastic bottles. Train, ship and airline technologies are lagging behind, but there are steps happening. Some are incremental and some are revolutionary.

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Modular production requires comprehensive optimization

DELMIA Quintiq

We are seeing many developments in the chemical industry. New and innovative processes for modularization of production are putting both production and logistics structures to the test. Modular production, broadly speaking, is an innovative concept which increases productivity through process intensification technology.

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

I also shared with them my view that companies will ultimately find opportunities for supply chain innovation at the intersection of Software, B2B Connectivity, and Social Networking — a trend best illustrated by the rise of Supply Chain Operating Networks (SCONs). Herman Woltjes, Shell Chemicals – “Logistics Execution”.