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What to Keep in Mind When Managing a Chemical Supply Chain

Kuebix

The chemical industry faces a unique set of challenges regarding safety in their logistics operations. The transportation of chemicals requires next-level care and expertise as it deals with sensitive and potentially dangerous materials. Errors in shipping chemicals that are hazardous can have serious consequences.

Chemicals 175
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Straight Talk on 5G for Industrial Applications

Logistics Viewpoints

However, the 5G protocol is slowly evolving to add more features for industrial applications. Like many other large industrial manufacturers, Covestro has been very interested in 5G as a key enabler of the Smart Factory. For industry, 5G is a developing technology. Pietro Valsecchi, Covestro’s Expert on 5G.

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The Opportunities of Digitalization in Chemical Logistics

Talking Logistics

The typical distribution process in the chemical industry looks mostly like this: The chemical producer distributes goods from various locations to a large number of customers, using different forwarders depending on the company’s diverse transportation requirements.

Chemicals 101
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Sustainable Manufacturing for Sustainable Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

The exhibit featured a number of companies that are creatively utilizing sustainable manufacturing of textiles and building materials to reduce emissions and promote a circular fashion industry. These yarns allow designers and manufacturers to promote a circular fashion industry while lowering their carbon footprint.

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Taming the Supply Chain Beast: Tech Solutions for Smoother Operations with Kendra Phillips

The Logistics of Logistics

Kendra is the VP of Global Transportation Management leading the managed transportation and brokerage divisions of Ryder System, Inc , a Fortune 500 Transportation and Logistics company. Kendra is an accomplished and results-driven senior logistics & tech executive. and develop software for real-time data and optimization.

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The Green Corridor – Logistics’ Role In Preventing The Next Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Green Corridor – Logistics’ Role In Preventing The Next Pandemic. What does the transportation industry have to do with a global pandemic? The United for Wildlife’s Transport Task Force includes 121 logistics company signators; while the Financial Task Force has 44 financial institution members.

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How To Overcome The 3 Key Challenges Of Chemical Supply Chain | PLS Logistics Services

PLS Logistics

Chemicals production is a multi-million dollar industry with a complex supply chain ecosystem. It is one of the largest industries with a global impact and more than $5 trillion annual sales and supplying nutrition, agriculture, construction, and many other industries.