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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge. FedEx invests $2 billion in sustainability initiatives. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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Smart Supply Chains Adapt to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges

Logistics Bureau

More than 60 percent of firms said delays were related to orders from China. With some 5 million companies impacted by China’s supply chain woes, the picture is similar in other parts of the world. The US auto industry is expected to follow suit as stockpiled inventory becomes depleted. The Food Industry.

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COVID-19 Crisis and the New Supply Chain

RFgen

If your business doesn’t have technology in place to ensure end-to-end visibility of inventory inside and outside the four walls, rampant inefficiency may be hiding in your workflows. Automating the data collection process for frontline warehouse, manufacturing and field services personnel can drive inventory accuracy to 99.5%

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This Week in Logistics News (January 11-15, 2016)

Talking Logistics

So let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business (Seattle Times). And yesterday, news emerged that the company’s Chinese affiliate, Amazon China, has registered with the U.S. And if you’re reading this, neither did you.

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COVID-19 Crisis and the New Supply Chain

RFgen

If your business doesn’t have technology in place to ensure end-to-end visibility of inventory inside and outside the four walls, rampant inefficiency may be hiding in your workflows. Automating the data collection process for frontline warehouse, manufacturing and field services personnel can drive inventory accuracy to 99.5%

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Content Summary: Walmart Says It Can Reduce Emissions in China by 50 Million Tons. Walmart is aiming big when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China. Over 400 suppliers in China, India, the U.S.

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2021 Supply Chain Challenges: The Top 5 Lessons Learned + Tips from 11 Industry Experts

ToolsGroup

Pre pandemic we were importing the majority of our inventory from East Asia, in particular China and Japan. These businesses often collect tires of high quality as spare inventory and do not have the infrastructure in place to sell them. Lesson #1: Global supply chain challenges have businesses turning to local suppliers.