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This Week in Logistics News (December 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Using pictures of items in Amazon warehouses and training a computer model, the e-commerce giant has developed a camera system that can monitor items flowing one-by-one down conveyor belts to make sure they match their images. As a result, Amazon said Friday that it has a plan to kill the barcode. billion for the quarter, up 14.5

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Addressing sustainability threats to coffee supply chain using low-code technology

TrackVia

It’s likely that you’ve never heard of them because they operate behind the scenes providing the unroasted coffee beans to retail coffee companies like Starbucks and Peets that you know and love. I had the privilege to visit Volcafe in San José, Costa Rica, and learn more about the success of Volcafe Way.

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Supply Chain Alone Can’t Solve Sustainability But it Has a Part to Play!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It saw leaders from around the world pledging new initiatives to address the ongoing climate crisis, including a $60 Billion renewable energy commitment from Germany, and 15 countries including Britain, Norway and Costa Rica pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. It’s what we do, as a profession.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

With 24×7 availability, Fulfilled by Sears (FBS) is an order fulfillment service from Sears that manages warehousing, pick/packing and shipping of customer orders for your business. A seller is required to have their main office in the EU or Switzerland and small unregistered companies will be refused. Mercado Libre.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Glen Munholland, President at Circular Supply Chains !

Supply Chain Game Changer

I’m an accountant with an engineering background and my company handled reverse logistics for Walmart for fifteen years. This same background helped me to establish my own company to be able to work with Walmart and their supplier network. Tell our readers a little about your background and experience.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

as the advance of e-commerce continues, companies with an omnichannel approach are increasingly implementing specific order management systems. Costa Rica. Companies have an ever-growing need for systems integration, not only internally but also externally with their chain partners. Cayman Islands. Christmas Island.

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Talent development essential for supply chain leaders

Supply Chain Movement

Here, a number of leading companies show that it is possible to take a structural and creative approach to talent development. Managing factories and warehouses with a lot of employees demands leadership skills focused on routine, whereas connecting departments and supply chain partners actually requires creativity. Costa Rica.