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Tectonic shifts

Supply Chain Movement

How should supply chain professionals deal with major geopolitical upheaval? Russia’s reprehensible invasion of Ukraine, which has been met with unprecedented sanctions, is causing huge disruption for the world of business and supply chains. Martijn Lofvers, Chief Trendwatcher Supply Chain Media.

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Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplace’s Shipper Symposium 2018

Talking Logistics

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. Today, delivery is the product.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

But let’s not let the elevator bring us down, let’s go crazy…after this week’s supply chain and logistics news. Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., As reported by Robbie Whelan in the Wall Street Journal: Trucking companies say too many big rigs are plying the market, driving down the rates they can charge customers.

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Trends 2021: Grocery Industry

Enterra Insights

“The kiosks, which are manufactured by Estonia-based Cleveron, hold products in two temperature zones — regular and deep freeze. Dietitian Cara Rosenbloom ( @CaraRosenbloom ) asserts, “Companies are putting innovation on the back burner to focus on supply chain issues. At-home meal push. .”

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Final GAP Presentations Fill Strategic Needs - UCLA Anderson.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. Times Money and Company. The 2013 UCLA Anderson Global Access Program had a strong finish, with 50 companies from seven countries attending the students’ final presentations on Saturday, Dec. November 2013. October 2013. Wall Street Journal. UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

is trying to build its own solar-manufacturing supply chain almost from scratch and supporting the effort with sizable subsidies. The supply chain and workforce that make up the sector are constantly evolving. New spending records are expected for jewelry ($6.4 billion), flowers ($2.6 The bosses of A.P.

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Case Saarioinen: Improving Processes All the Way from Production to the Consumers

RELEX Solutions

It’s a market leader within the ready meals segment at home and has production and sales in Estonia as well. Saarioinen doesn’t aim to keep inventory as it’s in everyone’s interests to keep freshness paramount and spoilage levels at a minimum already early on in the supply chain. Company Saarioinen Oy. million (2016).