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Trane Technologies Embraces a Digital Twin to Optimize Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Tom France, the vice president of distribution at Trane Technologies, gave an entertaining presentation in early October of this year at a FourKites online conference. The equipment they ship is often too large to go in one truck and needs to ship in multiple pieces. They ship to 6,000 dealers on any given day.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Amazon is at the nexus of ecommerce, data, and logistics, with a drive to constantly improve their logistics network. In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. That’s 258 operational facilities in the US and another 486 distributed around the world (see map below, data from MWPVL ). At over 243.5

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

Trane ’s Tom France, Vice President, Global Distribution, Logistics and Transportation, recently stressed the need for E2E insight: “Extend visibility as much as you can throughout your supply chain. And so we have to keep pushing on several fronts: Filling the various “data gaps” around the world.

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8 Things to Know in Shipping, Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain this Week

Intelligent Audit

In a webinar shared by Roadie and Supply Chain Dive , McKinsey and Company partner Manik Aryapadi spoke with Roadie Head of Marketing Mary Frances Jones about 2022 trends in last-mile fulfillment. The healthcare field is one of the largest parties most concerned about data security , with technology’s further introduction into patient care.

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Doing Business in Germany

QAD

km and borders the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and other countries including the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Whether you choose to ship by rail, water, truck or air, the movement of goods is fast and efficient. . France, China, Netherlands, the U.K.,

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. In maritime shipping, CEVA offers our customers alternative fuel options including biofuel, LNG and biomethane for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions connected to their ocean cargo shipment.

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The Termination of the TradeLens Blockchain Platform- Are Lessons Being Learned?

Supply Chain Matters

In 2018, global container shipping carrier Maersk and enterprise technology provider IBM announced a joint venture termed TradeLens which was billed as providing more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade by leveraging blockchain technology. Background. The Announcement.