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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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Industry 4.0: Driven by 5G and Cognitive Technologies

Enterra Insights

Many pundits assert 5G and cognitive technologies — often referred to as artificial intelligence (AI) — should be added to the list of famous pairs. ”[1] As Rundle and Loten note, cognitive technologies and 5G have enormous potential on their own. ”[2] Cognitive technologies can also improve decision-making.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

The company has operations in more than 40 countries and specializes in integrating different modes of transport in logistics solutions. XPO Logistics XPO Logistics is a transportation and contract logistics management company with more than 1,530 locations in more than 30 countries around the world. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7

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Is Vertical Farming Falling Flat?

Enterra Insights

”[1] Reducing transportation costs is another benefit of urban agriculture. ”[4] He continues: “ The advantages of controlled agriculture, a technology pioneered in the Netherlands, are many. Footnotes [1] Scott Pruden, “ A Delaware vertical farm sees itself as the future of urban agriculture.

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Building a New Consensus on Infrastructure

MIT Supply Chain

As the US Congress struggles to find a long-term solution to funding the Highway Trust Fund, a new approach to prioritizing investments in transportation systems could greatly improve the infrastructure planning process. Much of the inspiration for these tools came from the scenario planning workshop.

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How Shippers Use Carbon Emissions Shipment Data to Reduce Total Carbon Footprint

Intelligent Audit

Beyond ships, the transportation industry contains many other forms of transportation that contribute to carbon emissions. Note that these numbers include more than shipping and logistics; it encompasses the entire transportation sector. Broken down, most of the 2020 transportation sector emissions in the U.S.