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The Price of a Big Mac in Denmark: Worth the wages?

Supply Chain View from the Field

He uses the example of McDonald’s investigating automation technologies to replace workers in its restaurants. Today’s NYT has an article about how fast food restaurants like McDonald’s and Burger King pay $20 an hour – a living wage – in Denmark. Meat is usually organic here.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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Supply Chain Leadership Series IV: Joydeep Ganguly – Passionate About Sustainable Supply Chains

NC State SCRC

In his role as Vice President and Global Head of Biogen’s Technical Operations function, he oversaw the company’s multi-scale biologics and small molecule manufacturing, as well as led operations for the company’s presence in North Carolina, Denmark and Switzerland.

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SCRC Partner Profile: A Textbook Transformation at Biogen-Idec

Supply Chain View from the Field

Although strategic sourcing capabilities are well established in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, they are still in the formative stages in the biotechnology sector. In the last several years, the company has undergone a huge shift in the way it operates its supply chain, particularly in the management of sourcing.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

Unilever has constructed a new ice-cream factory in Turkey which, in terms of sustainability, serves as an example for all 35 of its production facilities around the world. One example of this is Disney’s proposed idea to relocate production of some of its Infinity figures to Turkey to shorten and improve the flexibility of its supply chains.

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Battery Assault: The Innovation of Batteries “Powering” Automotive Manufacturing & Manufacturing Industries

GlobalTranz

For example, Kiva robots, require brand new batteries every year. Modern electronics ratcheted up the demand for portable sources of electric power. Modular Zinc Air in Sea Land; Picture of Big Bend Power Station by wkniught94 talk container picture by Marc Cromme, Denmark. Lead acid battery life is still an issue.

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Shortages of coolant set to impact the semiconductor industry

Resilinc

Belgium, for example, is urging an EU-wide ban on use of the substances. According to Cooling Post , a trade journal for the refrigerant industry, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are also pushing the EU to restrict the use of PFAS used in manufacturing common refrigerants HFC and HFO.

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