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Another Equity Infusion for project44 With Notable Added Investors

Supply Chain Matters

That includes Denmark based A.P. According to Duboe, the investment will assist the Cloud platform provider in facilitating an open platform for the tracking and measurement of Scope 3 emissions in global transportation and logistics. The second perspective was that of valuation and what is described as a “ glide path to profitability.”

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This Week in Logistics News (July 15-19, 2013)

Talking Logistics

As I’ve commented in previous postings, if you are a 3PL or transportation company and you’re not involved in cross-border shipping with Mexico, then you are missing out on a growing business opportunity (see Reuters article from December 2012). And with that, have a happy weekend! Song of the Week: “Safe and Sound” by Capital Cities.

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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Today, companies are realizing that having excess inventory, logistical expediting, and promotions without tight supply chain execution, without unifying logistics, and without a scientific basis may not be the solution and. In fact, it may lead to increased variable costs. At SodaStream, which provides 1.5 Leverage Digital Journeys to Win.

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First RELEX Live London Focuses on The Science of Retail

RELEX Solutions

The results, he said, spoke for themselves; “Better availability, less inventory! Michael Duus from Denmark’s biggest retailer, COOP, explained that the key lesson from its implementation of RELEX was a great system can only achieve its best results if there’s a shared vision of what the business wants to do with it.

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3 Uses of IoT Tech Spurring Sustainability in Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

The transportation of goods is one of the greatest contributors to worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Tire giant Pirelli has attached sensors to its inventory that allow it to see where its tires are located and get an accurate idea of how many and what kinds of new units need to be produced.

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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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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Costa Rica.