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

Supply Chain View from the Field

Not to step into the match, but I write about warehouse and factory automation. 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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Supply Chain Movement issue 26 – Logistics Strategy

Supply Chain Movement

the fifth edition of supply Chain Movement’s 3pl subway Map of europe doesn’t appear to show many changes in the competitive landscape, but start-ups – both from the netherlands and abroad – are the source of the real innovations in logistics nowadays. 30 | Top 25 SCM Executives Denmark 2017. 36 | Visualization: logistics 4.0.

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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. EGO – the enemy of outstanding leadership.

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

In this analysis, which extends to include up to ten European distribution centres, Buck Consultants demonstrates how the number of distribution kilometres rapidly decreases as the number of warehouses increases. Companies are now having to source more locally in order to ensure that they can continue to produce for the local market.”. >>Please

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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

From an upstream point-of-view, raw material availability, visibility, sourcing and timing will continue to be the primary areas of focus, particularly with organizations looking to mitigate any new market disruptions. From an inbound operations perspective, visibility continues to be a common thread in facilitating this convergence.

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

6 River Systems

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. Today, there are many top 3PL warehousing companies that handle warehousing, fulfillment, logistics and distribution services for companies of all sizes. Revenue: €63.3 billion/$72.43 Smith 4.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. Growing into a Warehousing and Fulfillment Powerhouse. Driving the Maersk Shift. The Next Steps.