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

Supply Chain View from the Field

Instead, he argues that we should encourage and support vocational education that will train workers for higher paying jobs. 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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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Denmark’s DSV eyes more big acquisitions in fragmented freight market (Reuters). If you’re interested in donating to help us reach our $50K goal, please visit my site. I’ll share photos and more from our ride in a future post. Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters).

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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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Novo Nordisk: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

The company is headquartered in Denmark and employs 42,000 people in 77 countries while marketing products in more than 165 countries. Next-Generation Supply Chain Training. The Company’s goal is to defeat diabetes and drive better patient outcomes. A Closer Look at Results.

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Maersk Innovation with Erez Agmoni

The Logistics of Logistics

Maersk is the largest container shipping line and vessel operator in the world The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with subsidiaries and offices across 130 countries and 100,000 plus employees worldwide.

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Logistics Technology and Startup Roundup: Q1 2016

Freightos

Maersk experimented with using a drone to deliver goods to a container ship in Denmark , in an effort to save costs on barge deliveries. Trainline (UK rail/bus ticketing), acquired French Captain Train for $189 million. Dynamo , a US tech accelerator focused on logistics, was launched with a $12 million fund.

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How to Scale Cross-Border Ecommerce! A checklist you need:

Vinculum

The first time I sold to a customer in Denmark, it felt pretty exciting. Creating The Best Possible Experience for Customer Support Service: While customer service support is crucial to your business’s ability to scale into the international market, it’s not something that can be easily managed or trained up by yourself.