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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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3 Uses of IoT Tech Spurring Sustainability in Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

Additionally, the use of remote-piloted drones may allow for more direct, manufacturer-to-consumer deliveries, eliminating the need to shuffle product around multiple times to various warehouses and distribution centers. The remote monitoring of the individual components of widely distributed infrastructure can help avoid delays and setbacks.

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Budget Sport Chooses RELEX to Automate Replenishment Processes

RELEX Solutions

The use of RELEX’ automatic replenishment will allow Budget Sport to free up time and resources as well as minimize capital tied-up in inventory; two areas in which Budget Sport was looking for additional support for their current SAP ERP system in order to increase efficiency in their supply chain.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Faroe Islands.

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

We answer all these questions and more – including how inventory management software will help you manage your supply chain for your freeport warehouse or factory. This helps to improve cash flow cycles and facilitate just-in-time inventory control. In this 2022 guide to freeports: What is a freeport?

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Case Musti Group: Thriving in a Complex, Multinational, Supply Chain Environment

RELEX Solutions

Musti Group Nordic is the leading pet supplies and accessories retailer in the Nordics, with 121 Musti & Mirri stores in Finland, 127 Arken Zoo and Djurmagazinet pet stores in Sweden, and also 18 Musti stores in Norway. The stores are replenished from two distribution centers (DCs), main DC in Sweden and other one in Finland.

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RELEX Takes Stake in Zenopt to Offer Workforce Optimization to Retailers

RELEX Solutions

Together with Zenopt, RELEX is adding a new dimension to retail workforce planning with forecasts calculated from the product/store level up resulting in exceptionally accurate forecasts not only for sales, but also for inventory flows into DCs and stores. Employers will save money and customers will find there are people free to help them.