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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 10, 2021)

Talking Logistics

Not enough to shovel or make snowballs…or stop delivery robots in their tracks, as happened to this poor fleet in Estonia. When you wake up on Tuesday thinking it’s Wednesday, you know you’re in for a long week. We got our first dusting of snow in Boston this week. The morning in the Estonian capital.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Starship Technologies , a startup out of Estonia that was an early mover in the delivery robotics space, has picked up $90 million in funding as it works to cement its position at the top of its category.

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Tectonic shifts

Supply Chain Movement

The scenario for the game was that the Russian army had crossed the border into the Baltic state of Estonia to help extinguish a huge forest fire there. A couple of years ago, I played an international war game in a training session run by specialized military strategists.

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Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplace’s Shipper Symposium 2018

Talking Logistics

He pointed to Estonia as an example: Estonia is a great example of what can happen with a concept like blockchain if you’re able to start with a clean sheet of paper. Estonia was able to accomplish this because they had no legacy technology to deal with. In fact, the government estimates that it saves about 2.5%

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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., Rather than take to the skies like drones, these robots, which look like large coolers on wheels, will share the sidewalks with you and me to make last-mile deliveries. Here are some details from the article: Starship robots have already covered more than 1,900 miles in the U.K.,

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Trends 2021: Grocery Industry

Enterra Insights

“The kiosks, which are manufactured by Estonia-based Cleveron, hold products in two temperature zones — regular and deep freeze. Automation is enabling opportunities for a new shopping experience for consumers in the form of services like subscriptions, kiosks, and sensor-based payments.”[4]

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Case Saarioinen: Improving Processes All the Way from Production to the Consumers

RELEX Solutions

It’s a market leader within the ready meals segment at home and has production and sales in Estonia as well. Factories 3 in Finland + 1 subsidiary in Estonia. Introduction. Saarioinen has been making convenience foods for Finnish consumers since 1957. Saarioinen at a Glance. Finnish convenience foods manufacturer. Total turnover €249.7