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How Technology is Helping Companies Move Goods and Do Good

Logistics Viewpoints

The US Bureau of Labor statistics reported over 500,000 job openings in warehousing and transportation in August of 2022 alone. By applying modern technologies in new and innovative ways, AMR and voice technology can open a new greenfield of possibilities.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

9, according to Xeneta, a Norway-based transportation data firm, reflecting lower freight demand as retailers cut orders and consumer spending continues to decline. network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S.

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How to Learn About Supply Chain Research From Around the World in a Few Hours

MIT Supply Chain

These are: the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (Cambridge, USA), the Zaragoza Logistics Center (Zaragoza, Spain), the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (Bogotá, Colombia), and the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (Shah Alam, Malaysia). Here are some examples.

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How to Harness the Economic Power of Logistics Clusters

MIT Supply Chain

As well as establishing a pool of educated professionals that the cluster can draw on, an academic partner also provides a platform for research and innovation. In a broader context the clusters are centers of supply chain innovation, and this is an area of expertise that the government of Aragón wants to leverage going forward.

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The New Normal: Falling Rates and Improved Efficiency Set New Standards for Shippers

Intelligent Audit

Falling ocean rates and volatile fuel costs have logistics professionals across the supply chain searching for innovative efficiency solutions throughout their operations. With air cargo service, MSC hopes to expand operations into key lanes and various industries that typically require multimodal transportation. .

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Bundling Blockchain with Other Technologies for Maximum Effect

Enterra Insights

Processing: transportation to a dairy processor for testing, pasteurizing and packaging. Transportation: shipping in refrigerated trucks to retailers like supermarkets or convenience stores. Innovation often involves bundling existing technologies in new ways. Retail: storage in a refrigerated display unit.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. This will make the supplier sluggish to respond to changes and slow moving on innovation. What can you do?