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Charge Me Up! Energy Storage Development – A Fast Emerging Technology Needed for Sustainability

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For transportation and logistics – the revolution to decarbonize is likewise well underway. What is left for the research team and their partners is to move the tech up to industrial scale storage prototypes. It is also attractive for industrial uses like food, pharmaceuticals, and textile production. Electric Transportation.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

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In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

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Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. Roughly the size of a small cooler, Amazon Scout vehicles can transport small packages along sidewalks at walking pace. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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DiManEx Contributes to Find the Business Case for Digital Spare Parts in VTT Study

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Espoo, Finland, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 – DiManEx is proud to share new insights from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd’s “ New Business from Digital Spare Parts ” (DIVALIITO). Decreasing new equipment sales have driven many OEMs across industries to focus on parts, repair and equipment maintenance.

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The New Significance of a Logistics Strategy: Role, Success factors, and Integration

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Trusted tools for planning and control of the supply chain and individual locations are used – for the point of sale, the warehouse and for transport. Earlier in his career, he gained valuable experience in the automotive industry at BMW. In the past few years, however, automation in warehouses has become even more relevant.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

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Well, how often do you hear industry analysts say they underestimated a market’s growth rate? Vanderlande is a member of Toyota Industries Corporation within the Toyota Advanced Logistics Group. From an industry perspective, the company is focused on fashion and apparel, grocery, and industrial and consumer goods.

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Tesla Hikes Wages for Nevada Gigafactory Workers

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This influence includes the country’s very influential auto industry, including Volkswagen , Germany’s largest auto maker, who’s production workers are represented by IG Metall. The Bloomberg report indicated at the time that Tesla has refused to sign a wage agreement that is standard for German industry.

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