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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry.

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Eurozone Economy Now in Technical Recession

Supply Chain Matters

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , sizable changes to data from Germany, Ireland and Finland prompted the revision. Inventory will be a key concern as CFO ’s continue to monitor working capital efficiencies, erosion of margins or expected declines in economic growth.

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Swedish Cosmetics Retailer KICKS Reviews IT Portfolio and Chooses RELEX for Supply Chain Management

RELEX Solutions

Aims to boost availability, cut inventory, and improve strategic planning with RELEX Solutions. RELEX will provide a solution tailored to the needs of the retailer’s online channel and 250 stores across Sweden, Norway, and Finland. RELEX’s Sales Manager, Mikael Wiklund expects to see rapid results.

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Supply Chain Management:Leveraging Social Media for Improving.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. In this context, the social media can be leveraged effectively to analyze customer data and achieve more insight on forecasting, planning, scheduling and inventory management. Business Process Outsourcing. Distribution.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland. To meet demand, 3PLs increasingly tapped the spot market to source carriers to cover shipments.

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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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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. By consolidating at the source, several shipments can be combined into one, thereby reducing the number of shipments even before the shipments arrive at the Logistics Service Provider (LSP).