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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. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. Subnational governments like Québec in Canada and Telengana in India as well as manufacturers and fleets like DHL, Heineken and Scania are endorsing the MOU and declared that they will align with the decarbonization effort.

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Ukraine and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

He explains, “Collateral damage from a wave of cyberattacks targeting Ukrainian government websites may disrupt shipping lines and logistics firms, perhaps reigniting the worst of last year’s supply chain chaos. The real objective is the Finlandization of Georgia. … ”[6]. .”[9]

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

But the world of logistics has not changed radically compared with last year,” says Patrick Haex from Buck Consultants. In The Netherlands, cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris is closing its factory in Bergen op Zoom and AkzoNobel has decided to phase out its production of organic peroxides in Deventer by the end of 2016.

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

RELEX Solutions

By optimizing its planning process, its goal is to match the purchase of raw materials and production to forecasted demand from all of its customer segments: retail, wholesale, food service, and industrial customers. Finnish convenience foods manufacturer. Factories 3 in Finland + 1 subsidiary in Estonia. Saarioinen at a Glance.

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Speed Bumps on the Road to Growth for China’s 3PLs

MIT Supply Chain

Good transportation links a logistics strength in China. China’s logistics industry is gaining in importance and developing rapidly to support the nation’s manufacturing sector. The key strengths of the logistics industry in China that emerged from the study include good transportation connectivity and new infrastructure.