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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. Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland.

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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. As Supply Chain Matters highlighted in late May, the German economy was declared in state of recession after first quarter GDP data was reported. All rights reserved.

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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

Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network. The third Z – Zero emission technology: First Movers Coalition. Roughly half of .

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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. KICKS , the Nordic region’s leading cosmetics and beauty product retailer, has teamed up with RELEX to give its supply chain operations a complete makeover. Meanwhile, RELEX will allow for unprecedented long-term planning.

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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

Daniel Helmig, head of ABB’s Supply Chain management, is currently busy implementing supply chain transformation throughout the company’s 450 plants and many project sites as the company consolidates back end processes and establishes ten global transportation management centres. What are your responsibilities? “I

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New download: SCM Map Europe 2014-2015

Supply Chain Movement

However, the main growth in freight flows lies on the periphery of Europe and the Middle East is also continuing to develop, both for domestic supply and for distribution to Africa. This is the third time that Supply Chain Movement and Buck Consultants International have produced a Supply Chain Map of Europe.

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