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

Logistics Viewpoints

Logistics strategy as an enabler of new business models. They promoted logistics to the level of core process and enabler of new business models and now view a thought-through logistics strategy as an opportunity to stand out by offering a better service level to their customers, such as same-day delivery. Automation as key for growth.

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Ukraine and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Victor Meyer, a former United States Navy SEAL and current COO of risk intelligence company Supply Wisdom, predicts, “There will be at least hybrid warfare going on in the Ukraine.”[2] Hybrid warfare, the strategy of using means other than military force to wage war on a nation, includes economic pressure to destabilize economies.

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Tesla Raises Pay Levels for California Production Workers

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a further development related to increased labor activism among global automakers, specifically electric vehicle producer Tesla’s additional announcement on wage increases. Reportedly, labor unions within Denmark , Norway and Finland , along with Sweden , rallied around the IF Metall labor union.

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Russia’s Arctic Expansion: The Future of Global Shipping

SCMDOJO

Russia’s Arctic Expansion: A Long-Term Strategy While the world is currently focused on the conflict in Ukraine, Russia is quietly expanding its military presence in the Arctic, building new bases in the region. This is a long-term strategy by Russia to exert its influence and challenge the West’s dominance.

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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

KION acquired Dematic and Egemin Automation in 2016, forming KION Supply Chain Solutions that operates under the Dematic brand. KION is a publicly-traded company and reports on the Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) segment. Robotics and automation are key innovations for the future of supply chain.”.

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What would you do if you discovered modern slavery in your supply chain? The role of psychological distance.

NC State SCRC

The paper involved interviews with 41 global organizations, and we spoke frankly with senior executives about what their real attitude was towards slavery in supply chains. ” The latter response was typical – many executives simply don’t know what they would do if they discovered slavery in their supply chains!