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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

From a simple place to stock goods, warehouses have developed in many ways—function and form included. Affected by changes in production, procurement and distribution methods, warehousing has continually been pushed and pulled in different directions. Where to Do Your Warehousing. Who Will Do Your Warehousing?

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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

SCMDOJO

It involves outsourcing logistics activities, such as warehousing, transportation, distribution, inventory management, and order fulfillment, to a dedicated logistics service provider. Additionally, its strategic location in proximity to Germany, France, and the UK adds to its appeal.

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Supply Chain Event 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Organisation: Reed Expositions France. The event will cover topics related to automation and warehouse robotics, the impact of smart objects on logistics flow management, the use of RFID or disruptive technologies such as augmented reality, 3D printing and new mobile applications for inventory or procurement management.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

For a company like Amazon, 2021 underscores the importance of owning middle-mile capabilities to ensure resilient inventories. B2C Europe is operationally present in four key European E-commerce countries (Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, and Spain), and has offices in China. The difference… and the looming carrier threat.

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How The Coronavirus Epidemic is Throttling Global Supply Chains

Logistics Bureau

The impact on supply chains is particularly apparent in the following two broad areas— shipping and procurement of products/components/raw materials. Ports in the United States, The Netherlands, Britain, France, and elsewhere have reported a drop in cargo volumes ranging from around 5 percent in January to an estimated 25 percent in February.

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Better Spare Parts and Supply Chain Management via 3D Printing

Logistics Bureau

It must balance overall inventory, local availability, and variations in demand. They can bulk up on spare part stocks, but inventory costs money. Forecasting and inventory for spare parts are indeed thorny problems. This is a form of supply that takes traditional warehousing and demand planning out of the equation.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

The reality is that the Smiley Company, which is celebrating its 50 th birthday this year, created smiley as a symbol for good news in the newspaper France Soir in 1972. At the same time, the number of suppliers in China that received procurement bids declined by 9 percent in 2021. It was a classic piece of movie fiction.