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This Week in Logistics News (July 3-7, 2017)

Talking Logistics

France Plans to End Sales of Gas and Diesel Cars by 2040 (New York Times). It does not matter who caused the disruption, what was the reason for disruption, what industry a firm belongs to, or when the disruption happened — disruptions devastate corporate performance. ACT Research: N.A.

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Sustain 2018: Now Is the Time to Change the Mindset and Embrace the Impossible

EcoVadis

The conference theme “Now Is the Time” was present in nearly all sessions and presentations, but perhaps the most compelling call to action came from the first of the two keynote speakers, Isabelle Autissier, president of the World Wildlife Fund in France, writer, agronomist and environmental activist.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive Applications Sept 2023 Enhancements

QAD

We’re continuously updating our packages to align with legal and business practice variations worldwide. In a nod to sustainability, we’re introducing the ECO Tax package, supporting countries implementing new taxes for non-reusable plastic. Our single global solution remains a hallmark of QAD Adaptive ERP.

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The Top 15 Omnichannel Retail Trends to Watch in 2022

ToolsGroup

Google’s global research on countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and the United States revealed that 46% of shoppers confirm inventory availability online before going to stores. The initial disruptions of the pandemic may be behind us, but the supply chain is still rife with challenges.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Elemica Partners with DHL Resilience360 to Better Mitigate Supply Chain Risk. Air France KLM is Evaluating MRO Potential for Blockchain (Aviation Today). Amazon could still use these couriers for delivery, but the company will decide how a package is sent instead of leaving it up to the seller. Amazon declined to comment.

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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. Store employees will fill customer orders, then use a tablet to summon the drone, and step outside to clip the package to the drone’s tether.

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8 Countries and Regions Latest Sanctions Against Russia

Resilinc

Over the past year, Resilinc’s supply chain disruption monitoring platform EventWatch AI has sent out 242 alerts on sanctions against Russia. The country has also joined Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US by implementing the same price caps from G7 on refined petroleum products in Russia.

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