Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Walmart to buy Alert Innovation. Small businesses getting squeezed out in push for warehouse space. Walmart has entered a definitive agreement to purchase micro-fulfillment center (MFC) developer Alert Innovation. While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

On 10 November 2021 at COP26, 19 countries – including Australia, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States of America (USA) – joined the first framework to establish zero emission maritime routes. The third Z – Zero emission technology: First Movers Coalition. Roughly half of .

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 16, 2024

As well as the digital tools needed to support the development of innovative and minimal environmental impact solutions.” With innovative technology, well-thought-out processes, informed choices of raw materials, and balanced extraction of fossil substances and metals, the world’s engineers can make a lot happen.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Distance selling has seen double digit growth in Germany for the past few years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. Game-changing innovations and lessons from pizzerias. We’re seeing companies testing next generation innovations in other markets. Central warehousing concepts are doomed to fail.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Combined with more activity at their regional hub in Germany , Amazon has clearly become a major global cargo airline. Shippers using Amazon to ship to Amazon warehouses would either have to split shipments prior to exporting, which could create more complexities or pay Amazon to split the shipment after import.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 24, 2013

I had the opportunity to participate in the BVL International Logistics Congress in Berlin Germany this week. Apart from the economy, logistics innovation has been recognized as critical. The focus will be more on how innovative logistics systems will be. What we should try to achieve is to keep things flowing and not blocked.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 29, 2021

France and Germany also extended their support with the supply of emergency medical equipment. While Germany offered help in setting up mobile oxygen production plant and provided 80 million K95 masks. High capacity oxygen tankers were airlifted from UAE. AWL overcame all transparency issues with its extensive data capabilities.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

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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RFgen

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Amazon warehouses in Germany – which is the company’s second-largest market after the U.S. An action like this may bring smaller companies to a halt, but luckily for Amazon, they have other warehouses in the area and the organization said it will still be able to handle the holiday rush. Transparency. Flexibility.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Amazon warehouses in Germany – which is the company’s second-largest market after the U.S. An action like this may bring smaller companies to a halt, but luckily for Amazon, they have other warehouses in the area and the organization said it will still be able to handle the holiday rush. Transparency. Flexibility.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

Domino’s autonomous vehicle pizza delivery now live in Germany (ZDnet). I was intrigued by the on-demand warehousing concept (or “Airbnb for warehousing” as some are calling it) and the business model and technology behind it. Could FLEXE build a network of warehouse providers that would buy into the model?

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ThroughPut

JUNE 19, 2023

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Supply Chain Matters further highlighted an announcement by electric automaker Tesla’s management in Germany who unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in that country. Delivery of these innovative vans began in July 2022. This report cites data from the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge. The engineers will begin by developing 3D software to emulate the “complexities of real life.” FedEx now has a mission to be carbon-neutral by 2040.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 10, 2016

Google seems to be working on warehouse robots like Amazon’s (Quartz). shouts the warehouse foreman from the rooftop. Last week, I highlighted how Walmart is piloting the use of drones in its warehouses for inventory tracking. And based on news reports this week, Google and DHL have their sights on robots in the warehouse too.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

they want logistics service providers to offer full service on a global scale and are demanding more technological innovation. 32 | Management: Disruptive Changes start with social innovation. However, they are much less successful at embracing disruptive innovations. Warehouse inventory using drones.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

Well, that headache is turning into a killer migraine, and unless retailers start innovating this end of the e-commerce process, they will see whatever gains they make on the sell side disappear on the returns side. Blockchain: The Cooks in the Kitchen Are Starting to Disagree.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 9, 2018

This 3-part blog series will take a deeper dive into the importance of warehouse workforce management for wholesale distribution and third party logistics (3PLs) and how to create and sustain a high-performance workforce culture. The Importance of Warehouse Workforce Management for 3PLs and Wholesale Distribution.

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o9 Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In Germany, where the Project Zebra pilot took place, LKQ Europe operates 180 branches served by a central warehouse that manages approximately 1.4 Congratulations to LKQ Europe for its work as a supply chain innovator,” said Lora Cecere, Founder of Supply Chain Insights. million individual SKUs. .

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Ability to innovate – 30%. billion parcels followed by Japan (9.4B), Germany (3.0B), UK (2.2B) and France (1.5B) – so the growth of the number of parcels is huge. He has been in the logistics industry since 1988, serving in leadership roles focused on transportation management, warehouse management, operations, and global trade.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2018

Its online channels in Germany, Japan and United Kingdom alone grew by 35 percent in 2016. Everything today is run by data that’s hyper-connected to customers, trucks, warehouses and quality monitoring, just to name a few. Macpherson predicted that the figure will easily be 80 percent by 2022. It actually doesn’t.” Data is Money.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. Germany accounts for 16 percent of Belgium’s exports; France for 14.9 percent of the imports; Germany 13.8

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 9, 2018

This 3-part blog series will take a deeper dive into the importance of warehouse workforce management for wholesale distribution and third party logistics (3PLs) and how to create and sustain a high-performance workforce culture. The Importance of Warehouse Workforce Management for 3PLs and Wholesale Distribution.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

In the near-term, hosted software and cloud computing are making sophisticated warehouse, transportation and labor management systems accessible to organizations that could never support the significant capital investment required to discretely license the same software. Connected devices can also support the warehouse worker (i.e.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

the fifth edition of supply Chain Movement’s 3pl subway Map of europe doesn’t appear to show many changes in the competitive landscape, but start-ups – both from the netherlands and abroad – are the source of the real innovations in logistics nowadays. 39 | Facts & Figures: how important is it for 3PLs to be innovative?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 29, 2016

Hot off the press this morning, Descartes announced that it has acquired pixi* Software GmbH (“pixi”), “a leading Germany-based provider of technology solutions for e-commerce order fulfilment and warehouse management,” for $10.4 EU officials say they will not settle for limited trade deal (Reuters).

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IQMS

JULY 11, 2019

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2018

Its online channels in Germany, Japan and United Kingdom alone grew by 35 percent in 2016. Everything today is run by data that’s hyper-connected to customers, trucks, warehouses and quality monitoring, just to name a few. Macpherson predicted that the figure will easily be 80 percent by 2022. It actually doesn’t.” Data is Money.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2016

Prior to that, Phil held a variety of other logistics roles in both Germany and the United States. Taking on warehousing, and offering contracted service offerings are two obvious examples. But only those willing to innovate, and who have the management skills to do it well, will survive.” Each option carries risk.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 26, 2015

Within this organization, you are responsible for global supply chain management activities across geographies (Netherlands, Germany, Canada and Singapore), successfully driving supply chain strategies and policies ensuring availability and on time delivery of products (print systems, parts, and OEM) to customers. Océ-Technologies B.V.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Not to step into the match, but I write about warehouse and factory automation. My colleague Andreas Wieland (who is German) actually lives in Copenhagen Denmark, and added his two cents: “Denmark is really expensive compared to Germany, where people mainly look at the price of products. ” .

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

E-commerce offers many opportunities but it is logistics that will be the key enabler in this fragile world,” said Peter Ward, CEO UK Warehousing Association and conference chairman. Year-on-year sales are rising by about 15%. “E-commerce The challenge for retailers is to deliver the expected level of customer service. Online psychology.

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6 River Systems

JULY 30, 2019

“With Juergen on board, we can now fill an international market gap in warehouse automation with our flexible, scalable solutions.” retail, e-commerce, warehousing and supply chain industries. I’m looking forward to joining 6RS’ experienced team as we bring innovative, collaborative solutions to the European market,” said Heim.

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Requis

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

He is based in Germany, and, as a founding partner of the supply chain practice at McKinsey & Company , consults on a variety of supply chain-related business problems, including S&OP and advanced analytics. I found logistics, hardware logistics, and warehouse planning very interesting. I’m pushing the supply chain agenda.

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Supply Chain Network

MAY 23, 2012

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DiManEx

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Growth is slowing, innovative players are disrupting traditional industries, consumers are demanding more sustainable products and as Lora Cecere writes , “current technologies are rapidly becoming obsolete,” driving supply chain executives to redefine their practice. 3D printing is only one of the many technologies affecting supply chains.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

A growing global warehouse capacity crunch. Lenovo’s innovative sustainability work with Maersk. Warehouse Capacity Under Pressure. Increased warehouse demand was an inevitable result of the rapid rise in ecommerce over the last couple of decades, but the COVID pandemic accelerated its progression exponentially.

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