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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Micro-Warehouse Provider Pivots as Retail Consumer Market Shifts. In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. And now to this week’s logistics news…. I gotta admit, I’m intrigued.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Merchants can use the service, called Multi-Channel Distribution, to send inventory to warehouses run by other logistics providers, other online marketplaces and even to physical stores to be put on shelves. mile route from a small warehouse to a Walmart retail store in Bentonville, Arkansas. Gatik has covered a 7.1-mile

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Supply Chain Agenda of Hildur Gylfadóttir, Supply Chain Manager at Össur

Supply Chain Movement

Its range of prosthetic solutions, from artificial limbs and related products such as mechanical knees and feet and silicone liners to a complete bionic system, are designed to improve people’s mobility and bring a better quality of life to millions of people around the world. What is your responsibility regarding the supply chain? “I

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Iceland Gets On-Demand Drone Deliveries (BloombergTechnology). MacroPoint connects to trucks through integrations to on-board electronic logging devices (ELDs), transportation management systems, GPS-enabled smart phone applications and location-based mobile phone triangulation. Infor Expands the Power of the GT Nexus Commerce Network.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Beyond keeping revenues flowing, a disaster preparedness strategy can minimize the broad economic impact of a disaster, making it easier for commerce systems to recover after an emergency event. Imagine you are working at a warehouse when a tornado strikes near a partner facility the next state over. Establish Remote Management.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Beyond keeping revenues flowing, a disaster preparedness strategy can minimize the broad economic impact of a disaster, making it easier for commerce systems to recover after an emergency event. Imagine you are working at a warehouse when a tornado strikes near a partner facility the next state over. Establish Remote Management.

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Supply Chain Resilience Core Capacities

MIT Supply Chain

For example, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland caused a primary loss of freight transportation capacity, but that loss also robbed many companies of supply capacity. warehousing space) to several years (e.g., The matrix describes the general nature of disruptions, and in most cases depicts mainly local impact areas.