Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Well, how often do you hear industry analysts say they underestimated a market’s growth rate? Vanderlande is a member of Toyota Industries Corporation within the Toyota Advanced Logistics Group. KNAPP offers integrated warehouse systems and logistics software solutions. Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As the Editor in Chief of the Logistics journal, I am striving to continuously improve the scope and reach of the journal, and explore innovative new topics that we are facing. In 2022, global logistics is more important than ever. Research is logistics management is sorely needed in all of these areas. First the good news.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights recent developments involving Tesla’s Germany and Sweden operational workers in efforts to seek a labor union voice. automakers Ford Motor, General Motors and Stellantis , the implication was that such an agreement would have industry wide implications. Audi, Volkswagen and Ford. Stay tuned.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2018

Let me tell you how international e-commerce is changing one buying pattern and why it will reshape global logistics operations and government import regulations. We have heard similar stories in Sweden and the U.S. Logistics services providers will be required to enforce new government policies.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Uber pilots on-demand product delivery in Sweden — powered by its new API ( VentureBeat ). In this case, Whole Foods is not managing the logistics process directly, or incurring any of the costs associated with it, so the risks are relatively low for the company. Lots of news to cover today, so let’s go right to it.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Seamless provides modular, scalable, and innovative cross-industry solutions that can be shaped to fit any sales and distribution channel or product offering. Looking at the broader logistics industry, we know that digital transformation remains a key priority. Digitization of product management speeds this process up even more.

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RELEX Solutions

JUNE 28, 2019

Kai Förstl from the German Graduate School of Management & Law, Professor Jan Holmström from Aalto University, RELEX Solutions Co-founder and CMO Johanna Småros, Solutions Chairman of the Board Andrew Blatherwick and leading logistics and supply chain scientists from RELEX Solutions. Previous winners. 2016 Aleksandra Koro?

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RELEX Solutions

JUNE 5, 2017

This year, the award was given to Aleksandra Korościk and Santiago Gomez from Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden for their research ‘Improvement of Store Operations in the fast fashion industry’. Aleksandra Korościk, KTH, Johanna Småros, RELEX Solutions and Santiago Gomez, KTH.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 5, 2014

Sweden has always encouraged innovation. Here they shared real-life examples of how planning smarter has helped them remain ahead of the game in industries ranging from steel production and processing to logistics. Planet Planning Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Transport & Logistics Workforce Optimization'

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RELEX Solutions

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Kai Förstl from the German Graduate School of Management & Law, Professor Jan Holmström from Aalto University, RELEX Solutions Chairman of the Board Andrew Blatherwick, and leading logistics and supply chain scientists from RELEX Solutions. cik and Santiago Gomez, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.

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Proxima

JULY 27, 2023

For example, Ukraine is leveraging its advanced technology industry to turn every citizen with a smartphone into an artillery observer and combining low-cost ‘disposable’ drones with high-tech western munitions.

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RELEX Solutions

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Kai Förstl from the German Graduate School of Management & Law, Professor Jan Holmström from Aalto University, RELEX Solutions Chairman of the Board Andrew Blatherwick, and leading logistics and supply chain scientists from RELEX Solutions. Aleksandra Korościk and Santiago Gomez, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.

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Oracle SCM

OCTOBER 6, 2016

I attended the Gartner Supply Chain Conference in London a couple of weeks ago, and one of the topics that was discussed was the rise of robotics, especially in manufacturing and logistics. As technology companies develop driverless cars, the freight industry is working on the same for trucks and trains.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The series of deals in the US, UK, Sweden, Spain, and Canada will add more than 1.5 A bidding war is heating up for Kansas City Southern’s north-south rail network through the North American industrial corridor, with Canadian National Inc. (CN) billion offer. That’s all for this week.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

The Turkish company Icron Technologies has recently implemented an advanced planning solution at ASML, global market leader in lithography machines for the chip industry, in The Netherlands. In addition to the S&OP consultation and planning process, there is a continuing demand for underlying production planning.

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Logility

JUNE 8, 2022

During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following 9 countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Mexico, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Allan Dow was recognized by Food Logistics as a 2022 Rock Star of the Supply Chain. Logility, Inc.,

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

How close is it to significantly disrupting logistics? Walmart is using Uber itself to “uberise” its home delivery network, but logistics operators could become “Ubers” in their own right, offering no-strings, one-off, whenever and wherever logistics services. The same argument might extend to logistics in general.

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Elementum

JUNE 6, 2016

According to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index, Mexico ranks number eight out of 40 countries including Canada, Sweden, and Vietnam. The country also lacks an established supply base that leads to higher logistics costs, although some companies look at long-term advantages rather than short-term ones.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

“Third quarter fiscal year 2021 saw continued adoption of our cloud services offerings with a 29% growth in Subscription Fees and a 24% increase in Annual Contract Value, reflecting the increasing momentum across the industry towards cloud-based supply chain transformation solutions,” said Allan Dow, CEO and president of American Software.

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Logility

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following 10 countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Logility, Inc. and Demand Management, Inc., Company and Technology. Logility, Inc.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher , Anchor Group, and Mikael Lind , Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Chalmers University of Technology. In 2021 Transporeon has conducted a survey involving 255 carriers and 111 shippers that showed that the trucking industry still lags behind in innovation and visibility.

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Shipchain

MARCH 28, 2019

Dear Community, After over a year of round-the-clock development, we officially launched our state of the art platform in January 2019 , and now, we’re ready to take on the industry. ShipChain’s ideal customer is anyone managing a complex supply chain in essentially any industry that strives to stay ahead of the competition.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Formlabs: Advanced 3D Printing Solutions Discover Formlabs’ cutting-edge SLA and SLS 3D printers, coupled with industrial-grade materials, tailored specifically for efficient spare and replacement part manufacturing. Muddassir Ahmed has received a Ph.D. in Management Science from Lancaster University Management School , an MSc.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

GEODIS, a third-party logistics provider (3PL), is using exoskeletons to support and protect employees’ backs at its warehouse in Venlo, the Netherlands. The project has formed a working group of pharmaceutical industry leaders, including AmerisourceBergen, Genentech, McKesson and Pfizer. Media Image. transactionID.

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Supply Chains Rock

JUNE 3, 2009

This article in MarineLog reported that "Toyota had to rent a boat in Sweden to store 2,500 extra cars from inventory.". I think in coming year SCM industry will grow a lot. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. EU Logistics Hub Blog. Industrial Interface. Latin American Logistics. Christopher Sciacca.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Actors should consider inter-industry collaboration to decarbonize multiple intertwined chains. All industries should place greater emphasis on the interrelationship between collaboration (c) and digitalisation (d), as this powerful duo impacts economic (e) and societal (s) success.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

As procurement, sourcing and/or purchasing professionals, we could all learn a thing or two from IKEA; an organization that went from a small furniture company in Småland, Sweden started by Ingvar Kamprad, to the major global enterprise it is today. SCM #SupplyChain #ikea #retail #logistics #procurement #purchasing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

As procurement, sourcing and/or purchasing professionals, we could all learn a thing or two from IKEA; an organization that went from a small furniture company in Småland, Sweden started by Ingvar Kamprad, to the major global enterprise it is today. SCM #SupplyChain #ikea #retail #logistics #procurement #purchasing.

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QAD

JUNE 21, 2022

The approach worked so well that it’s now commonplace in the US automotive manufacturing industry. In Sweden, the summer slowdown has another name. In the 1930s, labor unions negotiated a two-week vacation for factory workers known as industry holiday, or industrisemester.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 17, 2016

In the shipping and manufacturing industries, that same “worldwide web” is now being deployed to encourage more energy-efficient operational and communication strategies for a low-carbon economy, thanks to IoT Tech. The Internet has already transformed the way individuals interact, make choices, and process information.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Primarily focused on Supply Chain, Warehousing, Logistics, S&OP and Inventory Management. With a Ph.D.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

There’s a big gap in manufacturing: it’s a huge industry with a huge body of best practices. I have a lot of respect for CIPS and APICS, but they are teaching 20-year old content and they charge huge amounts of money because they have industry credibility. Compare that with the fintech industry. But where is the content?

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Export processing zones are trade districts or industrial estates that import raw materials, manufacture them into goods, then export the finished product. Export processing zones are established to stimulate industrial development, promote exports, and increase foreign exchange earnings. Where are the major freeports in the world?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Logistic Service Providers (LSP), carriers, intermodal operators (air, sea, ground etc.), Efficient routing and high utilisation of logistics assets and infrastructure lead to cost efficiency benefits. Similarly, the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine is at present a logistics challenge that has never been faced before.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. So three months after an executive meeting on June 23rd , an updated strategy was released, tracking a radical shift into a slimmer Maersk, focused on providing end-to-end logistics services.

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RELEX Solutions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Earlier in September, RELEX organized its annual Grocery Forum in Stockholm, Sweden. Traditionally, the supply chain has been focused to the logistics department with KPI’s and improvement measures specifically targeted to availability, wastage and inventory value. Going store-specific should be about finding a good balance.

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Vinculum

JULY 24, 2019

Coolshop is a Denmark based marketplace and has expanded its presence into Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. With over 100 logistic partners , Lazada can easily help you sell across the SEA countries. With no monthly membership fees and commission rates as low as 4% , the marketplace is highly competitive.

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