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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Organizations must use every means at their disposal to keep goods moving while at the same time preventing their most important resource – their talent – from jumping ship at an alarming pace. The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. It’s a global problem.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart to buy Alert Innovation. Walmart has entered a definitive agreement to purchase micro-fulfillment center (MFC) developer Alert Innovation. Some smaller European countries including the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden grew their marketplaces faster than Britain, but from a lower base, Amazon said.

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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

Its innovative technologies drive ships as well as electrical cars and e-buses. This engineering feat is typical of the innovation the company prides itself on: Integrating renewable energy into the electricity distribution systems.

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E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network

E2open

E2open to Acquire INTTRA, Adding the World’s Leading Ocean Shipping Network and Software Provider, Creating an Integrated Global Supply Chain and Logistics Operating Network. Today, one out of every four ocean containers shipped globally is booked through the INTTRA platform. MONDAY 22 OCTOBER 2018.

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

Talking Logistics

Google AI to Power Rolls-Royce’s Autonomous Ships (Port Technology). Polonez Parcel Services and UPS Announce Innovative Agreement to Make Shipping to Poland Even Easier for Customers. Move over driverless trucks, make way for flying taxis and autonomous ships and trains. Fortna and LLamasoft Announce Partnership.

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The Top 10 Manufacturing Blog Posts from 2014

GlobalTranz

Secondly, technology, such as 3D Printing and Innovation, made it to this year’s list. Although we are a 3PL who supports manufacturers who ship, the more information we provide, the better off we all are. Finally, the top 10 list was rounded out safety and metrics. Read Full Post. Read Full Post. Read Full Post.

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24 supply chain experts & business leaders reveal the #1 challenge of supply chain management (and how to solve it)

6 River Systems

For example, this is especially true in food products where product innovation can be difficult because you’re ‘blocked’ from accessing the restaurants and kitchens using your products at the end of the supply chain. This both reduces the risk of error and improves speed to create a smoother shipping process.