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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

Intelligent Audit

The following seven stories will recap business moves, innovative ideas, and industry insight to guide supply chain professionals into the launch of the next quarter. German-Based Transportation Company DB Schenker Announces the Acquisition of USA Truck. FedEx Partners with FourKites to Develop Logistics Intelligence Platform.

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. BASF’s goals included: Automating the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process from purchase requisition to invoice.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter , Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. Fulfillment and global logistics is increasingly a goal in and of itself.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

market, and as reported by the Wall Street Journal yesterday: Since the shipping company filed for bankruptcy protection in a Seoul court Wednesday, terminal operators, ports, cargo handlers, truckers and others have refused to handle its cargo, for fear they won’t get paid. China, Canada, Spain and elsewhere. Hanjin handles about 7.8

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. Hong Kong has a lot of city transport, lengthy lead times, containerized products, and is much more fragmented when compared to the North American market. The reason? Other Case Studies on Supply Chain Leadership.

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Amazon Go and the Future of Sentient Buildings: An Analysis

Supply Chain Brain

Amazon has achieved their almost mythic status by continually innovating at a pace that others find hard to keep up with. As stated earlier, whoever has the phone (if the person can access and run the Amazon Go App) can shop at an Amazon Go store and all purchases they make will be charged to the Amazon account associated with the phone.