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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

For those unaware of the term, shrink is an accounting term used to describe when a store has fewer items in stock than in its recorded book inventory. While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart in the news: Walmart, suppliers continue sustainability collaboration.

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The growing battle for space in logistics

Supply Chain Movement

Inventories increased sharply worldwide between 2010 and 2019. And that’s not to mention the inventory in stores, which is clearly still on the rise because more stores opened than closed in many countries last year. In today’s lengthy supply chains, goods are increasingly stationary rather than in motion.

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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

SCMDOJO

Contract Logistics is a critical aspect of the supply chain that often remains behind the scenes but plays a significant role in ensuring the efficient movement and management of goods. Read More: 6 Logistics KPIs Attributes That are Essential ] What is Contract Logistics?

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Innovation with Reverse Logistics (Part 1 of 2)”.

ModusLink Corporation

A large Supply Chain element that is often prioritized when Outsourcing is the process of ‘Reverse Logistics’. T he definition of Reverse Logistics. Reverse Logistics is often referred to as Reverse Supply Chain, and part of Closed Loop Supply Chain. 4) and thus still represents a young sector of Logistics.

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A good example is the Netherlands, which is a very small country in Europe, but with its fertile river delta and with an estimated 80% of its land dedicated to farming and cheap natural gas to heat its greenhouses, it has been able to become the world’s second largest agriculture exporter.

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American Fox Head relocates logistics hub in Europe

Supply Chain Movement

Menlo Worldwide Logistics (Menlo) has recently established a new distribution centre for the company at its Eersel, (Netherlands) Logistics Centre. After a review of their supply chain requirements Fox have now relocated their European distribution hub from the UK to Menlo’s Eersel Logistics Centre.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, with robots and weak freight demand dominating the headlines. This year’s winner of Amazon’s robot picking challenge, The Netherlands’ TU Delft, was over three times faster at picking objects than last year’s champion (100 per hour versus 30).