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AI Leader in Global Supply Chain & Manufacturing joins MISUMI

Logistics Viewpoints

Fictiv , a global supply chain technology company, announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by MISUMIGroup Inc., a leading global supplier of mechanical components for the manufacturing industry headquartered in Japan. Once closed, Fictiv will join MISUMI.

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Transforming supply chains—and sales careers—at Kinaxis

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Transforming supply chains—and sales careers—at Kinaxis fbaker Wed, 05/28/2025 - 05:26 At Kinaxis, we’re revolutionizing supply chain management. Driving transformation through cutting-edge technology We’re a team of passionate professionals pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in supply chain.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

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ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. We define the market as those warehouse automation providers responsible for delivery of the system to the end-user (to eliminate double-counting). Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 billion in 2019.

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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2024

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This year, as with years in the past, there is a broad and deep line-up of supply chain and logistics conferences to attend. Meanwhile, technology providers’ user events are mostly packed into the spring, so plan accordingly. It’s a “who’s who” in warehouse automation, software, and robotics.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up (September 23rd-27th)

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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round-Up Sept 23rd- 27th This week I was busy attending various Climate Week NYC events, allowing me to step outside my usual bubble of supply chain and sustainability. Now to the Supply Chain & Logistics News of the Week!

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2019 Kinaxis Supply Chain Innovation Forum drives strong interest in Japan

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by Kaori Enami With more than 200 applications for just 100 available seats, it would be an understatement to say that interest was strong in the 2019 Kinaxis Supply Chain Innovation Forum, held recently in Tokyo, Japan. to present the forum’s keynote. Following this, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Stay tuned!

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Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk

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You have a supply chain risk management strategy in place. This scenario played out for thousands of companies after the Japan earthquake, the Thailand floods and numerous other smaller scale disasters. The problem is most companies are relatively immature when it comes to Supply Chain Risk Management. Think again.