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Singapore’s largest fully automated cold storage at Tee Jia Food Hub

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Logistics automation has been on the uptrend for several years, and COVID-19 has only accelerated this trajectory. With F&B, pharmaceutical and eCommerce booming, cold chain operators and logistics service providers need to evolve their warehouses to support a strong, undisrupted supply chain.

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As Europe Rebounds Supply Chain Continues to Shine

MIT Supply Chain

Zaragoza, Spain, where the Zaragoza Logistics Center is based, an employment bright spot in Europe. The unemployment rate in Europe is around 12% and in Spain is about 25%, yet the current jobless rate for graduates of the MIT Zaragoza Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management program in Zaragoza, Spain, is zero.

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This Chardonnay Has an Elegant Bouquet and Bright, Crisp RFID Tag

Supply Chain Network

There were two recent articles relating to wine shipments and quality. An article in RFID Journal discusses a GS1 study done last year (with results published this year) involving wine being shipped from Italy to Hong Kong. Grocery Logistics RFID GS1 supply chain wine' RFID complements wine nicely! Kevin Payne.

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How Are Counterfeit Drugs Procured?

MIT Supply Chain

The infiltration of fake medicines into the pharmaceutical supply chain is a major problem, and conventional methods for detecting fake medicines are generally inadequate. The thesis is being supervised by Dr. Mustafa Çagri Gürbüz, Professor of SCM at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, and Prof.

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How Will Apple’s Future-Facing Watch Change Your Business?

MIT Supply Chain

Will devices like the Apple Watch shape future supply chains? The growth of this technology has major implications for product supply chains. Supply chains will have to be responsive to these demand signals. Perhaps third-party logistics companies such as FedEx or UPS could compete for a share of the market.

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Barcoding and Inventory Management – the Ultimate Guide

Unleashed

There are three main components involved: Barcoding hardware Barcoding software The barcode itself Here we’ll look in detail at all three of these components, as well as how barcoding is used as a critical part of online inventory management , warehousing and supply chain management – and some of its key benefits.

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Solving the Emerging Market Packaging Puzzle

MIT Supply Chain

It also adds cost to the value chain, particularly in fragmented markets where buyers have diverse packaging needs. The Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI) has developed two optimization models that help companies find the most cost-effective packaging format for emerging markets. in total logistics costs.