Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Conferences are a great example of peer-to-peer learning in action, but with so many supply chain and logistics conferences available, how do you decide which ones to attend?

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 11, 2014

A humanitarian logistics model developed by the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation (CLI) improves the efficiency of response efforts by taking a holistic view of these operations. There were 500 nodes in the logistics network. Each essential component of a relief effort is built into the model.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Unseasonably cold weather in Spain slowed down the growing of peppers, leading to Morrisons limiting purchases to two per customer. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months. That’s all for this week.

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ModusLink Corporation

MAY 25, 2022

Lastly, meeting the Fulfillment partner in person might reinforce the relationship which could lead to potentially increased problem solving in the future. Reverse Logistics and Performance. Reverse Logistics is thus an important element to look out for and should always be considered due to the high brand impact potential.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It is a field that requires individuals to have technical and excellent problem-solving abilities, which are vital in enhancing efficient logistics operations in different industries. However, you must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in transport or any area of logistics.

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TMC

MARCH 23, 2017

While some major cities have deployed innovative urban mobility programs, others still struggle to find ways to speed up traffic flows and meet their sustainability goals. The idea is to develop urban mobility policies relating to land use, traffic flows, freight loading/unloading procedures, off-peak deliveries and last mile logistics.

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TMC

MARCH 23, 2017

While some major cities have deployed innovative urban mobility programs, others still struggle to find ways to speed up traffic flows and meet their sustainability goals. The idea is to develop urban mobility policies relating to land use, traffic flows, freight loading/unloading procedures, off-peak deliveries and last mile logistics.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 24, 2014

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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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

To manage this logistics complexity while adhering to customer service standards and incurring reasonable costs, companies need Global Logistics Integration. Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration. The main challenge in logistics is an increasing complexity of trade-offs in transport planning. Choose country.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

These are: the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (Cambridge, USA), the Zaragoza Logistics Center (Zaragoza, Spain), the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (Bogotá, Colombia), and the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (Shah Alam, Malaysia).

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

On May 4, we featured for readers the industry breaking news that Flexport will acquire the logistics the logistics fulfillment operations of online retail platform provider Shopify. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon , with offices in Ashburn, Virginia , Rochester, New York and Barcelona, Spain. based Livent Corp.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Moving on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… XPO Logistics to Acquire Norbert Dentressangle SA. Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry. It serves both B2B and B2C customers in the United Kingdom, Spain and France. You deserve it. Talks on EU-U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 6, 2018

He is the Founder and Group Managing Director of Logistics Bureau. I had worked in the British Army for about twenty years in several senior supply chain and logistics related roles. Over the years you’ve managed to bring multiple management consulting firms and related businesses together under the Logistics Bureau Group umbrella.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Cost as a percentage of sales (Logistics or Supply Chain). When a KPI shows that performance is consistently meeting or exceeding the required level, you can decide to raise the bar and set a higher standard to aspire to.

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SCM Research

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The European Research Seminar (ERS) on Logistics and SCM is a global conference with a European background. ERS welcomes participants from around the globe with its aim to expose and discuss contemporary issues in logistics and supply chain management. For helpful guidelines please visit: [link].

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TMC

MARCH 23, 2017

While some major cities have deployed innovative urban mobility programs, others still struggle to find ways to speed up traffic flows and meet their sustainability goals. The idea is to develop urban mobility policies relating to land use, traffic flows, freight loading/unloading procedures, off-peak deliveries and last mile logistics.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 24, 2021

Leading logistics teams are leveraging robotics, collaborative robots (cobots), drones, and a variety of automation tools such as picking bots to complement their human capabilities. Learn more about the Robotics Hub and the topic of human and machine through the Future of Logistics eBook.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The series of deals in the US, UK, Sweden, Spain, and Canada will add more than 1.5 The post This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Coca-Cola Classic remains the number one soft drink in the US. That’s all for this week.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 14, 2014

Can city governments help to improve megacity logistics? The idea that working alongside public sector traffic agencies could help to improve megacity logistics might seem like a stretch. They even employ a person who is responsible for educating local agencies about the company’s city-related logistics challenges.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

As noted in the below figure, this index now reflects a rather discernible downward slope about to meet sub-50 value contraction. Of continued concern, manufacturing powerhouses of Germany, Spain and Italy each remain at contraction level PMI values. The August value dropped to 50.3, very close to that representing contraction.

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Proxima

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This is creating serious concerns over whether we will have enough gas this Winter to meet both UK heating demand and higher electricity demand through gas fired generators. The UK energy market is in the middle of a systemic supply squeeze, caused by various factors including an inability to fill up gas storage during the Summer.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Andrés (now 51), an immigrant from Spain, is best known for his sprawling restaurant empire. Then, there’s the actual planning process, and then there’s all the post-plan meetings, reactions, and revisions. It seems that every year, the answer to our problems is to make a better plan. For Andrés, this couldn’t be more true.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In procurement, it is necessary to ensure that the goods, services, or works are appropriate and that they are procured at the best possible cost to meet the needs of the purchaser in terms of quality, quantity time, and location”.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 19, 2014

The idea that working alongside public sector traffic agencies could help to improve megacity logistics might seem like a stretch. Two companies that attended the Last-Mile Delivery Roundtable organized by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics explained their experiences. But the approach is yielding results in some places.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 10, 2013

Large companies in Europe have become very concerned about this cash-equivalent mountain, as it has become more difficult to meet their working capital requirements (WCR).But By Alejandro Serrano, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Zaragoza Logistics Center , Zaragoza, Spain, aserrano@zlc.edu.es.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Not only does this demand a new approach, requiring an organisation and its employees to display more agility and responsiveness, but it also creates the need for a supply chain architect in order to meet the changing needs of customers, both now and in the future. Saudi Arabia. Seychelles. Sierra Leone. Solomon Islands. South Africa.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I always find the news round-up exciting to write, as I end up reading more about supply chain and logistics than I would have thought possible. All of us at Logistics Viewpoints would like to thank our readers for continuing to tune in every week. Without our readers and sponsors, Logistics Viewpoints would not be possible.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 13, 2015

Research carried out by the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, Zaragoza, Spain, analyzes the rationale behind RF and the risks involved. If a buyer did fail to meet its payment obligations, the financial institution involved would be forced to opt out, and the relatively weak supplier could go under.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Often, we end up asking the partner in Germany or Spain or somewhere, ‘Can you air freight this? That reduces the amount of inventory space, handling, and logistics on individual small orders.” We talk about it in every single meeting. We’re a distributor for a Korean partner. We assemble bespoke solutions on site.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 14, 2016

Operations, customs, supply chain, legal and/or logistics departments are brought together during the product procurement process to ensure that imported components and finished products meet the terms of the relevant free trade agreement. Saudi Arabia. Seychelles. Sierra Leone. Solomon Islands. South Africa. Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

Meet our supply chain roundtable experts Daniel Bull-Clearie is Head of Supply Chain at Mara Seaweed , a UK-based company that makes seaweed products. These are their 18 techniques. Sam Gilks is a Supply Chain Consultant at Young Foodies , which offers services to FMCG challenger brands.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 23, 2016

This article provides an inside look at today’s fresh supply chains around the world, and at how smart producers and retailers meet cool-chain challenges , especially as those chains increasingly span global distances and competitive markets expand. Utilisation of third-party logistics specialists.

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KEPLER Consulting

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Sticking to logistics origins, we could stand our ground on initial Supply Chain Management definition (a system reaching all processes, flows and resources needed to deliver the right product/service at the right place, in the right timing, with the right quality, quantity and cost). Pooling of logistics resources used. accordingly.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Nevertheless, they offer possibilities for routes that may encourage domestic imports and exports as well as the growth of logistical activities. The Great Bitter Lake will be connected to the city of Suez, where the canal meets the Red Sea, through an 18.6-mile mile section that will be enlarged and deepened.

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Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

It is used to describe networked value chains that can self-regulate, meaning that manufacturing lines can automatically trigger critical maintenance procedures, or reconfigure production to accommodate sudden logistical problems. It incorporates the Business to Manufacturing Markup Language (B2MML) XML standard.

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The Lean Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2015

Actual Systems has successfully expanded beyond North America and penetrated Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland and Spain.  Who are the top vendors ( called “Best of breed” ) on the market? Logistics Providers, like Third Party Logistics (3PL) companies, use YMS, after a truck leaves the Warehouse.

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Stord

MAY 2, 2022

Logistics providers have also been slow to adopt new technology. Here are five major challenges that companies continue to face in their supply chains–and the solutions that will help logistics providers prepare for the future. In fact, Brazil, Spain, and Japan saw the largest increases in online sales during the COVID pandemic.

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