o9 Solutions

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In order to prepare current and future supply chain and business leaders to tackle those challenges, the MIT Global SCALE Network and the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL) hosted their annual Supply Chain Challenge in the first few weeks of 2023. Vikram Murthi handed the awards to the winning teams on behalf of o9.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 28, 2022

Practitioners, students and of supply chain management are likely quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Inditex and its various retail brands including Zara. Further reported was the highest profitability performance in a decade in the midst of high inflation and disrupted global transportation and logistics networks.

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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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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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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Maersk has unabashedly championed vertical integration for years, advocating an “end-to-end” strategy. And, not to be left behind, it’s also pursued a horizontal integration strategy, acquiring a growing fleet of airplanes. Amazon has made a habit of excelling at logistics to retain end customers and third party sellers.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Book Review: Logistics Clusters-Delivering Value and Driving Growth. Recently, Ive found the new book called " Logistics Clusters: Delivering Value and Driving Growth ". Professor Yossi Sheffi is the director and founder of Master of Engineering in Logistics Program at MIT. The Story of Logistics Clusters. "

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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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ToolsGroup

JUNE 26, 2019

Back home today after a fantastic trip to Spain including the Gartner EMEA Supply Chain Executive Conference. As is often the case, with inventory strategy it’s critical to take a holistic view beyond individual sites and functions for real cost optimization. Is fulfillment speed a “race to the bottom”?

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 5, 2022

FedEx Partners with FourKites to Develop Logistics Intelligence Platform. Large shippers and logistics providers can use the tool to track orders, manage delivery providers and find alternate routes in the case of weather delays or other disruptions,” FourKites CEO Matt Elenjickal wrote in an email to Supply Chain Dive.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

Of added concern, manufacturing powerhouses of France, Germany, Spain and Italy each had contraction level PMI values. The report authors indicated that this was the sharpest decline in production since the initial wave of Covid-19 lockdowns in May 2020. Germany and Italy values were noted as being 25-month lows.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon in the news: Amazon closes, abandons plans for dozens of U.S. The company has delayed opening an additional 21 locations, totaling nearly 28 million square feet, and canceled a handful of European projects, mostly in Spain. And what a glorious season it is. warehouses.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 12, 2016

Dr. Maria Jesus Saenz, Director, Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza, Spain, and Dr. Elena Revilla, Professor at the IE Business School, Madrid, Spain, describe this part […].

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2022

Previously advised companies on corporate strategy and M&A in Brazil and New York for 8 years. Felipe holds Master degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (valedictorian), from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Spain – full scholarship) and an MBA from Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil). The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 13, 2016

A research project* at the Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza, Spain, has developed models for […]. By dynamically managing inventory without compromising service levels, companies can free up these unexploited reserves of working capital.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The tactic has attracted much criticism, but research underway at the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, shows that delaying payments to creditors […].

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

New order growth reportedly accelerated at the fastest in nearly three plus year, which is a likely indication that this region has become the new go-to for China Plus product sourcing strategies. Modest expansion were noted for Spain and Italy while the remainder of Euro countries “ remained mired in contraction.”

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2014

Research at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program , Zaragoza, Spain, is investigating why drug dispensers such as clinics and pharmacies might acquire fake drugs. The research explores a new approach to combating drug counterfeiters: devising mitigation strategies based on the way dispensers procure medicines.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 14, 2015

In charge of the new strategy in Europe is Henri-Xavier Benoist. Henri-Xavier Benoist, VP Logistics & Supply Chain, Bridgestone Europe. ‘We In Europe Bridgestone employs 12,000 staff, has sales organisation clustered in 6 sub-regions, nine manufacturing plants (in Spain, Poland, Belgium, France, Italy, and Hungary), one plant.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

We additionally noted that many businesses were factoring uncertain product demand and supply network risks, and that was going to make industry supply chain strategies far more challenging in the weeks ahead. Of continued concern, manufacturing powerhouses of Germany, Spain and Italy each remain at contraction level PMI values.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

The Q2 shortfalls were attributed to the company’s Shanghai production facility as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions that occurred across China ’s major cities during the quarter impacted the country’s manufacturing and logistics services operations. PowerCo will additionally locate a second cell factory in Valencia, Spain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 13, 2021

Previously advised companies on corporate strategy and M&A in Brazil and New York for 8 years. Felipe holds Master degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (valedictorian), from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Spain – full scholarship) and an MBA from Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil). The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We additionally noted trending indicating that many businesses were factoring uncertain product demand and supply network risks, and that was going to make industry supply chain strategies far more challenging in the weeks ahead. This is a significant milestone for ongoing planning and execution strategies. . representing a 0.6

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

On the contrary, firms from countries with low uncertainty avoidance such as Germany or the UK are early adopters of e-procurement, while countries that are less reluctant to change such as Spain or France have lower adoptions rate (Namulo, 2017). Namulo, 2017).

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) launched MIT’s first supply chain MOOC, CTL.SC1x, on September 29 th 2014. CTL.SC1x – Supply Chain Logistics and Fundamentals. CTL.SC3x – Supply Chain Strategy. The initial course yielded some important lessons about the design and future role of MOOCs.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Counties reaching PMI new highs were noted as Greece and Spain with Italy having expansion level activity levels in March. On the online retail, logistics and customer fulfillment demand side, declining volumes are taking a toll resulting in precipitous drops in global freight rates and noted as the worst in a decade.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

At the country level, Spain, Germany and Italy reported 29-month lows in PMI activity. That is a reflection that this is one of two regions being viewed as an option for China Plus supply network resiliency strategies. . The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® declined to 50.6 for October, compared to 52.5

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 10, 2013

Reducing inventory is probably the most obvious strategy for liberating these financial resources, particularly for companies that maintain high stock levels. By Alejandro Serrano, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Zaragoza Logistics Center , Zaragoza, Spain, aserrano@zlc.edu.es.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Counties reaching new highs were noted as Italy, noted as reaching a ten month high, Greece, Ireland and Spain. Manufacturing output volumes reportedly stabilized, after an eight month run of contraction. Countries experiencing sequential monthly lows were noted as France, Austria and Germany , the latter recording a 46.3

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The reported PMI of Spain reached a two-month high of 45.7. Manufacturing output numbers reportedly fell for a sixth straight month. At the country level, Italy , Greece and France bounced back to 4-month, 2 month, and 3-month highs but remained in production contraction levels.

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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. But the strategy also brings some serious risks that are easily overlooked as a growing number of companies embrace RF. First, the mechanism works well as long as buyers pay on time.

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Unleashed

MAY 22, 2022

Minor Figures is likewise localising its supply chain as it expands: “One of the strategies we have been using to be able to keep pace is to localise supply chains,” Ben says, “So we’ve now got manufacturing in Australia, we’ve now got manufacturing in North America, and we’ll expand that across to another site in Europe as well.”

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 26, 2019

Back home today after a fantastic trip to Spain including the Gartner EMEA Supply Chain Executive Conference. As is often the case, with inventory strategy it’s critical to take a holistic view beyond individual sites and functions for real cost optimization. Is fulfillment speed a “race to the bottom”?

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

A European initiative aims to foster collaboration between companies in logistics clusters. Pictured is the Grupo Carreras facility in the PLAZA logistics park near Zaragoza, Spain. The EC is providing some €18 million (about $23 million) of funding for a single large project on pan-European logistics applications.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 10, 2020

Check for your internal operations such as skillset employees, human resources, finances, shipping handlers, and marketing strategy. Although English is the most common language used still in some countries like Spain, Germany, China won’t easily grasp idioms or nuances. Logistics and Shipping. Operational Measures.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Longest-Standing Partner: Awarded to Israel-based Rasner Logistic Software for its profound competence, partnership-driven attitude, and commitment to supply chain excellence. Our thriving customer base relies on the innovations born of this partnership,” said Amnon Rasner, CEO. “Our

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SupplyOn

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Airbus harmonized its global procurement processes with a innovative, highly comprehensive initiative featuring AirSupply, earning a well-deserved nomination for the German Logistics Award The construction of an aircraft is preceded by a highly complex, sophisticated procurement process.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

– September 9, 2015 – XPO Logistics, Inc. (“XPO Logistics” or “XPO”) (NYSE: XPO) and Con-way Inc. (“Con-way”) (NYSE: CNW) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for XPO Logistics to acquire Con-way. GREENWICH, Conn. and ANN ARBOR, Mich.

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