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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The six areas are energy use, nature, waste, packaging, transportation, and product use and design. Some smaller European countries including the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden grew their marketplaces faster than Britain, but from a lower base, Amazon said. Robots are everywhere these days.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

These include transportation and material moving, warehouse and fulfillment center workers , truck drivers, call center agents, delivery services, and manufacturing workers. Competitive wages and attractive benefit packages go far, but take time to examine why workers are leaving your organization and implement fixes.

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Transportation capacity and cost: carriers are more selective about which retailers they work with and parcel pricing strategies are changing.

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Job opening: Associate Director European Distribution at Astellas

Supply Chain Movement

The products are made in our EMEA Astellas sites, which are based in Kerry (Ireland) and Meppel (the Netherlands). In this position you will co-develop, document and implement the supply chain strategy in relation to the transport and distribution process of the European products. Your personal qualifications.

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What Your Company Needs to Succeed in Today’s Retail Landscape

AIMMS

In Europe, V&D , a major Dutch department store, and Brantano , a large footwear retailer operating in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK, have officially declared bankruptcy. Transportation capacity and cost: carriers are more selective about which retailers they work with and parcel pricing strategies are changing.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 26-30, 2017)

Talking Logistics

According to Reuters : Package delivery company FedEx Corp said on Wednesday operations in its TNT Express unit were disrupted after its information systems were hit by a virus attack. The cyber attack was among the biggest-ever disruptions to hit global shipping. Well, it seems that what’s next may or may not be related to trucking.

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Drones in Supply Chain

ModusLink Corporation

Fulfilment is being impacted as many time-consuming tasks are replaced by high-tech drones which can reduce the time needed to transport, manage, or place items inside the warehouse. Research paper, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands, School of management, Rotterdam. Smart packaging.