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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

the daily delivery of packages to our homes). Volvo’s POD in Sweden is a great example. FedEx founder and chairman Fred Smith, famously said “Information about the package is as important as the package itself.”. From that perspective some changes have been clearly positive (e.g. So when we talk a lot about Industry 4.0

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Tesla Hikes Wages for Nevada Gigafactory Workers

Supply Chain Matters

In November, multiple business media outlets reported that Tesla’s management in Germany unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in Germany. Reportedly, labor unions within Denmark , Norway and Finland , along with Sweden , have rallied around IF Metall labor union.

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How Disruptive is Global E-Commerce? More Than You Think

Talking Logistics

We have heard similar stories in Sweden and the U.S. Those electronic goods are bought on a website in China or a different country and shipped individually to the end customer. Local retailers and distributors will need to excel at “drop-ship” operations with their overseas suppliers. The distributor/retailer goes away.

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Tesla Raises Pay Levels for California Production Workers

Supply Chain Matters

In November, multiple business media outlets reported that Tesla’s management in Germany unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in Berlin, Germany. Reportedly, labor unions within Denmark , Norway and Finland , along with Sweden , rallied around the IF Metall labor union.

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Supply Chain Planning with Microsoft Dynamics AX

ToolsGroup

Here are a few examples: Ratioform Packaging , a market leader in packaging for shipping, warehouses, and offices, was having a tough time balancing costs with service level for its slow-moving items, leading to too much inventory and manual work for planners. We completely recouped our investment within just one year.”.

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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. The nationwide vacancy rate for industrial real estate was 3.2

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Luxembourg and Sweden sent 58 and 120 ventilators respectively. Australia too sent immediate support package of ventilators, oxygen tanks and PPE Kits. Saudi Arabia shipped 80 Metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to India and Portugal assured 20,000 litres of oxygen per week to India along with 5503 vials of Remdesvir.

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