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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 Raises Wages for German Production Workers

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights recent developments involving Tesla’s Germany and Sweden operational workers in efforts to seek a labor union voice. Consequently, the IG Metall labor union reportedly experienced a spike in the number of workers seeking to join its ranks. Audi, Volkswagen and Ford. Stay tuned.

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How Carlsberg Sweden Improved Warehouse Productivity with Laser-Guided Vehicles

Logistics Bureau

However, over the last decade, Carlsberg , one of the world’s largest brewing companies, improved warehouse productivity and efficiency at its production and storage facility in Falkenberg, Sweden, by phasing in fully automated full-pallet processes alongside manual picking and consolidation of mixed and part-pallet orders.

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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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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024

Supply Chain Matters

The cell has been validated for a best-in-class energy density of over 160 watt-hours per kilogram at the company’s R&D and industrialization campus, Northvolt Labs , in Västerås, Sweden. The Oklahoma Department of Commerce performed an illustrative analysis of the incentive package based on the Company’s inputs.

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Will 2021 be about Cost Reduction or Strategic Supplier Relationships?

ivalua

Ivalua was honoured to provide some commentary on the survey results during a webinar with PWC in Sweden, as the 2020 survey is even more fascinating. It is also reassuring to hear this feedback when Ivalua has quick deployment packages available to organisations who have the opportunity to adapt their processes to best or standard practice.

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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. Like Sweden, they are already starting to recognize there is a significant hole in their management of imports and are putting effort into policies, practices and technology that helps to ensure they are getting all of their money.

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